Gaara Sakura: Leaf & Sand's Alliance Chapter 29: Mad World, a naruto fanfic

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The green leaf ninja kept on running in a couple of steps until he met up with his own division squad.

"Who are you?" One of the shinobi allies asked weirdly.

"It's Lee. What happened and aren't you supposed suspended from fighting in the battlefield?" Another ninja raised an eyebrow peculiarly.

Lee was panting breathlessly while he squatted on his knees, then regained back to his standing position, saying. "Yes. But now is not the time to talk about that. I have this…" He held the cherry blossom flower in front of them and continued on. "My friend has recorded a message about us who Katsumi really is."

"Wait. Lord's Kazekage's fiance? What about her?" A sand allied ninja asked blankly.

"Yeah. Isn't she taking care of the duties back in the village?" The third ninja questioned.

"Well, no. You guys got it wrong. She's been roaming around and conspiring with the Akatsuki," Lee pinpointed.

"Pfft. That's a load of crap you're talking," a second sand allied ninja huffed, shaking his head in disbelief.

"No. Please, you got to believe me! Here! Listen carefully," the green leaf ninja said desperately and moved the mini cherry blossom flower close to them, tapping it to play the voice recording.

"Hey… I know that I've broken the rules of the shinobi alliance. But if any of you are listening to this, please hear me out for once. I want to let you know that Katsumi is not who you think she is. Lately, my friends have discovered that Katsumi had stolen the forbidden scrolls in Gaara's office from the vault and has joined with the Akatsuki. She wants to destroy you as much as she had already destroyed me. If you guys see her, please stop her. She's somewhere wandering in the midst. I beg of you… I'm running out of time… I don't have long to live… Please…" the pink-haired kunoichi whispered quietly, then the voice recording had ended with a distorting signal, much to their dismay.

The others were shocked when they glanced at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what to expect.

Lee, on the other hand, stared back and forth at them silently and asked slowly. "Now, do you believe it?"

"How did she encounter Katsumi?" Another ninja allied questioned blankly.

"Because she went after her to stop her, because I let her go. I know I shouldn't have and if I was with Sakura, she would be safe by now, but she's gone…" the green leaf ninja murmured faintly, looking away to hide his tears.

"Hey. It's not your fault. You were only helping her. Plus, the fight between her and Katsumi is something that you cannot control over. Do not dwell or punish yourself for your friend's death, alright?" A sand allied ninja stated as he went over to comfort him by placing his hand on his shoulder.

Lee nodded in understanding and sighed tiredly. "Right. Anyway, I think it's best if Guy-sensei knows this. Does anyone know where he is?"

"He's with Kakashi-sensei and Naruto. The three are going up against the remaining Akatsuki members," a leaf allied ninja said.

"I see… I might as well go after them because I got banned in this squad," the green leaf ninja said exasperatedly.

"I mean, the Kazekage had to do what he must do for the sake of everyone. But with you and your friends, I think you have a good reason," he replied back thoughtfully.

"Maybe I can send the communication signal from this flower to the Intel squad in the Hidden Cloud tower. They need to know this information," another ninja allied said firmly.

"Alright, then," Lee mumbled and handed the mini flower onto his palm.

He took it and made a few hand signs to perform his telepathic techniques. He closed his eyes and was concentrating on his chakra to send the voice recording through the telecommunications machine.

From there, Inoichi listened to it and his facial expression became astonished and puzzled at the same time.

"What?! Oh no. This is bad. I've got to remind everyone about this, including the Kazekage," he said, panicking in his mind.

Later on when the battle had ended, Itachi put Kabuto into deep sleep and reminded Sasuke that the Tensei dead people will disappear and go back to their own graves. Though, they both know that he will also be gone as well.

"I know I have done horrible things to our home, but I swear to protect it. I have no attachments to this world no more," he declared calmly.

"Why? After what they did to you? I can't forgive them. Plus, you made me this way," Sasuke pointed out vehemently.

"The one who can change you is not me. That's why stopping this jutsu is the least I can do now. To keep from slighting what I left in Naruto's hands," Itachi explained.

Suddenly, a voice was clearing his throat and began to announce the news to everyone through their minds using his telepathic technique.

"Ahem… Attention, people. If you just take a moment. This will not take long. I promise you, but there's something I need to tell you. Recently, our friend Lee received a voice recording from our late friend's passing and I hope you listen to this very carefully," Inoichi said firmly and he tapped the mini flower to communicate the voice to them.

Naruto and the two leaf jounins were frozen on their spots, much to their dismay.

The leaf squad were astounded as to what they found out, but Ino, Neji, and Sai were not surprised at all since they knew who Katsumi truly is.

The Uchiha brothers were standing still, flabbergasted at the information. They didn't expect that Sakura would go this far.

"You heard her right. We must do our part now. She did hers already. That's all I can say to you. Be careful out there," Inoichi concluded as soon as he ended the telepathic communication, leaving the others in their own thoughts.

On the contrary, Itachi glanced at Sasuke, who widened his eyes appalled. He noticed that his younger brother's hands were shaking a little tensely and couldn't help but pity him.

"Sasuke… I'm so sorry," he muttered softly.

The dark-haired ninja closed his eyes and clenched his teeth as soon as he started to scream in anguish and threw a sharp kunai knife towards the rocky walls, causing fuel into flames.

"No… Sakura…" he said remorsefully in his mind, denying that she's dead.

Itachi sighed and thought quietly while gazing at him. "Let's not forget that you almost killed her twice, Sasuke. But deep down, you still care for her, despite the crimes that you committed. As I've said before, I hope that you are able to correct your mistakes and choose the right path once again…"

Meanwhile, the four Kages were still fighting against the monsters that Madara had summoned, which they were struggling to defeat them one on one. So far, there was no good outcome that they made since their powers are growing stronger than theirs. Of course, they've heard what Inoichi said and were deeply saddened by the death of the pink-haired kunoichi. All they can right now is to beat the bastard above them and make him vanish.

"Heheheh… You don't stand a chance and you never will. This will be the end of all of you," the Uchiha said wickedly, much to their difficulty.

"This is bad. All of us may end up losing at this rate. We got to act fast," Onoki said irritatingly in his mind.

"Damn it! Where the hell is the fifth Kazekage?!" Raikage A questioned with a growl.

"Calm down! Give him time. Trust me, he will be back like he promised," Mei retorted back defensively.

"Right. I gave him my permission to let him go and see his friend…" Tsunade answered.

Raikage A narrowed his eyes and looked away, then sighed in understanding. "Fine. But now what?! We need to make another plan. The most important thing is to find these little shitheads' weaknesses."

"Hmm. I agree," Tsunade nodded and said to herself in her mind. "If only I was there for my student, she would be safe by now..."

TO BE CONTINUED...