"So you're me? Or am I you?" Kura asked, when Kushina let go of Sakura.
"You are Haruno Sakura, Genin and member of Team Seven. I'm Senju Sakura, ANBU and Leader of the Senju clan." Sakura said, accepting the cup of tea that Nibi handed to her. "Though we are the same person, we are very different. You are a beautiful blossom, and I'm a wilted one."
"Was you ever going to tell me?" She asked.
"No," A bitter smile came to her lips. "I don't want you to ever become like me."
Kura looked up at her with wide eyes, meeting Sakura's calm eyes.
"But your so strong, you've done so much in your life-" She was cut off by Sakura.
"But my strength came at a price." Sakura said calmly, like she knew what Kura was going to say all along. "To get where I am today, I had to lose everyone I loved. To be the person you have known almost all your life, I had to let go of anger, bitterness, and hate that had come a large part of my life since Naruto died. I had tried to kill myself because I was weak. I was too weak to handle my emotions, and that is how I got this chance."
Sakura met Kura eyes calmly, seeing how what she was saying was sinking into her mind.
"When you grow up, never become like me. You're your own person, and it's your future to control." Sakura smiled gently. "I'm just here to keep you all alive."
"I was your sensei, wasn't I?" Tsunade asked, a slight twitch to her eyebrow.
It made sense now, why Sakura was such a demon when she had been her sensei. She was getting payback.
Sakura just smiled at Tsunade, making the blond glare at her.
"We should be talking battle plans, you have enough time later to go into detail of your life story." Sanbi grumbled, making all the demons straighten, the humans in the room could almost see how they were blocked out of this talk.
"The Akatsuki is moving more swiftly this time." Nibi said, a frown on her lips.
"Of course they are." Gobi said, leaning his head in his hand. "They don't have Itachi to stop them going after Konoha, it's no wonder that they went after Naruto first."
"If Naruto is captured, then there is no hope for us." Rokubi said boredly, making Yonbi scowl at him.
"Naruto-kun is under my protection, nothing will happen to him as long as I'm around." Sakura said, her green eyes cold as they regarded the other demons.
"Then that means they will go after who they think of as the weakest." Nanabi said, his eyes going straight to Shukaku, who in return scowled.
"I can protect myself, and Gaara just fine!" Shukaku snapped.
"Yeah because you protected him so prefectly before." Yonbi said dryly. "So much so, you just let the Akatsuki take you from him."
Shukaku scowled, before he turned away from a pout.
"You must understand though," Sakura spoke up. "They only got into Suna so easily because of Sasori, and they only won because Gaara protected Suna from Deidara's bombs. In this timeline, Sasori-kun is still loyal, and Deidara-kun is part of Konoha. So Shukaku-kun should be able to protect Gaara-kun from the Akatsuki, also I have trained him. His control over his sand is a lot better then in the old timeline."
Shukaku smirked at the other demons, smug, though his pride was hurt that Sakura had defend him.
"Then they will be going after the next weakest out of us." Gobi said, looking at Nibi.
"If they send those zombie brothers after us again, I fear I will fail to protect both myself, and Yugito-chan." She said sadly.
"And it's not like we can get our clans after them, we're not allowed to get involved with human afairs." Rokubi said, making Yonbi snort.
"Then I'll deal with Hidan, and Kakuzu." Sakura said, before a dark smirk came to her lips. "Plus I'm sure Ino, Shika, and Choji would be pleased if I got rid of them quickly."
"But if you do that," Hachibi said. "You'll be leaving Naruto unprotected, and with the threat of Orochimaru coming."
"Are you saying I can't protect my own Jinchuriki?" Kyubi snarled, glaring at him.
"You know he's not, Kyubi-sama." Nibi said. "But you must remember Naruto-san isn't Sakura-hime. The level of partnership you had with Sakura-hime, you will never get that with Naruto-san. He doesn't have the chakra control to be able to use your chakra to protect himself, without losing his mind. He wouldn't be able to tell the difference between ally or enemy."
Kyubi just glared at the table, he knew that damn it, he just didn't like it. Sakura had been his favorite Jinchuriki, they had worked well together, and when they merged they were one, but was still able to have control over themselves, no one had come close to Sakura, and he knew no one ever will.
"I'll stay to protect him, Tou-sama." Jun said, making the others look at her, while Ran gaped at his older sister. "The clan needs Ran more then me, and this way Ba-sama can hunt for the immortal Akatsuki members, and I'll deal with the snake."
"Very well." Kyubi said with a nod after a moment of silences.
"He isn't the only one you will be protecting in my place." Sakura said, her fingers laced together, as she lent her face on them, as Jun looked at her. "Sasuke-kun mustn't get the curse mark. He needs just as much protecting as Naruto."
"Forgive me Ba-sama." Ran said. "But why does the Uchiha brat need as much protection as Naruto-san?"
"Because Sasuke-kun has the ability to either become a very powerful ally, or a very powerful enemy." Sakura said. "I remember what Madara once told me, after Naruto's, and Sasuke's death. They were always meant to fight, Sasuke for the Uchiha clan, and Naruto for the Senju clan, a clash between clans that started with Madara-kun, and Hashirama-kun. One was destined to die at the others hand." Gasps came from the humans, as Naruto, and Sasuke looked at each other with wide eyes. "All it takes is one turning point for the future he predicted to happen, and that turning point is the curse mark. It corrupts the mind, makes you blind to everything but anger, and hate. Plus Orochimaru-kun would be able to control Sasuke with it, sending great pain to make him do what Orochimaru-kun wants him to do."
"I'll protect him, Ba-sama." Jun said, making the white haired vixen smile at her.
"Good. I must prepare for my hunting then." With that Sakura stood, before darkness swam her vision, and she fell into the waiting arms of Kyubi.
"Foolish girl." He scolded, though everyone could hear the warmth he held for her. "You knew you were to weak, yet you keep pushing yourself."
"The members of Team Seven have always been stubborn." Shukaku chuckled slightly, while Kyubi rolled his eyes.