In the darkness of the early morning hours, a small boat landed softly on the western side of Water Country's main island. A dark figure got out and silently tied the boat to a rock. The boat beat deep tones as it struck the shallow reef, but not enough to alarm anyone. Out of the ship emerged four other figures: three male and one obviously female.
Stepping out onto the sand, they all made for the cover of the trees, crouching at the forest's edge to look back out and see if anyone had noticed them.
"The boat might be spotted," said Naruto.
Kakashi then conducted a genjuitsu to conceal its presence. Being that it was so small, he was able to do it with ease.
"Alright," whispered Kakashi. "A plan of action?"
"Konoha must not be spotted," said Itachi, looking at the symbols that they bore. "Kisame and I must do this alone."
"What's your plan?" asked Kakashi.
"Bargaining chip," said Kisame, pointing to himself.
"You're crazy!" Naruto whisper-shouted.
"Heh, I must be, for coming back here...."
"How are you going to make the deal?" asked Kakashi.
"The best way us traitors know how," said Kisame, backing away from them to stand behind a tree on the very edge of the shore. "Just a little while more.... ah, there..."
The others turned to see two shinobi patrolling the shore. When they came upon the genjuitsu, they stopped.
"Did you feel that?" asked the first shinobi.
"Hai..." said the second.
The two shinobi approached the area where the boat was. Obviously they had quite some skill to detect it.
Kisame moved silently out of the trees and across the sand. He then blasted the two shinobi from behind and pinned them to the ground with his sword. Smashing their faces so that they couldn't see who he was.
Kakashi, Naruto, and Ino watched as Kisame's sword ate their chakura. When the two passed out from exhaustion, Kisame gave the signal to the others to help him carry them.
Dragging their bodies into the trees, Kisame began to explain his plan.
"Alright, Ino, the first shinobi who wakes up I want you to take over his mind. You're going to be the messenger, just in another body," explained Kisame. "You will escort the other one back with you, but you are not to reveal yourself until you reach the Mizukage, otherwise he'll send the guards out looking for him and cause us more trouble. Tell him the exchange will take place tonight, nine o'clock, the eastern shore."
"Wait, why doesn't she just infiltrate and look for Sakura?" asked Naruto.
"This island's too big. Most likely, the Mizukage has her hidden from view, but I just need to buy us a little time. These are mere patrolmen. They wouldn't have access to the area where she is. Plus, I don't think Ino can hold him that long," answered Kisame. "So, you ready?"
Ino nodded. "If I really try, I can get at most, fifteen minutes. There's no guarantee."
"Then make it quick."
As the light of the sun began to appear on the horizon, the first shinobi stirred, and Ino, hiding behind the trees so that he wouldn't see her, took over his mind as soon as he opened his eyes. As soon as Ino's spirit left, Kisame caught her body and cradled her.
"Oooowww... What a headache!" said Ino from the shinobi's body. "I feel so weak now, too!"
"Good," said Kisame. "Now wake the other one and be on your way."
Ino got up to stretch, but when she finished, she looked over to Kisame who was grinning from ear to ear.
"What?" asked Ino.
Ino finally caught on to what he was smiling about. Looking over to her body that lay in his arms, she noticed that his hand was on her breast. Ino gasped.
"SUKEBE!!!" she yelled, going over and punching him square in the face.
Kisame just laughed, taking a few steps back.
"Ah! Gomen! Gomen!" he joked. "I won't do it again, now hurry up and get going!"
"You'd better not do anything funny or I'm going to kill you while you sleep!"
Kisame giggled. Bringing her body's face up to his, he stroked his cheek against hers.
"Kawaii!!!" he cooed.
Ino couldn't take it and began whacking him just like a girl would. Kakashi and Naruto stood there with their jaws dropped. It was so awkward to see a man whack someone like a young girl. Itachi looked irritated.
"Move," commanded Itachi.
Ino scowled at Kisame and went over to kick the other shinobi that lay passed out.
"Get up!" she scolded.
"Ino! Try not to act like a girl!" whispered Naruto as they all hid behind some bushes.
Ino scowled at him in return, to which Naruto felt like he was going to die from the look alone.
Ino reached down and shook the shinobi until he awoke. After giving a fake story, Ino convinced him that they needed to report to the Mizukage immediately.
As the two shinobi took off, the others could only look on and hope for the best.
"Mizukage-sama!!!" yelled the shinobi who accompanied Ino, as he burst through the office door. "We have intruders!"
THUMP!!!
Ino whacked the back of the shinobi's neck, causing him to pass out. She was startled at how much physical strength she had in this new body.
"Mizukage," began Ino to the Mizukage and his guards. "I am here to bring a message. We want an exchange for the prisoner."
"Oh..." said the Mizukage, resting his chin on his hands. "...and which prisoner do you speak of?"
"Sakura...."
"Sakura?... Which Sakura do you mean?"
"The pregnant one..."
The Mizukage paused. He did not expect something to happen within his own village.
"So, tell me where you're from?" asked the Mizukage.
"First, I'll tell you the exchange, then you can figure it out on your own..."
"So, who do you have that I would want to exchange someone as valuable as her?"
"Hoshigaki.... Kisame...."
The shinobi standing behind the Mizukage gasped. Judging by the look of things, Ino could tell that there was a lot of pent up hostility towards their former comrade.
"A reasonable offer..." said the Mizukage. "....Who wishes to make this exchange?"
"Uchiha Itachi," said Ino, feeling her juitsu's hold begin to waver dramatically.
"So, the father has betrayed his partner in order to save his lover and child... How ironic..."
"Do it, or he will destroy you..."
The Mizukage didn't have to look at his comrades. He could feel their energy pressing down on him to make the switch. To them, Sakura's child meant nothing compared to the shinobis whose blood still burned for veangence. The Mizukage knew that he might jeopardize his position if he refused, being that the shinobi may act irrationally and cause a split between those who want Kisame, and those who would try to abide by his orders. There was only one choice: accept, and then recapture Sakura. This option however, Kisame knew would have to happen, giving him insight into the situation.
"I accept," said the Mizukage, ever so perturbed. "Where and when?"
"Nine o'clock tonight... the eastern shore. No one else but you can make the switch. If Itachi sees anyone else, he'll kill the prisoner and you as well..."
"Deal..."
With that, Ino finally released her juitsu to which her soul slowly flittered through the village, through the woods, and back to where her body lay waiting.
When she finally stirred, she opened her eyes to find Kisame's nose tip-to-tip with hers.
"Sukebe!" she squealed, slapping him across the face and jumping out of his lap.
"I didn't do anything, I swear!" chuckled Kisame. "So? Do we have a deal?"
"Yes... Tonight the Mizukage will bring Sakura, and Itachi will make the switch. I suggest you start taking my hits, otherwise the Mizukage will know it's a bluff!" said Ino, punching his shoulder.
"Ow! OW!" he laughed. "Easy!!"
"Wait... Where are we?" said Ino, noticing that they were back on the boat.
"We are now sailing to the north-western side of the island," said Kisame.
"What? What about the exchange?"
"It's a distraction. It will be easier to take the shinobi protecting her currently, rather than fight with the Mizukage.... you know the Mizukage isn't the Mizukage for nothing, right?" said Kisame, looking at her stupidly.
"Of course I do! But could you please fill me in on what's really going on!"
Kisame sighed and stood up so that he towered over Ino.
"The Mizukage would never give up something he worked so hard to get, let alone the next Uchiha.... He's going to bring a replacement, and now that he knows it's me who he's dealing with, he'll definitely bring reinforcements. My guess is he'll have Sakura on hand though just in case, but he most likely won't move her until the cover of darkness, which gives us oh, say, four and a half hours to get her and make our escape."
"So, what about Sakura? How are we going to find her?" asked Naruto.
"There's a small inlet where you can take a ship up the river. It leads straight to a cave where the Hokage keeps prisoners that he doesn't want to be seen.... If there's any place he'd have taken her, it's there," explained Kisame.
"Why wouldn't he want her to be seen?"
"Probably because of the delicate situation she brings with her. If another village ever asked, not like they would, but if they infiltrated and tried to look for her, her presence could always be denied..."
Kisame looked at Ino with romantic eyes and said, "don't worry Ino... I will protect you..."
With that, Kisame quickly grabbed Ino around the waist and picked her up to hug her.
"What the fuck!!!" shouted Ino, holding her face away from his.
Kisame put her down and grinned. Turning away, he left a blushing Ino embarassed in front of the others.
"I bet nobody ever did that to you before..." said Kisame, waving his hand back at her.
Ino blushed an even deeper crimson red. What he said was true, because nobody ever dared to.
It was now late into the morning and Sakura lay sitting on a rock beside the stream. The summer's touch had finally kicked in, and it was an awful time to be pregnant in this humidity. Wearing a soft kimono, Sakura enjoyed the open air and the smell and sound of the trees that the breeze brought to her. Even though she was in captivity, the guards didn't torture her and let her be. Every now and then, she would see a shinobi sitting lazily on a branch, watching her with bored envy as she leisurely strolled about. They even let her walk as far as the ocean nearby, probably because even pregnant women need exercise.
Sakura lay her hands upon her belly. It had grown tremendously in such a short time. Counting to herself, she figured she must be around four and a half months pregnant now. Stroking the bottom of the bump, Sakura felt special, like she was growing something precious that needed constant love and care. Smiling, Sakura wiggled her toes with glee in the water that streamed by.
After adjusting her feet to the temperature of the water, Sakura slipped into the pool to cool off. Catching her kimono and holding it down, she opened her eyes beneath the pool. Everything below the surface had a calming noise. The surface glowed with shadows and light as the current swirled around her. Blinking, she let her body fall limply into the streams embrace, and began to think about what her baby would be like.
.... Maybe it will be a girl....thought Sakura. ....Itachi is strong, but my stubborness has to be passed on to another female....
Turning her palms downward, Sakura clutched the smooth river stones that felt mossy and cold. Holding herself in place so that she wouldn't float into the dam, Sakura opened her eyes to take in the light, but before she could, she felt a shadow pass over her. Thinking it was a cloud, Sakura opened her eyes to something disturbing.
A crimson shade passed through the water above her.
.... Blood.... thought Sakura, becoming completely alert. ....Do they know I'm here....
Sakura turned herself over and crawling along the streambed, came up between some rocks. Silently she took a breath and scanned the treeline around her.
Three of the shinobi she knew were there now lay dead on the ground. Hearing the sound of furniture being overturned, Sakura peeked over to the house. There on the porch she saw three shinobi, and on her knees in between them was Azumi, the kunoichi who watched over her.
"Where is she?" sneered the shinobi, punching Azumi in the jaw.
Azumi's head flung sideways. Looking back up, she spit a tooth out at him.
Sakura couldn't make out the symbol on their forehead protectors, but she knew that it had to be either Rain or Cloud shinobi.
The shinobi who punched Azumi grabbed her collar and began yelling in her face. Azumi looked out towards Sakura, with sympathetic eyes that told her to run. When Azumi would not answer the shinobi again, he pulled out a kunai and jammed it into her stomach.
"Let's go..." said the shinobi. "This was a decoy..."
As soon as the three of them disappeared, Sakura silently climbed out and ran over to Azumi who lay dying. Running chakura through her hand, Sakura prepared to pull the kunai out of her stomach.
"Don't...." whispered Azumi. "It's too late for that..."
Sakura looked around in desperation and grabbed a towel to put it under Azumi's head for comfort.
"It was a mistake, bringing you here..." rasped Azumi. "You need to leave for both our sakes..."
Sakura began to tear. She didn't want people to fight over something like this. However, Sakura understood that one of the ways a village survived in the shinobi world was to always have the upperhand, and that included having shinobi whose Kekkai Genkai, or bloodline limit, provided that extra power.
"Give it a good name..." said Azumi, looking sadly at Sakura's belly. "Teach it the better side of the shinobi world, in fact, maybe you shouldn't teach it this life at all.... I always wanted children...."
Sakura's eyes burst with tears as she watched Azumi slip away. What a terrible thing it was to go through life risking death. It was even worse to think that people brought their children up this way. Sakura didn't know what kind of hard life Azumi had in Kirigakure, but she knew that her life in Konoha was much better. Still, the pitfalls of being a shinobi existed for everyone who chose that life, and no one knew that better than the person who survived another shinobi's death.
Wiping away her tears, Sakura forced herself to get up. Going into the house, Sakura rushed around to change her clothes. Her shinobi outfit no longer fit her, so she put on pants and a long-sleeved top that wrapped like a kimono. Packing her shinobi outfit and some clothes into a bag, Sakura slung it over her shoulder and put on her boots.
Sakura went back outside and began removing the weapons that Azumi had on her. She didn't look at her face as she did not want to see the disappointed look that was left as Azumi's last expression. Folding Azumi's hands nicely on her chest, Sakura put her hands together and said a tiny prayer. As soon as she was finished, she immediately stood up and ran to the other side of the house and into the woods.
Sakura moved silently and quickly between the trees for several minutes, knowing that her best bet would be to make it to the beach.
.... If I leave then Itachi will not know where to look for me, but if I stay, I'll either be recaptured by the Mist or taken to Kumogakure, thought Sakura as she ran.
Coming to a hault, Sakura ducked behind some bushes thinking she heard something. Looking through the trees, she could hear shinobi searching for her. How long it would take them to find her she didn't know, but it was coming, and she could feel its approach.
It was mid-afternoon when the group came upon the inlet. Parking the boat behind some rocks, they walked the rest of the way to shore so that they could make a quick getaway.
The team followed the river until they reached a bend where the trees hung low. Slipping behind some bushes, they peered at the ship that had held Sakura.
Nobody said a word. From the shadows of the forest, they crept about to check the ship out. Nobody seemed to be guarding it, probably because the Water Country was the hardest to attack. With its location being far away from the mainland, it would be tough for any other village to make an offense, being that they would need a fleet. This area was well dominated by Kirigakure alone.
"Let's make this easier..." said Kakashi to the others, summoning Pakkun.
"Pakkun, find Sakura and report back," commanded Kakashi.
"Hai!"
The team couldn't do anything except wait, so they stopped to rest in the protection of the trees. Sitting with their backs to the trunks, the shinobi let their legs loosen and their minds relax. As the wind blew a soft and fragrant breeze, they shut their eyes and took the opportunity to let their thoughts wander elsewhere. After a while however, Naruto became restless.
"So... when we get Sakura back, what will you do about Akatsuki?" asked Naruto.
Itachi and Kisame looked at eachother. Kisame then looked away to let him answer the question.
"Let me worry about Akatsuki," said Itachi.
"Where will you take her?" asked Ino, sadly.
"Away..." answered Itachi.
Ino looked over at Naruto whose eyes seemed glassy. She could tell that it still hurt him very much.
An awkward silence passed between the group. The thought of Sakura being taken away bothered them, because somehow the village just didn't feel the same without her. As they all tried to imagine life without Sakura, ten minutes had passed.
"Kakashi," said Pakkun when he finally appeared. "She's being held a bit away from here. I followed her scent to a cave, but then it went on to a house in the distance.... Kakashi... the guards who were watching the house have been slain. I didn't want to investigate further without letting you know."
"We'll follow you, lead the way...." said Kakashi, glancing at the others with a cautionary look.
The team made their way silently through the forest and over to the house that Pakkun spoke of. Pakkun smelt the air and listened for any movement.
"It's clear..." said Pakkun after a minute.
Not wanting to chance being spotted, Itachi signaled to the others to remain as he and Kisame walked by the corpses of the slain shinobi. As they studied the deaths of the fallen, they made their way over to the house to investigate the last one.
Kisame and Itachi squatted near Azumi's body and looked at the way her hands were placed.
"Certainly not done by the attackers, and definitely not the Mist shinobi, otherwise they would have picked them up...." said Kisame.
Itachi stood up and went inside the house. The furniture was overturned and the clothes were strewn about. Picking up one of the items, he smelt the fabric.
"Sakura...." he whispered. "Pakkun!"
Pakkun came over to Itachi.
"Follow her scent, starting from where the girl is..."
Pakkun went over and sniffed the ground. Nodding to Itachi, he indicated to him to follow. As they made their way around to the backside of the house, Itachi signaled to Kakashi that they were moving.
"Alright guys, let's go..." said Kakashi. "Ah? Ino...."
"Hmmm?"
"Where's Naruto???"
Sakura was confused as to what she should do. She couldn't stay, but if she left then Itachi's search would have been in vain. However, as she waited there being as quiet and still as possible, her decision was about to be made for her.
"Sakura.... chan," said a creepy voice from behind her.
Sakura froze. As chills ran down her spine, Sakura knew she couldn't escape. Still, she should at least try.
Sakura leapt up and dashed through the trees, desperate to get away. As she ran through the brush, the branches and bushes scratched her arms as she carved a solid path. As soon as she saw the beach ahead, she hastened towards it with her eyes flashing from left to right, trying to see the oncoming attack. Sakura's pregnancy made her slow, and she knew she wasn't going to make it. Rushing out onto the beach, Sakura was blinded for a brief second by the sun's harsh rays, but kept running until her eyes adjusted.
As she turned to run down the beach, Sakura skidded to a stop. Blocking her path to the south were shinobi of Kirigakure. Pulling out a kunai, Sakura looked as if she knew it was a losing battle, but that she would fight nevertheless. Huffing and puffing from her recent sprint, Sakura wiped the sweat from her brow and looked back north. What she saw was shocking.
Blocking her path to the north were the shinobi of Kumogakure. They had brought a huge amount of shinobi, and it seemed as if they didn't care that their presence be known. Sakura looked back and forth between the two. She didn't know how this was going to play out, but all she knew was that it was hot and the sand was in her boots. The grungy feeling of being a pregnant sweaty woman was bothering Sakura more than her current situation.
Sakura just stood there waiting for something to happen, but it was not long before the Mizukage came forth.
"So... Kumogakure.... It seems that your capacity for holding political balances still evades you. May I ask what it is that has brought you to the shores of Mist Country?"
An older but strong looking shinobi stepped forth. The scars on his face spoke of his experience in the battlefield, and the way the others looked to him showed that he commanded great respect.
"What we want is the girl and her child. Nothing more," answered the shinobi.
.... So,thought Sakura.It seems that the Raikage must have figured that the Mizukage would not start a war over something so trivial. Gutsy move....
Sakura pulled out a second kunai and stood so that her back was to the ocean, both kunai pointing at each side. Her breathing was slowly beginning to calm as her hair fell in front of her eyes, slightly hiding the angry expression she was now making.
"What makes you think I'm going anywhere with either of you!?!" Sakura yelled at the two groups. "What the FUCK do you think I am!?! Listen up! I'm warning you right now! You come near me and I'm going to fucking slice the flesh off your bones...."
Sakura looked up and stared towards the shinobi of Kumogakure. Suddenly from the trees a sharp figure slid out onto the sand and stood blocking Kirigakure's path to Sakura.
"She means it..." said Naruto, glaring at the shinobi. His sudden appearence startling them all.
"So, Konoha has come to join the fight too, huh?" said the Mizukage. "Interesting."
"She's mine," said Naruto to the Mizukage.
"And who are you?"
"I'm the next Hokage.... Uzumaki Naruto!!!"
A shinobi from Kumogakure's side laughed, immediately pissing Sakura off, so she flung the kunai she was holding directly at him. He caught on at the last second and dodged, but not before it sliced deeply into his cheek.
Suddenly the two young shinobi who stood in the midst of the oncoming battle didn't seem so novice. Naruto's glare coupled with Sakura's ferocity made it seem as if the threat were upon them.
"Where's the others?" asked Sakura.
"I left them behind. I don't know how, but somehow I sensed you were in danger..." grinned Naruto, not taking his eyes off of their enemies.
Sakura chuckled. "Cocky bastard..."
"You ready?"
"Hai."
Naruto dropped pellets that exploded into a giant cloud of smoke. As the shinobi from both sides didn't want to make the first move, they waited to see what would happen next.
Suddenly two ravines sliced between the two shinobi parties, cutting a line directly down the middle, undoubtedly Sakura's astonishing move. Out of the smoke burst forth Naruto with Sakura on his back, dashing straight through the sand opening in between the Cloud shinobi. Behind them, about thirty pairs of Narutos with Sakuras on their backs rushed out in all directions.
As Naruto dashed along through the opening, he did not look to the sides where the stunned shinobi watched him and the other clones pass, but rather kept his eye at the end of the ravine that was still cutting a path through the earth. As soon as he came to the end, he leapt out and made for the wet area that lay between the ocean and dry sand so that he could pick up his speed. At this point, all they could do was run.
"Where are we going!?!" shouted Sakura, looking back at the shinobi scattering to chase the clones as well as them.
"If Kumogakure was on this side, then that means their ships are too! Not to mention they'd have to sail north to get back home!" shouted Naruto as he knuckled down into his running.
"What about the others!?!"
"My clones will find them and let them know!"
A shinobi jumped at Sakura's back. Sakura pulled out a shuriken and shot it at him, getting him right in the throat. About three more showed up, but they dodged her attacks.
"I'm out!" shouted Sakura.
"I have in my pouch!" shouted Naruto.
Sakura cringed. The thought of reaching near Naruto's rear, his weapon of choice in some instances, was a bit nauseating. Sakura bit her lip and reached into his pocket, hearing Naruto giggle as she did so. Grossed out, Sakura threw two shuriken and took one of the shinobi out.
Sakura was chucking shuriken at the two shinobi left but found it difficult while bouncing on Naruto's back. Finally catching another one, Sakura and Naruto rounded a bend with the last shinobi in tow.
"Last one, Naruto!" shouted Sakura.
Naruto turned and skidded backwards, giving Sakura the perfect shot to take out the last shinobi. As he fell to the ground, Naruto then made for the woods.
Running along the treeline, Naruto and Sakura kept an eye out for the ships.
"It has to be here somewhere!" said Naruto as he picked up the pace.
"What if the others don't catch up in time?" asked Sakura.
"They'll catch up!..... There!" said Naruto, spotting the five huge ships in the distance. "All this for an Uchiha!?! I don't even get this kind of attention!!!"
As Naruto and Sakura came closer, Naruto put Sakura down and together they made their way closer to the ships.
"We can't go back south to our boat. This is our only chance...." said Naruto, eyeing out the crew.
"We can't make it if they've all got a ship to follow the one we're in," said Sakura. "We'll have to put a hole in the others so that they don't suspect its sinking, and so it'll slow the ship down enough for us to get away.
"Good idea...." said a voice from behind.
Naruto and Sakura jumped. Turning around, Sakura found a kunai against her belly. At the other end of the kunai was the older shinobi who commanded the Cloud group.
"Well done, but it's over now... My name is Yoshii. I'm sorry that it has to be this way, but you are needed by the Kumogakure. Please, follow me...."
Naruto looked at Sakura who in turn looked defiant. However, Naruto could not put Sakura and the baby in harm's way, so he didn't fight it.
"Good..." said the shinobi. "Now, be smart and walk away...."
"Wait..." said Sakura, pulling out her own kunai. "I'm not going anywhere without him..."
The shinobi looked at Sakura, who in turn gave this look like she would cause harm to herself if he didn't comply. He knew that she meant it. So, the shinobi sighed and reluctantly obliged.
"You may accompany her, Uzumaki Naruto, but do not interfere...."
Sakura was greatful even though she was now being taken as a prisoner. Having someone with her gave her a better chance of escaping.
The shinobi walked Sakura over to the ship with Naruto in front. Looking back, Naruto desperately searched the treeline to see if Kakashi and the others had shown up. However, as he made his way onto the ship and felt it pick up speed, Naruto's hope died as he saw the rest of the Cloud shinobi board the ships and pick up their anchors. As Naruto watched the island grow smaller, he felt a hand grab his.
Naruto looked down and saw Sakura's tiny hand in his, squeezing slightly hard. Naruto looked into Sakura's eyes and could see that she was scared. With the way things were going, there was no telling where Sakura would have her baby, and even worse, she might have it without Itachi present. Naruto hugged Sakura to him.
"Don't worry Sakura, I'll think of something."
As the sun was setting on the horizon, Naruto and Sakura stared back towards the island that was now fading from their view. It had been an hour since they had set sail, and the two of them stood at the back of the boat, waiting for a sign of their comrades.
"LET ME GO!!!" came a familiar voice, shouting at a fearsome group of shinobi as they pulled her on deck.
"Ino!!!" shouted Sakura.
One of the shinobi kicked Ino whose hands were bound behind her back so that she flung straight into Sakura's arms.
"Where's the rest!?!" asked Naruto.
"We got separated! We were walking through the woods and then suddenly it was as if we were in the middle of a war!!!" yelled Ino. "Where the hell have you been!?!"
"I had to save Sakura...." said Naruto, trying to make an excuse but obviously knowing that it was a bad move on his part.
"So," said Yoshii. "We have one pregnant shinobi and two excess baggage."
POW!!!
Yoshii punched Naruto right in the face so that he fell to the floor. Grabbing his collar, Yoshii dragged Naruto to the edge of the ship. Picking him up, he threw Naruto overboard as Sakura and Ino were held back by the others.
"You son of a bitch!!!" screamed Sakura, kicking and screaming at him.
As the boat moved further away, Sakura soon saw Naruto's blonde head popping out of the water. He gave a wave to her to let her know he was ok, and she knew that it was best because he could now alert the others to their destination.
"Don't worry Sakura!!!!!!!" she could hear him scream. "I'll think of something!!!!!!"
