She gave him names to kill, in order not to be killed herself. But having blood on her hands was turning out to be much worse than dying. "…There's still round 2…3…4…" When does this game end? She asked. "Don't you see, Sakura?" He said, "It never does."

[COMPLETE] Sakura always wanted to be on par with her teammates. But for all the growth she went through, she would always feel weaker than they were. Fortunately, the story changes when a stranger comes looking for her with a shocking secret. SasuSaku, strays from the Canon Manga plot around Book 39, so **Spoiler Alert!** Enjoy!

Pain can come in various forms. Sakura had suffered all of them; but with the war raging on she found the torture would continue. Canon/ Sasu/Saku

"I am not God, Sasuke"—the loss of the honorific she'd always attached to his name drilled a hole through his heart—"I cannot absolve you from your sins," she tells him. "But do you forgive me?" he asks, hopeful though he does not show it.

Setting out on one of the most difficult missions of his life, Sasuke knew he'd need some highly skilled teammates. When the Hokage appointed Sakura and Karin to assist him, he had to wonder what she was thinking. Post-canon SasuSaku. One-sided SasuKarin.

After a traumatic incident, Sasuke moves next to Sakura. They quickly form a bond so strong it could crush them both. Warning: Kinda dark. Story told through police reports, interviews, and Sakura's diary entries. Full summary inside.