I'm Back!!
It is I, the wonder and awesome Olive (a.k.a. Julia) and I am officially back on!!
I have settled down in an apartment in Indiana and I have internet reachable!! Wahoo!! I am so flippin' happy!!
I know you have all been waiting restlessly for my return and now I'm here! I am back and I'm not going anywhere any time soon (I hope...)
Well, anyway, For those of you who are just starting to read my stories... WELCOME!
Please feel welcome and don't worry about giving me creative criticism... I love it! (You can ask either Lord Melkor and ShadowBYeBYe about that and they'll tell you the same lol)
For those of you who are my loyal fans who have stuck with me through my totally strange... somewhat idiotic life... THANK YOU!
The support and great reviews you all have given me has really helped me a lot with my writing!
Well... I guess we should get back to the story...
Cherry Blossoms in the Wind is now officially back in business!!
Yes Naruto... Sasuke thinks maliciously as he runs from his former best friend ...Follow just like this, getting angrier and angrier each passing moment.
Sakura is still unconscious and held up by Sasuke's left arm. Her breathing is normal but every few minutes, her eyes will dart back and forth beneath her lids, as though she's having a nightmare that she can't escape.
The intoxication that Sasuke put into her is supposed to last for two hours so he should have just enough time to reach the "place".
Sasuke can hear Naruto behind him. He's being extremely loud, probably because he doesn't care if Sasuke hears him coming. Sasuke on the other hand is making just enough noise for Naruto to hear what direction he is heading so he can follow.
She's probably thinking about that little boy... Sasuke thinks, seeing Sakura suddenly cringe. The image of the little Akatsuki apprentice pops into Sasuke's head and an evil smirk comes to his lips.
The little brat had found Sasuke just as he was walking under the cherry blossom tree and had tried to stop him from going. He had used some special jutsu that was supposed to control Sasuke's movements. It would've worked had Sasuke not known about it and exactly what happens when he uses it.
The moment Shigure tried to use the jutsu, Sasuke raced forward and touched him right in the center of his forehead, much like Itachi used to do to Sasuke himself. The effect sent a shock through both of them, but it mostly affected Shigure. Since he was trying to control Sasuke, when Sasuke touched him his control pretty much flew right through Sasuke and connected with Shigure, canceling everything out and knocking the boy out.
After that, Sasuke had simply shook off the little twinge of pain that he had felt as the jutsu traveled through him and walked on, past the unconscious Shigure, and into Sakura's room.
And here they are.
Where did he go?... Sasuke suddenly hisses at himself in his mind.
The loud sounds that Naruto was making as his feet hit the branches of the trees has completely stopped and even his chakra effect is wearing thin to the point where Sasuke can't decipher where he is.
Instantly, Sasuke slows down, but not too slow. Just enough so that he can concentrate on finding Naruto. The moment he pulls back, a kunai shoots out and hits the place on the tree he was about to jump on, right where his head would've been.
He quickly spins to where the kunai came from and is just quick enough to dodge another one, this one heading right at his chest.
He's been training... Sasuke thinks with frustration, heaving Sakura onto his shoulder so as to have more movement ...Damn! I should've expected this!
But Sasuke doesn't think too much on the subject and instead spins around, speeding up a little and listening more intently for Naruto's footsteps hitting the tree branches. When he hears nothing, he concentrates hard, trying to find his chakra flow.
When he finds it, he is surprised to realize that it's coming from in front of him. Somehow Naruto slipped past him and is waiting patiently for Sasuke to reach him.
Suddenly a new realization hits him. There is a large group of people heading his way, catching up with him at an almost supernatural speed.
So there are others... Sasuke thinks and swears to himself inwardly.
He quickly dodges the place where Naruto was waiting. Hearing him growl in anger, Sasuke's frown turns into a pretty scary looking smile, not something most people see him do.
The growl is easy to decipher and it's proof that Sasuke can still manipulate Naruto in any way he wanted. The growl was inhuman, the growl of the nine-tailed fox.
Exactly what Sasuke wanted to hear.
The moment Kakashi yelled at the group, they could sense something bad had happened. Kakashi merely told them that Naruto went off in search of someone and that they had to follow him. The others simply nodded and followed his orders, even Guy.
As they jumped from tree to tree, Kakashi explained what had happened.
"Sasuke..." Ino whispers, her eyes glazing over as she races along with the others. The same thoughts are running through everyone else heads as well... How is Sasuke alive?
"It seems so," Kakashi replies, shocking Ino as he hears her soft whisper. "I don't know how he deceived us... Lady Hokage said that she killed him."
"No she didn't..." Sai state bluntly, no emotion showing on his face. "She merely nodded and looked sad. No one said anything about Sasuke being dead, they just believed he was since the evidence was so great."
"But that means..." Kiba starts, his eyes growing big.
A loud growl causes them all to quite down and become focused on speed. They all could distinguish the sound. It was clearly the nine-tailed fox's cry of anger.
What are you planning Sasuke?... Kakashi thinks, staring desperately ahead of them.
Lights flash by at an unimaginable speed.
Strange sounds can be heard, some are people talking, and others are the sounds of nature.
The people seem to be yelling, sometimes screaming, at each other.
The noise is getting louder.
Sakura closes her ears ands screams loudly.
The sounds echo over and over in her head, causing her to start to cry.
Menacing, evil tones... and sweet innocent ones mixed together.
It's too much for her to deal with.
Suddenly there they are.
Naruto and Sasuke.
The two that had been the most important boys in her life.
Sasuke turns away, walks away until disappearing into darkness.
Sakura's cries reverberate around the dark area.
Naruto falls to his knees, clutching his head and mumbling insanities.
Sakura tries to reach out to him, tries to help him.
He slowly disappears too, his eyes wide as he mumble on and on.
The darkness is just about to enclose around her.
Out of the darkness steps a lone figure in a long black robe with red clouds.
Red Sharingan eyes stare almost menacingly at her terrified figure.
Itachi lifts his hand, as though beckoning her to him.
Just as Sakura is about to grasp his, her hand goes right through his hand.
Sasuke appears once more, in Itachi's place.
He looks at her and the fear in her head increases to an insurmountable amount.
The tears are now waterfalls as they fall silently down her cheeks.
Naruto and Itachi appear on either side of Sasuke, staring at her with blank expressions.
Then they all start to disappear into the darkness, leaving her.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Sakura screams as her eyes fly open and she stare up into two red eyes.
Author's Corner - Well... I'm back!!
To celebrate this amazing time in history... I will be taking any requests you may have!!
So lay them on me!!
I AM OFFICIALLY BACK!! WAHOO!!