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Sakura:

Waking up in Sasuke's arms was heaven. I snuggled closer to him when I felt my head explode.

'Sakura I am sorry, but I am an avenger. My priority is my revenge.'

'Are you saying I am your second choice?'

'I didn't say that. You're the one twisting my words.'

'You can't kill Itachi now anyway. I need him to infiltrate Akatsuki, Sasuke. He might be my only chance to join. I can't let you kill him.'

'If you get in my way I won't hesitate to hurt you.'

'I know.'

'Sakura…things don't have to be this way. Just tell me where he is and what he told you.'

'I can't Sasuke. I need to keep my promise to my friends, and you need to keep your promise to your brother. I understand that. I think it's best if we part ways.'

'I won't let you leave not before you tell me everything you know!'

'Sorry Sasuke, but I have no intention of telling you anything. I have more important things to figure out right now.'

'Sakura…if you don't tell me about Itachi I'll kill you and all your friends. I won't let you leave with such vital information.'

Sakura gasped and she felt someone shaking her.

"Sakura…? Are you alright?! Answer me dammit!"

"I'm fine. I'm fine."

"Are you alright Sakura?"

"Yeah…I just had a nightmare."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No I'm fine Sasuke. It was just about my parents. Sometimes they just happen. I've gotten used to them. I'm going to go get something to eat."

"Sakura…"

I basically ran out of the tent- straight into Sahn.

"I need to talk to you Sahn, and I don't think you are going to like this. Do you know where Yori is? It will be easier to just tell this story once."

"Yeah I will go get him. Well meet up at the stream. What about Sasuke?"

"This is clan information. We can't talk with him about it."

"Ohh alright I'll go get Yori, and I will see you in a little bit."

I walked towards the fire-which was in the center of all the tents. How could Sasuke's heart be so twisted? No matter what, I was going to forget him. He was only causing me pain. He would abandon me in a heartbeat for his revenge. I didn't need someone like that in my life. Plus Sahn and I still needed to be "married" because otherwise a lot of our plans would collapse without that much needed lie. When did things become so complicated? Why did I act like such a child when I was around Sasuke? It wasn't right to be with him. Hadn't I promised myself that he would be my enemy the moment he left Konoha?

"Okay Sakura I brought Yori. What did you need to tell us?"

"We need to leave. Well more like we need to make the best clones of ourselves as we can, so that Sasuke and his team won't follow us."

"But why?"

Sakura sighed slightly as she recounted her vision to them.

"He would kill you?"

"I'm not sure, but there would surely be a big fight. I don't want to get into trouble if we can avoid it."

"Sakura are you sure about this?"

"I'm sure. I don't really know how genuine Sasuke's feelings for me where or are, but I know that I can't risk losing you guys now. I need you both to be able to destroy Akatsuki, and I care about you guys way too much."

"Sakura…I understand. I'm with you. It's the right choice to make. After all our survival at this point is the main priority. We all want our revenge on Akatsuki. I would hate to die before I can accomplish this goal."

"Yori what are you thinking?"

"I don't really know what to think anymore. You're visions have never been wrong, but I will feel guilty doing this."

"Yori I know that you wanted him to help protect me, but with him things are always complicated. I can't let him sabotage my mission or my friends. It would be four against three. We are outnumbered. I doubt they are easy opponents to disable or to kill. One wrong move and we could all end up dead. Plus I don't know if they have been altered. Orochimaru has always been a tricky bastard."

"You're right Sakura-chan. You can always find reason…even if your heart is involved."

"I know it's hard for you Yori, but as long as we stick together we can get through anything. We need to disable their senses-especially Karin's since she can practically sense our chakra signatures."

"I can do that. I know some jutsu's that I've been taught in order to protect you. They'll be disabled for about 36 hours, and then their senses will come back heightened. Hopefully that will buy us more time as well. We need the extra time in order to lay false trails and to disappear entirely."

"Sounds good Yori. We will need to leave a signal somewhere for Itachi, so he can find us afterwards. I'll take care of that. I think I know something that will catch his attention. Sahn can you start packing our stuff, but leave everything inside the tents. We don't want them to get suspicious. Let us know when your jutsu is finished, so we can start making our clones. Act normal, and we will hopefully be out of here by nightfall."

"Understood." Sahn and Yori said in unison.

After the meeting I just wanted to wallow up and cry, but I knew I had to keep up a happy façade. Sasuke kept on sending me questioning glances the whole time, but I just let him know that my nightmare had been a little more gruesome than what I usually had. He believed me. I suddenly remembered that I had still not written Naruto.

I grabbed my paper and pen and started writing. I felt a heavy weight lift from my shoulders as soon as I sent that letter out. I told him that it was alright to inform the Hokage. I also told him that he could tell anyone that he trusted. I knew that Naruto wasn't going to hold on to my secret for long. I smirked slightly as I thought about it.

"What's with the smirk pinky?"

"Don't call me that fish-boy!" I instantly retaliated.

"Sheesh no need to get your panties in a twist. Although I would gladly help you take care of that problem." He winked.

"Suigetsu." Sasuke glared. I saw Suigetsu tremble before he moved away from me.

"I guess I should've said the panties joke to Sasuke…" Suigetsu said loud enough for me to hear.

I burst out laughing and received questioning glances from everyone in the camp.

"I'm going into to town to buy some supplies and some new clothes. Anyone want anything?"

"I'll go with you." Sasuke immediately answered.

I tensed. He couldn't come with me. Not if I wanted to leave a signal for Itachi in town.

"Sure if you want to…I guess."

Sahn jumped in to my rescue. "Trust me Sasuke, you don't want to go. Sakura takes her sweet time finding everything she wants, and then she proceeds to go back and forth between things. You definitely don't want to go unless you want to waste what's left of this day."

"Ugh Sahn I'm not really that bad. I only do that when I have virtually no clothes left."

Sahn stared at me incrediously, and I blushed instantly. "I just dug myself in hole, didn't I?"

Sahn burst out laughing, "Yes, you most certainly did!"

"Shut up you buffoon! Stop making fun of me!"

"I like shopping by myself anyway. I can take my time without having to worry about annoying your highnesses."

I huffed away pretending to be mad, but inside I was relieved that Sahn could come up with such a convincing lie in order to rid me of Sasuke's presence. I was definitely grateful for his quick mind. Unless he had been being honest…I guess I would have to ask him about it later.

Naruto (Normal POV):

Naruto had been anxiously waiting for Sakura's letter all day. Why hadn't she sent out the letter yet? Had she forgotten? Had she merely lied to him in order to be free of him? God he had been an idiot. She was a rogue-nin for crying out loud. How could he have left both of his teammates slip from his fingertips? He'd done it because he had believed her. She probably knew that he would let them go if she pretended to be who she had been when she was in Konoha.

Naruto was on the brink of confessing everything when a small bird flew in with piece of parchment on its beak. It left as quickly as it had come. Naruto stared incredulously at the piece of paper on his table. His teammate had been honest. Sakura had left, but she was giving him answers. Did she really intend to come back to Konoha? Naruto grimaced, and practically tore the letter in his exasperation…guess it was time to find out what Sakura had been hiding this whole time.

Back with Team Hebi and the Bloss kids:

Everyone was anxiously waiting for Sakura to get back. She was like the medium of the whole group. Without her there things were super awkward.

Sakura finally made it back hours later, and with so many bags that they could barely even see her.

"What took you so long Sakura? You were gone for ages." Sahn chuckled.

"Yeah, Pinky, are you sure you got everything? I'm sure you can still carry a couple more bags."

"You guys are annoying. I am a girl, and as a girl I love to shop. I have the money to buy it, so why can't I? Plus I really needed new clothes."

"Hn."

"See Sasuke agrees wi-"

"You bought too much. You're annoying. You have to carry all that stuff when we travel now."

"Ugh guys are so STUPID!"

Sakura stomped off carrying all her bags. She went back into her own tent, and she started sorting through all her stuff. She carefully found the hidden weapons she had bought and packed them away. Then she went about organizing all the new clothes. Of course she had bought some pretty disgusting outfits just because she needed her clone to carry as many clothes as she could as well. Her plan was already in motion. She just needed Yori to finish his jutsu, and they could be on their way. Her heart tugged at her every time she thought about what she was doing.

She would be leaving again-going off into the world leaving her childhood teammate again. This was Sasuke though the Sasuke she had sworn would be her enemy the instant he had left Konoha. They weren't meant to be together. No. There were just too many differences between them. There were too many issues concerning what needed to be done to achieve their goals. Sakura knew she needed to forget him-for the good of her mission, and for the good of her plan. Her friend's lives were too precious to be wasted on Sasuke. He would turn his back to her in an instant.

All these thoughts tumbled through Sakura's mind as their escape approached. At dinner she couldn't stop glancing at Yori. Sasuke definitely noticed her stares to the brown haired male, but he refused to be jealous. She was probably worried for his sanity. Or maybe that dumb boy was still crushing on Sakura.

Sakura almost missed Yori's signal. She was so busy with her thoughts that she hadn't quite processed what he had done. There it was again. Now she definitely had seen his signal. Sakura smiled to ease Yori's worries. She got up and said she was going to take a shower. Yori subtly asked Sahn if he wanted to work on some of his secret clan moves. Sahn accepted his offer of course claiming that he was most likely really out of practice. That left Team Hebi at the camp.

"That was weird don't you think Sasuke?" Suigetsu asked.

"Hn. Whatever it's convenient. I need to talk to you guys."

"What about Sasuke-kun? I bet we are ditching those losers."

"We are going to question them about their run-in with Itachi. When they come back we will confront them about their meeting with my bastard of a brother. If they don't answer, then we will have to make them talk."

"You mean torture them…?" Jugo asked quietly.

"If it comes to that, then yes."

"Even Pinky?"

Sasuke gritted his teeth. "Yes, if Sakura and her teammates won't talk, then we will have to make them talk. All of them will get it. Even Sakura."

"I knew you didn't love her Sasuke-kun! You were just using her. Your plan is perfect as always."

"Hn. I tore down her defenses, and now her team and her will probably give us the answers we want without a struggle."

"Wow Sasuke that's a little cold even for you. You shouldn't mess with a girl's feelings like that. Pinky is going to be desperate to keep you, and then she will be blindsided. "

"It doesn't matter. My revenge comes first. I must kill Itachi. He is my priority."

"Sasuke-kun you are so cool!"

"Yori did you hear that?" Sahn whispered.

"Sakura was right. Sasuke was playing every one of us in order to get information about his brother."

"I don't even know what to think anymore Yori. Sakura and Sasuke just seemed so in love, but now this goes and happens."

"She's better off without him. He is just bringing her so much pain. She shouldn't have to deal with that on top of everything else."

"You're right of course, but love is a complicated thing. I doubt she will ever fully forget him."

"Are you speaking from experience?"

"You could say so..."

"I know about Sarah, Sahn. I've always known. I didn't know you hired a faulty priest, but I'd assumed you'd try to do something regardless."

"Yori...it's not fair to lose the one you love the most. I couldn't even tell her I love you one last time."

"She isn't dead..." Yori whispered.

"What?!"

"Sakura's grandfather made her leave Bloss. He basically disowned her from the town because he found out you got married."

"Yori did you know this the whole time?! How could you go along with this? Where is she?!"

"I honestly don't know Sahn. I was bound to Sakura's grandfather. I made a promise that made me not be able to say anything about her."

"But you just told me she was still alive..."

"I didn't say her name, and I wasn't thinking of her when I said it, so I guess I bypassed the agreement somehow."

"Thanks for telling me I guess. I hope I can see her again."

"I'm sure you will."

"Love sure is a complicated thing."

"It sure is. Now let's get these clones down."

Once Sahn and Yori had finished their clones they went to look for Sakura. They left their clones to train, and instructed them to return back to camp once they were gone.

Sakura had gone off to the lake. She needed to take a quick bath. Once she was done with her bath she put on a hot pink mini skirt with shorts and a black and white striped crop top on. She carefully dressed her clone in some biker shorts and a simple tank top. It was weird to be looking at someone so similar to herself. It made her feel like she had a twin sister on the loose. She carefully instructed the clone to linger around, and to head back once they were a safe distance away.

Then she went to look for Sahn and Yori.

Once the group had reunited, Sahn and Yori told Sakura what they had heard Sasuke say. Sakura looked hurt beyond belief. She let out a sigh that sounded much closer to a whimper.

"I didn't want to believe that he would lie to me like that, but I guess that's just the kind of person he is."

"Sakura I know you are hurt, and I know it will be hard to forget him, but Sasuke is a bastard and you need to forget him for the good of your heart."

"I know Sahn. I know. We better start heading out. We are going to be going to the Land of Wind."

"What village will we be going to Sakura?"

"Sunagakure."

"Why Suna?"

"I have some friends there. I think Naruto can inform them that I am going to need their help. I'm sure he'll help after all he is the Kazekage now. I doubt anyone in the village will doubt his leadership."

"Wow Sakura you sure have some connections."

"Let's head out, and hopefully reach our destination before Team Hebi knows what hit them."

"Hai."

Wow it took me two years to update. After re-reading this story I know that I wanted to change some things. So don't expect me to follow some of the comments that I had mentioned earlier. It's just that I grew as writer haha, and I am less optimistic about some things. I definitely did regret pushing Sasuke and Sakura closer together in the last chapter. It was a pain in the ass trying to find a way to break them apart. I also realised that my characters are pretty OC, and I kind of what to capture a little more of the original characters. Of course they will remain OC, but I want to push towards a more realistic version anyway. I just confused myself a little. Well anyway I hope you guys enjoy the update. I added a lot of things to this chapter. Hopefully they will all make sense. I am hoping to update some of the other chapters as well. I won't change anything because that might be confusing for those of you that have been following the story, but I found plenty of grammatical errors that I want to fix. Please be patient with me, as I am still trying to figure out how this story will develop. I hope to update more often. I'll try for every monday night/tuesday morning. That way I can have a whole week to work on a chapter. I hope you guys will enjoy the chapter, and please leave your comments, concerns, confusing-ness, love, hate, flames. I will take your comments and propositions to heart. Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy the long awaited update.

~Timafa12~