She turned her gaze on the heavily wounded Madara. He was furious. There would be no more playing around with her, his mind was set on kill. She had wounded him for the first time in god only knows how many years and his pride would not stand for it to go unpunished. He growled at her, a deep menacing sound that came out of the back of his throat. She gulped. "It appears, young Konoichi, that I have underestimated you yet again. She could now see that his arm was broken and he was bleeding out of a decent sized wound in his back. "But don't think it will happen again. Yes, I'm going to enjoy killing you. Then I'll wait until Deidara gets out of prison and they give him the runt. Yes that's what I'll do. Then I'll make the helpless father watch as I beat your child within an inch of it's life. Then I'll kill it. And while he writhes in that agony I'll cast a Genjutsu on him to let him see me killing you. And once he's fully suffered through the worst things that could happen to a man I'll kill him too. And with everyone that could stand in my way gone I'll destroy all of the shinobi world." Sakura felt a strange surge of chakra she had never felt before and suddenly she was surrounded by six auburn haired Shinobi. The auburn hair could only belong to one person, but he was dead. She had seen his head along with the others. Paper fluttered around her and suddenly the woman who was known as the only woman in Akatsuki was standing before her. "There's one thing you forgot about Madara. Nagato's real body. The one not even you can find." The one called Leader-sama said grimly. Sakura recognized the body that spoke as one of the head they had confiscated from the bloody battle scene. "Pein, how good to see you again." Madara said smiling again. "And Konan too! And added bonus!" Mentioned woman growled in his direction. "I told you Madara, I do not loose battles. And I don't take to kindly to being tricked into submission. I'm going to end your life now, not as a god but as a man whom you've done a great wrong." Sakura stared in disbelief at what she was seeing. Konan came and knelt beside her. "You needn't worry now. Pein will not be defeated." Sakura looked at her, shock and fear very present on her facial features. "You are precious to Deidara, are you not?" Sakura nodded. "And you gave birth to his child, correct?" Again she nodded. "Then you are safe with us. Deidara was a favorite of Pein's." Sakura was still in a state of aw as the indigo haired Konoichi helped her to her feet. "I .. you were both dead!" Konan smiled. "I was yes. And so was Pein, but Nagato was not. As long as the original body that is Nagato survives so will Pein, and so will I. He used a very high level jutsu to bring me back after he snuck into your village and retrieved my remains." Sakura was in such shock she could not speak. "We were both fooled by Madara just as so many others have been. He will die today and you will have no more worries young Konoichi."
They were helping her. Two S-class Akatsuki ninjas were saving her life. They were going to let her return to her village in peace. "But why, why are you helping me. I'm your enemy." Konan gave a brief and tiny smile. "You are no longer our enemy. We have no more business with the Jinchuuriki Naruto. And as I told you before Pein favored Deidara, that is why you are safe. He wouldn't want to kill someone so precious to the boy." Sakura's head was spinning. Akatsuki was helping her. Akatsuki had feelings? Since when did they care? This was all just so unreal. "One thing though," Konan's voice was barely above a whisper. "We will be by to see the three of you when Deidara gets out of prison, be waiting." And with that she was gone in a flurry of papers. How did they know he was in prison, or when he would get out? Did they know where she lived? How much about her and the baby did this mysterious man and woman know? Sakura looked up, realizing that she hadn't been watching the fight, to see Madara lying on the ground, dead, and Pein gone as well. She shook her head and tried to make sense of everything that had happened in the last five minutes. She couldn't.
She glanced up from the ground and Naruto's worried face was looking down at her. "Sakura-chan!" He hugged her, his chin resting lightly on her head. "Tenshi came and told me that you sent him to get me and that a scary man was trying to hurt you. That kid is to smart for his own friggin good. I was so worried!" Sakura smiled. "I'm all right." Naruto pulled away from her and looked ashamed. "Well, you'll have to go and see Deidara. I kind of went a screamed at him that it was his fault and that you were probably dead before I came over here." Sakura punched his head. "You idiot!" Sakura turned to run towards the village when Kakashi stopped her. "Who killed Madara?" She blinked. "Oh, I'm not sure who it was. It was a random rogue ninja." Kakashi looked puzzled. "Can we please just say that's it? It's so much easier that way." He nodded. "Well I have clearance to take you to see Deidara for 10 minutes to explain things. But I have to be there and you can't enter the cell you can only stand on the outside." Sakura nodded. Her eyes welling up with tears. Kakashi turned and she followed him as they raced towards the Konaha prison.
Sakura took in a deep breath and stepped into view of Deidara's cell. She gasped at what she saw. Everything in his room was turned on it's side or broken in two. His eyes flew up at the sound of her gasp and he sighed loudly. She could have sworn she saw a fear tears built up in his eyes but she pretended not to notice. "Dei." He breath caught in her throat. He was more beautiful than she remember. Her whole body ached with the urge to hold him. To reassure him that this was the truth and everything was alright. He came and stood at the cell door, which consisted of chakra proof metal bars not that he had chakra to try and break them with. The look on his face is what caused the tears to splash down her cheeks. "I'm okay." She paused and smiled at him. "He's dead Deidara. Madara's dead." He looked up at her in shock. "Did you….?" She shook her head. A realization seemed to hit him and he nodded silently. "I thought you were dead." His voice was soft now, almost a whisper. "No. I tricked him and let the baby escape. I lured him away and I pulled another little trick on him. I actually did break his arm and tear open his back on my own though." Now that she was out of danger she felt very proud of wounds she had inflicted, while earlier they had seemed trivial. "You did that, Hmmm? You're amazing." She smiled and for a while they just stared at each other. Taking in how much the other had changed in the last year and a half. "Well Sakura we have to go and give an official report. You can see Deidara tomorrow. They decided with everything that's gone on in the last two hours to cut the last two weeks off of his sentence." Sakura beamed and turned to face her sensei. "They did?" She giggled. "Oh wait till you see your son. He's the cutest little toddler in the world. And so smart!" Deidara chuckled. "I can't wait." And with that Sakura was ushered out of the prison and into the Hokage's office. She told Tsunade the same thing she told Kakashi that she didn't know who it was that had killed Madara and saved her life. She didn't know why she was lying for the two rogue ninja but it just seemed like she owed it to them. Tsunade informed her than the remains of one of Pein's bodies and that of the female member, Konan, were missing from the morgue. She had nodded and pretended that it was of no consequence to her. She was released soon after and rushed to Naruto's house to get he son.
She knocked on the door once and all but ran inside. Tenshi was crying in Hinata's arms when she entered the living room. One look at her and his tears stopped instantly. He ran at her and threw himself into her arms. "Mommy! You're okay!" Sakura giggled. "Yes hunny, Mommy's okay. And guess what? Daddy gets to come back early! He'll be home tomorrow!" He squealed. "Yay!" He hugged her tightly once more and she laughed. "Let's go stay at Kakashi's tonight." "Is the house going to be fixed?" Hinata's calm voice asked quietly. "Yeah, Tsunade made her personal ANBU fix it tonight. I can go home tomorrow. Poor guys getting crap work like that." Hinata laughed lightly and softly. "Well it's good that you'll have a home when Deidara get's out." Sakura nodded and thanked Hinata for watching Tenshi. She was on her way home when she decided that she wanted to go out to eat at Ichiraku for lunch. She stopped by the restaurant and ordered two bowls of ramen for her and the baby. She fed him his ramen first, he could eat almost a whole bowl by himself, and then she herself ate. She finished and exited the shop, smiling as she made her way to Kakashi's house. Less than 24 hours and Deidara would be home with her. She was giddy the whole rest of the day.