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Dattebayo! – Normal
Dattebayo! – Flashback or Dream (in Italics)
Shannaro! – Inner Sakura
Dattebayo! – Pein/any member communicating
Dattebayo! – Sign Language
Definition
Chapter 25 – Lost
Lost: (adjective) – unable to find the way
Recap:
Hurry!" as the crow said this, she stuck her arm out the window and smashed the concrete wall. "Excellent work!" Madara yelled happily. As the wall crumbled before her eyes, she ran quickly towards the hotel room window of where Deidara sat staring.
Inside the Room
Hidan had finally stopped his praying and started reading a surgical book, not quite understanding a word it said. Sasori sat on the floor leaning against the wall, just staring at nothing in particular. Itachi was nearly finished with the thick book until Deidara stood up quickly, knocking down the chair he used to sit in.
"Sakura! S-She just passed by us!" Deidara held up a piece of paper she detached from her body with a message inside.
'I can sense Pein's chakra nearby.'
End Recap…
The missing-nin kunoichi ran as fast as she could. 'I must get out of Konoha's boundaries so the ANBU will have to stop. If a missing-nin ever runs passed a village's boundary, they have no responsibility of chasing after the criminal anymore… Right Madara?' Sakura thought as she pushed chakra to her feet and jumped from tree branch to the next.
"Correct." Madara yelled out as he flew right above Sakura. He decided to fly high in case there was a trap up ahead like an ambush or any other groups of ANBU of Konoha. "Nearly passed the line… I can see the red flag just one and a half more miles to go, then we're free from their clutches."
"Perfect." The cherry blossom mumbled happily. She didn't have much chakra because of the chakra-eating chamber they locked her in. Just as she pushed more chakra into her sore feet, the tree branch she pushed off of broke due to the amount of pressure she added. 'This is just lovely…' she thought sarcastically. Truthfully, she didn't know what to do after she got out of the boundary. Should she go after Akatsuki, or go after the Kyuubi? It didn't feel right to enter Konoha again right after she escaped. Even if she wore a disguise, the other shinobi up at the front gates keeping guard would think it was strange at the sudden escape and the return. They would recognize the chakra easily now.
Just as soon as she saw a red cloth tied around a thick, old oak tree she would soon be able to rest and regain her strength while thinking what her future has in store for her. Sakura quickly passed the oak tree marked as boundaries and soon slowed down, stopping at a thick branch. As she turned around Sakura could feel immediately the glaring daggers at her back.
"Killer." One of them dared speak.
Sakura could only let a chuckle out as the rest stared confusingly at her, "The same would go for you." With that said, she disappeared along with the red-eyed crow that cawed deeply. They soon reappeared inside the Fire country's boundaries once again. Sakura knew well enough that Konoha would most likely send a warning letter to all of the other countries out for her, and would be too busy to send more ANBU or Hunter-nins out for her.
"I'm going to go out searching for any 'visitors'." The crow soon took flight up high in the sky. All she could do now was rest and hope that no one was near. The forest was silent as the bright sunny afternoon. Thankfully, all the trees gave her tons of shade to rest in.
After a couple of minutes of rest, the leaf green eyed girl knew that she was being carefully watched. Sakura knew it wasn't her little group back in the hotel. Unfortunately, she was too exhausted from the overuse of chakra, running all the way out of the Fire country, and teleporting right back. There was nothing else to do but use Taijutsu that would exhaust her even more. 'If I use Taijutsu, then that'll be the end of my adventurous life.' She exaggerated in her thoughts.
"Look if your not going to come out and just kill me, then go away." She gave them two options. Her eyes widened as the figure stepped out from the shadows… She immediately saw the red clouds imprinted on the black flowing cloak. Sakura also saw the colored toe nail polish, and as she looked up, she saw a smirking angered face. "Kimochi."
"Haruno Sakura… You know, Pein-kun found out you're alive… All thanks to pure curiosity." A kunai was quickly flipped out of nowhere. Kimochi started fiddling and playing with the sharp weapon. "He's searching for you now… I hope you're happy because Pein's relationship with me is broken." After hearing the words 'Pein's relationship with me,' she felt a large tug at her heart. "I was hoping that once I kill you while you are still vulnerable, he'll forget all about you and just run back to me."
"Idiot." Was all Sakura could mutter. "Pein will never go to you. You don't know him as well as I did!"
The amethyst-eyed girl seemed to appear a bit ferocious, "Oh? He told me about his past with you… Do you know what he told me?" he bent to Sakura's sitting position and whispered. "He told me that he only saved the little girl out of pity. He never loved you like he did me. He never saw the lonely girl sitting out in the dirty streets in the beginning because he could care less. Pein never loved you, and he never will."
"I…" Sakura couldn't say anything. Everything Kimochi seemed to say sounded all too real to her point of view. She felt her heart burn with fiery passion and was drowned by a bucket of cold icy water. "No… He-He wouldn't betray me just like that."
"Oh, but he did. Once you 'died,'" she quoted in the air and resumed her taunting. "he had already filled me in on the position immediately. He seemed happier than usually every morning and every night. He is happy because you are dead. The dead should never come back alive, so I'm here to finish of what should have been done a long time ago!" with that, Kimochi skillfully threw the kunai at Sakura's heart…
'If this makes Pein happy, then so be it.' Sakura closed her green eyes, only to be greeted with the sound of metal clashing together.
"Sakura! Don't listen to her! I… I never picked you up when we were small out of pity. I did it because I knew that you wanted a friend. I gave you that. I never filled Kimochi in immediately when you died. In fact, she joined herself by finding a ring. I would brood and think about you each passing morning and night about you because… Because I care about you!" Pein's deep voice echoed throughout the forest.
"No! You and I had a relationship Pein!" Kimochi's eyes soon turned into a fierce orange-red, the sign of the Kyuubi's chakra. "I will kill her! If I can't have you, then no one can!" with that, a burst of orange chakra covered the entire forest, alerting Konoha of the power and the source of where it came from. Pein held Sakura close to him as the chakra passed through their bodies rapidly like water. Soon it resided just like it was absorbed by the earth's ground. They lifted their heads to see Kimochi lying on the ground with empty eye sockets and surrounded by her own blood.
"She died of the Kyuubi's chakra… Overuse of chakra could kill you." Pein faced a teary Sakura with a smile. "I'm so sorry… Sakura, I could never imagine that you were still alive… Can you forgive me?"
"Of course…" Sakura accepted the apology easily just as Pein inched his face towards hers. Now, there was only a small gap left between the two lovers. "I—"
"Halt! You are to remain silent and will be executed immediately for murder, kidnap, assault, stealing, and causing any other harm to Konohagakure." Pein was soon bounded by chakra ropes as well as Sakura and they both headed off towards Konoha. They weren't scared anymore of running away from the law, now that they had each other, they didn't fear death.
As they were slowly walking the ANBU were trying to interrogate them, but once gave up when they kept staring lovingly at each other. Once they reached Konoha, everyone stared wide-eyed at the two most powerful Akatsuki. Some of the children stopped playing and stared admiringly at the ANBUs. They walked all the way up to Tsunade's office, and didn't bother to knock.
"Sakura! Pein! How…?" a long pause appeared after she continued. "I…" she let out a sigh of disappointment. "Truthfully, I was kind of hoping that you two would escaping seeing that both of you are like children to me, but… The elders want you two executed immediately."
Just as the ANBU were about to take them away to the execution grounds surrounded by many citizens and shinobis, Sakura spoke up, "Tsunade-san… I just want you to know that once Pein-kun and I are dead…" At this, the mushroom-headed leader gave a sad smile, and tried holding her. "I want you to stop chasing after Akatsuki. The others won't know what to do once we are dead. If you see any of them, tell them that we are dead…"
Tsunade gave a shaky curt nod, feeling regret rush over her entire body. She slumped onto the chair as they took them both away to be killed. 'What have I done…?' she thought.
Execution Grounds…
As Sakura and Pein stood on the wooden flooring outside, an ANBU released them of the chakra ropes and held out a long chakra infused katana. Sakura looked at the crowd. Most of the faces seemed excited and relieved, though she saw very little faces sorrowful. She saw, Kakashi, Tsunade (from the office window), Jiraya, and to her surprise she saw a tearful Konan. As she faced Jiraya, she asked in a whispery tone, "Will it hurt…?"
"No… I'll make sure it'll be a short death Sakura, Pein…" Just as Jiraya said this, Pein caressed Sakura's porcelain cheek softly.
The cherry blossom faced him with a small smile. As their heads came closer, and closer, the katana drew nearer, and nearer. Just centimeters apart from their first, and last kiss, they both whispered, "I love you." With that, the Rinnegan user closed the gap, and the ANBU's katana pierced through both of their hearts.
Pein was Sakura's definition of love, and Sakura was Pein's definition of love. Just as the crowd heard a sickening squish of blood mixing, Konan couldn't help but notice their hands entwined together, their lips connecting, but most of all, the smiles of both of their dead faces.
The End
Authoress Note: Alrighty, I just had to end it here. Sorry if I sound rushed, but I couldn't think of any other way of ending it. They are S-class criminals ever since they were born, and it just doesn't seem right for them to have to love throughout their suffering lives of being chased down, so I ended their suffering, and may they rest in peace. TT
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