I Do Not Own Naruto

Chapter 44

Sasuke dropped in beside her then. She stared at him.

"Five, Hunter-nin from the Mist," he informed her. She just stared dumbly at him, it wasn't as like she actually knew how they'd do against an actual team of S-ranked hunter-nin. Sakura wasn't certain what he wanted from her. "Trust me?"

"In theory," she said smoothly, he smirked then he grabbed her wrist and dragged her along. She pulled herself away from him then pulled two kunai into her hands as she raced through the forest after him. He pulled his new sword. She raced ahead of him when he motioned her to do so, she leapt up the trees, let her chakra flow through her body and be harnessed in her fist as she came flying down on earth in the center of the hunters. They heard her as she cried her battle cry but they weren't ready as she smashed the earth beneath their feet. She watched them scatter and land in the stable trees.

Rain started, she looked to Sasuke, he nodded and she ran after two of them he would handle the other three. Sakura figured out real fast that this rain depleted chakra but she didn't need her chakra to inflict maximum damage as she charged her two. Her first blow was not chakra charged, it wouldn't have to be to hurt though; she worked hard to be strong without her chakra and though she'd never be as inhumanly strong without her chakra she was no weakling.

She spun a kick on her second attacker, needles came flying at her and she dove back to the earth before she could be attacked on her nerves. Twisting her body midair she threw her kunai at the needle thrower and then landed before running again. One of them was following her when she spun around to lash out her leg, her kick caught him squarely in the gut as she came in fast with her fist ready. He was down for the count when she caught him under his chin, his friend was right behind him as she shoved the unconscious body back into the man. The needles guy threw more needles at her she ran around a tree fearing for her life as she remembered who it was who had had needles and tried to kill her so long ago. Haku, Zabuza's companion.

She tripped as she fell into the earth she pulled another kunai as she hurled it at the needle's guy. It pierced his shoulder, Sakura was fast to come running on him with her fist pulled back. She didn't care about the rain blocking her chakra she forced it through her body and harnessed it in her fist again as she ran up to this man. The Hunter wasn't ready for her as she slammed her fist in his gut and sent him flying through the forest breaking trees. She was fast as she spun around and blocked a descending dagger as she brought her other fist up and sent the man flying into the air because she was still channeling her chakra.

The rain stopped, she turned to look at Sasuke who looked at the damage she had brought upon the five men or women hunter-nin. The Uchiha nodded and they ran through the forest silently. She didn't really know where they were going or what they were going after but she'd trust Sasuke in this matter. This was all his plan and revenge so she'd leave it to him; even if it left her bored out of her mind. But Sakura decided she could handle boredom, she just couldn't handle doing nothing to save her friends and family.


Sasuke ran through the trees towards the chakra he knew to belong to a jinchūriki and focused on the other chakra he felt. It wasn't a good chakra, it was definitely an Akatsuki member, and it was definitely one of the members he hadn't wanted to run into at this moment in time. It was too soon and he wasn't certain how Sakura would react. It was his fault that that attack had happened eight years ago, it had been entirely his fault and as she hid him from the Akatsuki he had seen her parents die for her, he had felt her pain and anger. He had lured Pain away but the damage had been done.

After everyone had left her in the rain the day she had buried her parents he had revealed himself to her. She had pounded on his chest and cried, he hadn't held her he had just let her cling to him and cry out that she hated him. Then she had steeled her resolve and demanded to know why his own organization had wanted to kill him by decimating the Leaf, he hadn't revealed anything to her other than the fact that he did not work with or for the Akatsuki. With that knowledge she had promised to always help him, and he had promised her death should she fail him. She promised to never fail him.

And that had been their official start.

Now here he was leading her to one of the other jinchūriki, hopefully Utakata would be in a better mood this time when they met versus the last time. The last time had hurt; both he and the jinchūriki had inflicted damage on one another as they both fought thinking the other was a threat to the girls. It was unintentional, but Sakura was on a mission with her idiots to defend Hotaro who had a forbidden jutsu. What Sasuke hadn't know was that Hotaro was Utakata's girl, once they had figured out the other meant the other no harm and was not a threat to the women they followed the girls and protected them. Sasuke had even helped Utakata with Hotaro when her jutsu was going to demolish everyone and thing here.

But that had been the first and last time he and the jinchūriki had ever worked together, though Utakata had said he owed Sasuke. Now Sasuke was coming to collect because what better bait was there to lure the Akatsuki out than a jinchūriki? None that he could think of, and he had thought a lot about this. He was also certain Utakata would not like this but he didn't care as he raced towards the Six Tail's chakra with Sakura right behind him.


Sorry about yesterday, I just didn't feel well and didn't feel like writing but I'll make up for it today. I'll be updating Never Be the Same (DUH!), Until the Day I Die, Why Should I Worry, and maybe Because I Love You (maybe).

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Healing Pain! =)