Your arms open
I'm devoted
In sunshine and shadow
You love and protect me
Chapter 12: Return To Life
"Sasuke…Kun…" Sakura said, blood spilling out of her mouth as she fell to her knees, Sasuke looking down at her, fear, shock and pain all evident in his eyes, as he looked at the blood on his hands…her blood…
"S-Sakura…but how?" Sasuke asked, falling on his knees, his head hanging, but then he quickly lifted his head hearing a voice yelling his name, kind of like a far away dream, then it became clearer, and everything around him dissolved, Itachi standing in front of him instead of a dead Sakura
"Idiot you looked into his eyes when you attacked!!" Sakura yelled, still having a strong grip on Itachi's arms and neck
"Sakura you're alive?!" Sasuke asked, still getting over the shock of what he just saw
"Do you really think I would die without a fight?!" Sakura yelled, causing Sasuke to smirk as he stood up, and faced Itachi, his eyes going to the emerald orbs of his beloved, making her give him a small smile
"Go ahead and try to kill me, the Akatsuki will still attack and you both will still be in danger," Itachi said with a smirk, bending forward, throwing Sakura to the ground when she was caught off guard
"We're not going to try to kill you, we will kill you," Sasuke said narrowing his Sharingan eyes at his brother as he smirked, Itachi staying in his same emotionless expression, looking at Sakura, seeing that she stood up, only a couple of cuts on her face, Sasuke nodded at her which she returned, Sakura quickly charging at Itachi to punch him, but he ducked, dodging her punch only to face Sasuke's foot which he blocked, also blocking Sakura's kick, grabbing both of their feet, preventing them from kicking him, but Sakura and Sasuke easily lifted their bodies up and both aimed a punch at Itachi, Sasuke gathering the Chidori to his hand while Sakura gathered the Naguru No Hi both of them punching Itachi, but only to see that it was a substitution, quickly jumping back to their feet, they stood, back to back, looking for Itachi, dodging a couple of kunais that were thrown at them, while Sasuke threw kunais back to the location that the kunais came from, Sakura punched the ground, creating a huge crater throughout the entire field, making flames lick the surrounding trees, when Sasuke caught a glimpse of an Akatsuki coat, he gathered a little chakra into the kunai, creating a miniature Chidori Nagashi, and threw it to the coat, only to find out that there was no body inside the coat. While Sasuke threw the kunai, Sakura caught a glimpse of Itachi and quickly charged at him, too fast for Itachi to even see, and knocked him into a tree, making him fly through six trees, knocking them all down, when the smoke cleared, Itachi was lying on the ground, his mind planning to meet unconsciousness in a matter of minutes, the couple stood in front of him, Sasuke gathering the Chidori in his blade, raising it over his head, and stabbing his forehead, making blood splash on the young couple's faces, as Itachi grunted in pain, then his breathing became shallower as the seconds passed, until his breathing stopped completely, Sasuke and Sakura sighed in relief
"Finally, Itachi's finally dead," Sasuke said, a tired smile crossing his lips, as he closed his eyes and fell into unconsciousness, Sakura quickly catching him, before he could fall to the ground,
"Sasuke-kun, how many times have I told you not to overwork yourself?" Sakura mumbled under her breath, confirming that Sasuke was all right, he just passed out from exhaustion and low chakra, sheathing his sword, Sakura picked him up, and started walking back to where she last saw everyone fighting.
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"Sasuke-kun, you better wake up today!" a voice said, making Sasuke open his eye lids to see a pink haired, green eyed kunoichi
"Sakura, what happened?" Sasuke asked sitting up, and facing Sakura, his eyes quickly landing on Sakura's boobs which have gotten bigger since he last saw her
"You passed out and were out for a week, and as for the boobs, they're pregnancy boobs," Sakura said with a shrug as a sly grin grew on Sasuke's face, kind of like it was his Christmas present, as he hugged her and groaned at the feel of them against his chest, Sakura pushed him away, an annoyed look crossing over her face
"You've been out for a week, haven't even seen me for a week, and all you can think about is the size of my boobs?!" Sakura yelled, slapping him, an angry mark throbbing on her forehead
"Sorry, it's the hormones, but you know I love you," Sasuke said, rubbing his aching cheek as he looked at Sakura, gathering her in his arms, forcing her to sit on the bed as he gave her a peck on the lips, making Sakura's expression change to a soft gentle one as she returned the kiss
"You know, you never answered my question," Sasuke said, a sly smirk on his lips, making Sakura confused
"What question?"
"If you'll marry me," Sasuke asked, making a sad look cross over Sakura's face
"This isn't the best time to get married Sasuke-kun, the Akatsuki leader is still alive, I still have the chuunin exams, and I just found out that Deidara was killed by the Akatsuki," Sakura said, tears slipping out of her eyes as she pushed away from Sasuke, but he only tightened his hold on her, quietly soothing her as she continued to cry
"I never said when we will get married, just please answer my question Sakura," Sasuke said, running his hands through her pink locks
"…yes Sasuke-kun, I'll marry you," Sakura answered lifting her head from his chest and smiling up at him which he returned and lowered his head to hers giving her a deep passionate kiss
"Hey you two this is a hospital quit exchanging saliva!!" Naruto yelled, causing the couple to jerk apart to see their friend with a disgusted look, Hinata standing next to him, holding onto his hand
"Oh like you never do it!! Every time we finish one test of the exam you're always running up to Hinata and making out with her like you're about to do her right there!!!" Sakura yelled shaking her fist at Naruto as Hinata grew as red as a tomato "Sorry Hinata!" Sakura quickly apologized to her friend, her friend nodding as a reply
"I get it ok!! About time you woke up Sasuke-teme!!!" Naruto yelled, as Hinata shyly closed the door so the entire hospital won't wake up due to Naruto's loud mouth
"Think you can choke him again and destroy his vocal chords, Sakura?" Tsunade asked stepping into the room, rubbing her temples at the oncoming headache
"Tsunade-shishou, I could do it, you want me to?" Sakura asked, seeing Tsunade nod causing her to charge at Naruto and grab his neck lifting him to the wall, only to have it change to smoke
"Haha!! I'm not falling for that again Sakura-chan!!!" Naruto said appearing behind Hinata with a big grin on his face making an angry mark appear on her forehead
"Well, it was worth a try," Tsunade mumbled as she examined Sasuke to see if he needed to stay at the hospital any longer, satisfied with his health Tsunade allowed Sasuke to go home with Sakura so the two exited the hospital, hand in hand.
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"That bitch, I will make her pay for destroying my plans and killing all of my members," the Akatsuki leader said under his breath, as he was forming a plan in his head to get revenge on Sakura.
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"I can't believe we only have one test to go!! Good timing too!!" Sakura said with a smile, while she slurped up some ramen
"Yep, how many months have you been pregnant anyway?" Naruto asked, his mouth full of ramen
"Eight, it's so fucking hard to move around, this baby is making me slower," Sakura said, taking a sip of her water
"Yeah right, you're still as fast as ever!" Naruto said remembering the poor genin that she defeated with a finger in less than 10 seconds
"Yeah, but if I didn't have this belly I would've been able to have some fun and make the fight last longer, just to see those stupid rookies' faces when they realize they can't touch me!" Sakura said with a devious smirk, scaring the shit out of Naruto
"Uh, um, anyway, any idea when Sasuke will be back?" Naruto asked, slurping up whatever was left in his ramen bowl
"Probably next week, he said he would hurry faster so he'll be here on the birth of his first child, and until then I have to stay with Ino," Sakura answered ordering more ramen after she finished her third bowl
"It'd be funny if it was a girl," Naruto said with a smirk which quickly disappeared when Sakura clutched the table with enough force to break it "Sakura-chan are you all right?!" Naruto asked, dropping his chopsticks and getting closer to his friend as she quickly took his hand and squeezed it making him yelp in pain
"Naruto, get me to a fucking hospital, I think I'm going into labor!" Sakura yelled through gritted teeth making Naruto panic as he quickly paid the bill and picked Sakura up and rushed her to the hospital, his hand being broken in the process.
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"Naruto-kun, how's Sakura-chan?" Hinata asked when she saw Naruto in the waiting room after getting off of her shift
"I think she's going to be all right, why don't you check and see?" Naruto asked since Sakura forbade him to enter within 15 feet of the delivery room, Hinata nodded in reply and went through the doors, showing the nurses her ID. A couple of minutes later Hinata's head peered through the doors and waved Naruto to her, Naruto got up form his seat and walked to his girlfriend, walking inside as she lead him to Sakura's hospital room
"She's all right, but the drugs are making her sleepy, so if she falls asleep on you don't think too much of it, go inside," Hinata explained, Naruto nodding and pecking her on the lips before he entered the room to see Sakura looking down at a bundle that was wrapped in a pink blanket
"No way, Sakura-chan it's a girl!?" Naruto asked, thinking of how he would mock Sasuke if Hinata ever gave birth to a boy, in six months (she's pregnant at the moment) Sakura looked up at Naruto's voice and nodded
"You wanna see her?" Sakura asked holding out the baby, but Naruto shook his head
"I think Sasuke-teme should be the first guy to hold his child, I'll see her though!" Naruto said, standing besides Sakura and looking down at the pale girl who had hints of raven-black hair, and every time she opened her eyes he could see her emerald eyes "She's like a miniature version of you and Sasuke, what's her name?!" Naruto asked, a big grin on his face
"Mikazuki Uchiha," Sakura said a smile gracing her lips as she looked down at her new born daughter, unaware of all the dangers that would be bought upon the fragile child.
TBC
A/N: Yes people it's a girl! I know it's pretty soon for Sakura to have birth already, but babies can actually be born when they were only in the mother's womb for 8 months, and yes they can be healthy. My mom works with newborns in the hospital so she tells us all of these useful information. Next chapter should be up tomorrow!! Review please!!