Authoress Note: I'm sorry if the link isn't working for the description on the last chapter! I fixed it and it still doesn't work, so you'll just have to copy and paste the link. Gomen nasai! Please forgive me! Besides, that, I've gotten addicted to those red bean Popsicles with those yellow fruit flesh inside. Those are delicious!
Dattebayo! – Normal
Dattebayo! – Flashback or Dream (in Italics)
Shannaro! – Inner Sakura
Dattebayo! – Pein/any member communicating
Dattebayo! – Sign Language
Definition
Chapter 14 – Blood
Blood: (noun) – red liquid that circulates in the heart, arteries, and veins of animals and humans
Recap:
Akatsuki Head Quarters With Pein
"NO!" he slapped away a scroll from the flinching Tobi. (A/N: In here, Tobi is just Tobi.) "What use would a scroll be if it has been activated already baka!?" This sent Tobi in tears as he disappeared from the furious Pein. "Calm… Calm down…" he rubbed his temples as a woman's fingers started crawling to his shoulders and giving him a light massage.
A girly voice came into hearing, "Now Pein-kun, you don't want to overwork yourself… Akatsuki has never been better ever since I have arrived. We will soon rule the world Pein-kun. Just you and me. Just Kimochi-chan and Pein-kun…" the girl named Kimochi had waist long dirty blonde hair with amethyst eyes. She wore Sakura's ring which sometimes Pein would regret giving it to her.
'Did I make a good choice of choosing her?' Pein asked himself. Though, somewhere deep down, he had a feeling Sakura was alive. But, his reality side was telling him no, that she literally died in his arms of blood loss.
It was nearly noon and no one noticed a black crow standing on a windowsill glaring angrily at the girl whom Akatsuki replaced. His red eyes were burning like fire on Kimochi's back. 'This girl is a complete slut, but I can sense that she is powerful… More powerful than Sakura-chan unfortunately.' Tsuki thought. 'Alright, I'll have to train Sakura before she encounters this bitch!' with his decision made, he flew back towards the tired Sakura all the way back in Sunagakure.
End Recap…
The sun was blistering hot as Sakura walked out of the hotel doors and felt the warm breeze sweep past her covered face with the same mask as yesterday. She sighed as Tsuki flew over to her shoulder and started speaking rapidly.
Sakura looked utterly confused at the babbling crow and thought, 'Speak slower please Tsuki-kun…'
The crow first took a long and deep breath and spoke softly as they ignored the staring crowd of people, "I went to spy on the Akatsuki head quarters, see what this 'Pein' person was, and…" he paused for a second and lowered his head. "I'm so sorry Sakura… He found a new partner…"
Sakura's eyes widened. No, she wasn't upset or filled with anger or rage… She felt… empty. Her once dead heart still didn't feel anything; she just stopped walking and stared at the sandy ground as if it were fire underneath her feet.
Tsuki dared to resume the conversation, "And, the new partner is a bitch. I mean, she may look meek and pathetic, but by the force of the chakra surrounding her, she seems extremely powerful as if she had a demon of some sort within her… Like, the Kyuubi…?" he tilted his jet black feathered head and spoke, "That's it! She has the Kyuubi's chakra!"
Sakura narrowed her eyes and continued walking, 'How? I thought Uzamaki Naruto was the Kyuubi's host.'
The crow shook his head, "No, the Kyuubi's chakra is too much to hold within a shinobi's body, it would bring them to insanity and possibly suicide of the pain and suffering. So, they split the chakra into two parts and equally sealed them."
Sakura nodded her head, 'Sou ka… Any other Jinchuurikis are like this?'
The black crow shook his head again, "Just the Kyuubi… It seems that Pein is too consumed in sadness of the loss of you or consumed in infatuation for this girl to see the differences between the chakra. The other members absolutely despise this girl as I have heard and seen… I suppose they are too surrounded by hatred to notice the flicker of the demon's chakra. How pitiful." Tsuki ruffled his feathers. All the crowd could hear were soft caws of a beautiful (once a sign of bad omen) bird.
Sakura raised an eyebrow at this, 'I'm mostly surprised about Itachi… He should have noticed her chakra the first time they met… What happened?'
"Well, I was flying at all the windows looking for him and noticed him locked up in the dungeons with chains that eat up his chakra. They say that he was locked up for suspicion of this Kimochi girl." Tsuki was trying to shield his head under Sakura's long tied up hair.
The cherry blossom glared at the ground, 'Stupid girl… Stupid Itachi… He should have kept the suspicion to himself until he has full blown proof that she has the Kyuubi's chakra and evidence!'
They soon arrived at a deserted training ground with sand flying here and there once in a while. Sakura tilted her head at particularly nothing. She just found it pretty ironic to see only one single tree out in the middle of a very sandy and hot area such as this. It was strange because she felt some sand surrounding her brush across her feet… 'Matte…' Her eyes widened. 'The wind can only be above feet reach!' With that discovered, she quickly jumped away from the sand that was about to grab her ankles and sink her down. Surprisingly, Tsuki remained on the same area of her shoulder.
"Do not worry about me Sakura-chan, we are one soul together." Sakura nodded at what Tsuki spoke wisely about.
A red haired boy a year younger than her stood gazing at her with cold green eyes with black circling the outside of his eyes. It reminded her of a raccoon or a panda bear that nearly brought her to giggling fits. Instead, she smirked, not daring to smile.
"What are you doing here…? I have heard some rumors going on about a pink haired brat and her pet crow around this village." He crossed his arms and lowered his head.
At this, Sakura immediately noticed the kanji sign love: 愛. She had a terrible feeling about this kid… Like, he wasn't normal… More like what rests inside him wasn't normal. His aura and chakra were different from the others she has seen… 'Chakra! His chakra is the Shukaku's chakra!' Sakura smirked as well as Tsuki.
"Give us your name dear boy…" Tsuki spoke, though, his voice seemed to be darker and smoother.
"Sabaku no Gaara…" he answered without hesitating. "Are you too cowardly to even talk? Only letting that stupid bird talk?" he smirked as he felt her aura spike up like flames.
The crow spoke, "No, she is mute and I am her translation since barely anyone can read sign language. Now, whom are you calling cowardly? Those whom are cowardly are those who are like you who disrupted our training by attacking."
This seemed to affect his ego as he spoke, "Training? All I see is you staring at that useless tree that grows on this death land."
Sakura's eyes softened as Tsuki glanced at her and back to Gaara, "This tree has much strength to live this long… We are both quite amazed to see this only lonesome tree, we decided to adore its beauty since I can tell you do not like this tree one bit."
"A pathetic shinobi such as yourself does not deserve to live if you keep admiring trees all day long." Gaara smirked as sand started going towards Sakura at a fast rate.
'Tsuki, I do not want you to be injured in this battle, leave and do not come back until you sense his chakra out of sight or gone in another direction, or even if my chakra depletes…' Sakura ordered Tsuki.
"You have no idea what I am capable of Sakura-chan, besides, I suppose you can be able to test out your new skills…" The crow remained in his place.
The sand started bouncing off the walls and heading towards Sakura with greater speed. She started a series of hand seals and her entire body disappeared with the black flames. Tsuki, however, remained sitting on the tree. He started cawing ever so lovely. It was actually a call of assistance from the ravens and crows all around Sunagakure. There were few, but enough to attract all of Sunagakure's attention.
The tree was now filled with thousands of birds as Sakura's black flames appeared on the tree branch and formed her body there. Tsuki perched back on her shoulder and spoke, "I summoned all the ravens and crows throughout Sunagakure to help you with victory and success. They also volunteered to be your senseis and senpais and shishous… Be grateful you have the power of darkness Sakura… The power of light is… Too bright and its defense is too weak."
'Demo, the power of darkness is the power of the underworld is it not?' Sakura asked.
Tsuki shook his head, "No, that's what those humans think. Darkness actually started with shadows… And then birds… And then religion… And then culture… And so on and so forth. Darkness is not evil; it just has dark ways of torturing, killing, murdering, and pain and suffering… Light, is healing, and defense. Do you understand now Sakura-chan?"
Sakura opened her mouth and actually spoke, "Wakari mashita…" she felt the vibration in her throat. "I guess the deal is true then." She smirked as she saw Gaara struggling with the ravens and crows. He finally gave her one last glare of hate and death, and suddenly disappeared into the sand.
"I think I have learned enough today Tsuki… I really am exhausted from this blistering heat… I think it's going to—" she was interrupted because of her muteness and she noticed the crows and ravens gone excluding Tsuki the crow.
He smirked, "Better now than never, ne? Sakura-chan?"
Soon, Jounin Sand ninjas appeared surrounding Sakura, "Halt! You are under arrest for attacking a shinobi and trespassing. Orders by the Kazekage-sama."
To Be Continued…
Authoress Note: My arms ache and my spine is killing me… And, someone asked if I could introduce myself a bit more to the readers. I guess so! It's not like you guys are stalkers… Right?
Name: Jennifer Chen
Favorite Color: Red, black, lavender, and an extremely dark blue (nearly black)
Favorite Animal: Crows, ravens, wolves
Favorite Bands: My Chemical Romance, Flyleaf, The Click Five, Guns n' Roses, The Medic Droids, Green Day, Linkin Park, Within Temptations, Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Stomp Out Loud (it's pretty amazing), and Weird Al Yankovic
Friends: Selena, Victoria, Victoria (I know two), Tiffany, Kristyn, Noah, Austin, Desiree, Ryan, Vanessa, Myla, and Sabrina
Age: 12
Personality: Short-temper, gets a bit violent when angry, protective about friends, and day dreams a bit
Favorite Anime: Naruto, Blood, Bleach, Death Note
Ambition: Prove my family that I am of use and become a trama-surgeon but definitely writes a book
School: Ida Price Middle School