As always,

Enjoy!

~Kyvena

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Four hours of pacing and finally, Obito's head snapped up the moment the surgery in progress light turned off. Anxious as hell, he began to clench his fists tightly until his knuckles turned a ghostly shade of white. Hashirama then exited the room with a smile, "We stabilized her just in time. Don't worry Obito, Sakura will be just fine. I must ask though, why did you not take her to the Uchiha branch?"

Obito's face slightly fell, "Well... sis was kicked out of the clan, so I'm sure that Madara will fire her as well." This made Hashirama chuckle sadly, "Ah, I see. Well, then the Senju's will just have to hire her." Frowning slightly as if he already knew that Madara would keep her as an enlisted worker, but not allow her back inside of the building just so that the Uchiha branch of the hospital would continue to gain more funding.

Releasing a frustrated huff, Obito groaned slightly. Hashirama then snickered playfully, "She's already been moved to a different room and is awake. Don't worry about her safety or your own. I will let all of the Senju know that the both of you are my esteemed guests so that there will be no attacks this go around. I guess I hadn't made myself clear enough whenever Izuna became my intern."

Nodding his head as thanks, the usually goofy brunette then lead the Uchiha male to the room the pinkette was in. Once they arrived and opened the door, all they witnessed was Sakura staring out of the window as tears flowed down her porcelain skin. Hashirama absolutely hated when Sakura cried, so he glanced down quickly, "Should you need me, let me know..."

Giving a nod as thanks, the Uchiha male then walked to his little sister to see such an ugly scar right beside her collarbone. Sitting down, he then heard her whisper, "Why did you let me live..." her tone was dead and held absolutely no life to it as of now. Reaching out, the big brother then took her hands while chuckling, "You actually think I would let my little sister die?"

Looking down into her lap, a sad smile then crossed her lips, "I suppose not..." He had to know, so he asked, "What are you going to do now...? Hashirama has offered to hire you." The pinkette shook her head gently, "No... I have no given right to be a doctor considering how much blood stains my hands." Remembering her father's words, she then smiled, "I'm going to open my own shop for motorcycles. I will become a mechanical engineer."

Chuckling sadly as she looked at the Uchiha crest tattoo on the back of her wrist, she released a rather sad sigh, "I'm going to have to wear something to hide this from now on..." Obito frowned deeply and squeezed her hands tenderly, "I will come and visit you as often as possible. I'm sure Itachi, Shisui, Sasuke, Izumi, and Izuna will drop by quite often too." Looking further down, she then whispered, "I hope they don't..."

Sakura, now the age of twenty was now back up on her feet and acting as her usual self. She liked how she got to dress any way she wanted in her beautifully designed shop. She had become sponsored by many clans. Senju, Uzumaki, Hyuga... once again, she had more money than she actually knew what to do with.

Wearing a black tube top and black sweats that had been rolled up to her knees as a oil stained rag hung from the back of her pants and a sweatband was wrapped over her Uchiha crest, signifying that she was a high ranking officer. Her thigh length locks were pulled into a high ponytail and she sported a new tattoo on her forehead that was a small diamond held in a light purple coloration.

Tap, tap, tap, tap...

Oh, she heard her shop bells jingle, letting her know someone had just come in... she just didn't care. She continued to text Ino until she heard a heavy sigh and she swished a single one of her hands back and forth, "Let me know when you find something you like." Her body was covered in oil smears and she kinda liked this look on her. Not always having to look PERFECT felt nice.

Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap...

Suddenly her phone was snatched from her hands to see a familiar face, "What's up big brother?" Obito huffed heavily, "I DID remind you that today was family day within the Uchiha compound, didn't I!?" Sakura rapidly blinked her emerald orbs before she sat up, "Yeah? What of it?" Snatching her head between his forearm and bicep, his other hand began to rub his fist gently into her skull, "WELL, I EXPECTED FOR YOU TO BE THERE, SIS!"

"OW, OW, OW! BIG BROTHER STOP IT!" The pinkette whined as he then peered down to the scarred over bullet wound and shark bite before asking softly, "Does it still bother you from time to time...?" Chuckling, she then fanned her hand in front of her face, "Nah!" Suddenly, two members from the Uzumaki clan walked in and instantly pulled out their guns.

Patting her brother's arm, he released her and she walked with blazing emerald orbs to these men, "EXCUSE ME! READ THE SIGN ON THE FRONT OF THE SHOP'S DOORS! NO FIREARMS ALLOWED, YOU JACKASSES!" They were slightly shocked that this pretty little thing had such a vulgar mouth, but they should have also expected it coming from her as the two began to chuckle, "Sorry miss Sakura. This UCHIHA isn't bothering you though, is he?"

Blowing her bangs to the side, she snickered, "Not even. Meet my big brother, Obito." This made their eyes widen in shock, "Does that mean you're an Uchiha!?" Lifting a delicate pink brow, she then shook her head, "NOPE! Now, you guys here for your orders? I have them completed." They both nodded towards her as they put their guns away and smiled at Obito as Sakura walked into the back, "So, how is she your little sister if she's not an Uchiha?"

Obito noticed how they were no longer being hostile and chuckled, "I've known her for a long time. She acts so much like a bratty little sister that it just came out naturally when I called her sis for the first time. I mean, I will always take care of her... my heart would break if anything were to happen to her again..."

They heard the sincerity held within his voice and frowned slightly, "Man, she's lucky she has you... you sound like an awesome big brother." Obito then gave a gentle chuckle, "By the way, her other two "brothers" are about to create a tornado in here, so I would move to the side if I were you. She skipped out on family day and a bunch of us are not too happy that she did. She's always had a deep connection to the Uchiha, but is not one by blood."

Just as the pinkette brought out the orders and set them on their sides, both boys' eyes began to sparkle, "Miss Sakura, those are AMAZING!" The pinkette then chuckled as she witnessed two Uchiha's rushing into her shop, making her release a heavy sigh, "Boys, step to the side and just talk to big brother."

Right then Itachi and Sasuke flew into the shop as the elder of the two swooped the pinkette up, making her giggle, "Big brother! I am helping customers!" He then cried against her chest, "WHY DIDN'T YOU COME TO FAMILY DAY!?" Sasuke then elbowed his elder brother, "Will you let sis go? She just said she had customers!" Huffing, Itachi scowled, yet grudgingly accepted setting the precious pinkette down.

Looking at Sasuke, she then grinned and raised her hand, "Waddup bro!?" Sasuke then rolled his eyes at the high-five and hugged her, "Have you been okay, sis," the worry in his tone was all too apparent as she bent backwards and placed her hand against her forehead theatrically, "NO! I'VE BEEN SUFFERING FROM BEING FAMISHED!"

Rolling his eyes playfully, the youngest of "brothers" to the pinkette then dropped her feigning form, "Finish up your order, dummy." Chuckling at Sasuke as he reached his hand down, she took it and he lifted her with ease before winking playfully, "We can wait until your done." Sakura suddenly turned bright red and squeaked, "S-SHISUI! STOP!"

Smiling at the two Uzumaki boys, the pinkette then tossed them their keys and they quickly caught them, "Thanks miss Sakura!" Just as they were about to leave, they witnessed the pinkette being groped - but seemed to know the culprit. Shisui then grinned, "Waddup babe!" Gaining a dry look, yet, quickly began to chuckle, "Not much baby, how have you been!?"

Okay, now the two Uzumaki's were worried. They were in a room filled to the brim with high ranking officers from the Uchiha clan. Sakura instantly noticed the Uzumaki boys' distress and chuckled as she waved her hand back and forth, "Believe me, these guys are about as soft as wet kittens. ESPECIALLY Shisui."

That's when Izuna walked in and sighed heavily, "Shisui, get your grubby paws off of Sakura. I swear those things are like magnets specifically made for Sakura." Shisui, still fondling the sensitive pinkette, winked, "You know it! How could I not keep my hands off of her!? Look at this sweet piece of ass!" Sakura was now turning bright red, "S-Shisui... s-stop..."

The Uzumaki boys quickly gave their grateful bows as they darted out of the vicinity. Izuna walked up and tapped Shisui's magnets, "Bad magnets!" Tilting his head down to look the pinkette in the eyes, he then smiled, "What's up Sakura?" It now felt as if she had been shot in the heart as she darted her eyes away, "Hey Izuna..."

Obito lifted an eyebrow, "What did Izuna do this time?" Sakura frantically waved her hands in front of her face, "N-NOTHING! Geez you guys, I said you could come by any time you wanted... I just didn't think that you would come EVERY SINGLE DAY! I don't mind Obito being here, but the rest of you need to GO!" This made them huff, but they did as asked.

None of the Uchiha men were listening, making the pinkette sigh heavily. Placing her hands on her hips, Sakura then jutted her hip to the left, "Well, if you plan on staying then you guys know the drill. If you stay, you work at my shop and are paid." None minded working at the feisty pinkette's shop, so they all nodded. Shisui then hopped on the counter as Sakura did, already knowing his role.

When all of the Uchiha boys were there, they took turns working the front desk for her while the others would work with the customers to give them their advice. Obito lifted up Sakura's schedule and fanned through the pages until reaching today's appointments... making his eyes slightly widen.

Oh dear.

Sakura instantly noticed Obito's face and chuckled, "You know the drill guys. Put your guns behind the counter if you are staying." Unfortunately, Sasuke, Itachi, and Izuna all then received a text over a mission that needed to be completed and waved as they left.

Only Obito, Shisui, and Sakura now; the huffing pinkette snatched her phone back from Obito before leaning back on the counter to place her head on Shisui's lap. Obito then groaned, "Man, why don't you two just hook up already? Become a couple, you know!?" Sakura merely ignored her older brother and blew her bangs to the side, "Don't tell me what to do, big brother."

Right at that moment, the bell on her shop door jingled as Shisui mindlessly ran his fingers through her long locks and spoke up, "Welcome to the shop-" his voice coming to an abrupt halt the moment he realized as to whom it was, causing him to narrow his onyx orbs slightly as he gave the pinkette a light tap on the shoulder, causing her to look over before jumping off of the counter and rushing forward happily, "UNCLE MINATO!"

Minato Namikaze, leader of the Uzumaki branch gang. It was said that he had named the branch after his late wife's last name, but just like all Uchiha's... all of the Uzumaki's were related one way or another. They witnessed Minato's orbs glaze over with anger the moment he had walked in to notice his niece's head on the top of an Uchiha's lap, but the moment she turned to him and bolted to him, his face immediately relaxed.

Sakura had actually done some digging on her family lineage and found the name "Namikaze" within the line. She had met Naruto's father plenty times prior, but once she found out and showed him the results, he began to call her his niece. Opening his arms as the pinkette jumped into them, he held her tightly, "How have you been honey?"

Snickering softly, Sakura then became dramatic, "OH, UNCLE MINATO! THE UCHIHA'S WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!" She feigned, yet he could tell instantly that she was and began to tickle her softly. After a giggle fest, her shimmering orbs then gazed into his own sky blue orbs, "So, why'd you come to the shop?"

Busted.

Lowering his head as he placed his hand on the back of his head, he then tilted his head up and began to laugh. Sakura gained a dry look and sighed heavily, "Let me guess, you blew out the suspension and burned out the exhaust pipes trying to go as fast as you could! Uncle Minato, HONESTLY! Take your bike to the garage. I'll have it fixed by tomorrow. Till then, you can use one of my spares within the shop."

Tilting her head towards Obito, she then chuckled, "Big brother, can you give him the ACTUAL total and give him the Uzumaki clan discount. Also, whichever bike he picks, give him the correct set of keys and let him go in peace. I want no bloodshed in my shop! Understood!?" Obito paled slightly, yet nodded, "All right, all right sis!"

Shisui watched with fascination, "Man, Sakura doesn't give a damn if a person is from a different clan, does she? How does she do it?" Obito's eyes saddened slightly as he looked at the Uzumaki discount of fifteen percent off and began writing a total, "It's simple... a life is a life in her eyes. Not one person is different. She acknowledges that every person has their own personality, their own life, their own kin, and they all have all suffered in some way..."

This made Shisui glance down, "If only I had the luxury of feeling that way. You already know how much I love her... right?" Peering his onyx orbs up, Obito then chuckled, "I think I've known ever since the day you found out that I was her favorite Uchiha. Shisui, I'm pretty sure everyone knows how you have felt about her this whole time."

Minato, not wanting to cause any trouble within the precious pinkette's shop, then approached Obito, "Hey Obito. Keeping watch over your sister as usual? You know, I admire how protective you are for my niece... this I can guarantee. As long as Sakura is alive and well, us Uzumaki will never attack you. She needs you by her side... but I could say the same about you, Shisui Uchiha. You guard her heart with all of the love that you can give."

Obito gave a soft smile at Minato as he handed him a receipt, having become rather close to the man in the entire year that Sakura had owned her shop, "Thank you, Minato. Your praises are far too kind. As long as I have a say in the matter, I will continue to keep you and Naruto safe. Sakura did not gain a scar on her chest because she hated Naruto, no... she protected him. I will always honor what she has done for him."

Shisui was now bright red considering that Minato of all people figured out as to how he had felt about Sakura. Obito then glanced Shisui's way and lifted a delicate brow, "Honestly Shisui...? You know that you make your feelings about Sakura pretty public, right? I'm pretty sure the only ones that are completely oblivious to this are you and sis."

The blonde leader of the Uzumaki branch began to laugh hysterically at this, making the poor young man bright red. Huffing softly as he began to hear tinkering within the garage, Shisui then hopped off of the counter and made his way to the garage. Leaning back, Minato chuckled, "Mind if I hang out with you for a bit, Obito?" Obito shook his head lightly and smiled, "No, please be my guest."

Public humiliation, aye?

Opening the door and closing it, he walked to the pinkette that was now covered in oil. Taking one of her gloved hands within his own gloved hands, he then smiled, "Hey, we should go out to dinner some time. What do you say?" Sakura tilted her head towards the barely older Uchiha male and smiled beautifully, "Sure! Why not!"

Nodding, he released her hand. Then it was settled, he would tell her exactly how he felt about her over dinner. Grinning happily now, he released her hand and she instantly began to reach for the wrench that was behind him, only to miss the wrench and fall forward so that her lips connected with his.

Jumping back with a severe blush, Sakura then glanced from side to side as her heart hammered within her chest, "I...um...excuse me Shisui, I didn't mean to do that. So please, forgive me." Nodding his head, he immediately began to frantically wave his hands back and forth in front of his face, "O-OH! NO, EXCUSE ME!" With that, he left the garage and hopped back up onto the counter, now smiling softly.

Totally... obvious...

Madara could NOT believe how much of an IDIOT he had been! He challenged the Uzumaki leader to a damned race and both of them ended up blowing out their suspensions and burned out his exhausts pipes in one SHOT! Oh, he was furious... if Sakura were still alive right now and witnessed the carnage he had done to his motorcycle that she had perfected, he knew he'd have an ear FULL of lectures right now.

Rolling his bike into the bed of his truck normally used for showcasing new motorcycles, the moody male released a heavy sigh. Right at that moment, his daughter ran out of the house, "Daddy, can I come too!?" Blowing his long bangs away from his face for a moment, he then shook his head, "No, not this time. Take a raincheck for me, all right?" Aina then looked down, "Okay..."

Jumping into the drivers side of his expensive black truck for showcasing new motorcycles, he started the engine and drove down to the shop that his clan owned. Figuring Sasuke, Itach, Obito and Shisui would all be there as he pulled in to the driveway and jumped out, he was quick to notice that only Sasuke, Itachi, and Izuna were inside cleaning their blood stained clothing.

Gently patting the metal door, they then looked up and waved as Sasuke chuckled, "Man your bike is trashed Madara! What happened?" Rolling his onyx orb, he then huffed out, "The suspension and exhaust pipes are now resting in a neverending slumber filled with dreams that they shall never wake from ever again." This made the twenty year old Uchiha male cringe slightly, "Madara, we don't have the parts to fix your bike."

Narrowing his, now, crimson filled orbs towards Sasuke; the leader of the Uchiha's then growled out, "And WHY do we NOT have the correct parts to fix up my motorcycle!?" Sasuke then released a heavy and dreading sigh as he leaned against the wall behind him with his arms crossed against his chest, "Well, considering that we LOST our best doctor... the Uchiha branch of the hospital now receives LESS funding than the Senju branch."

"Meaning," the grumpy male inquired to the younger member of his clan. Sasuke gave a heavy huff, "MEANING, we DON'T have the EXTRA FUNDS to just simply BUY NEW PARTS for our motorcycles! We also lost most of our customers the day Sakura was no longer regularly visiting the shop. You'll just have to look elsewhere Madara."

Groaning at this turn of events, he then gave a nod, "Thank you for letting me know Sasuke." With that, the moody male began to drive all over town, only to find that all shops had been cleaned out of their motorcycle parts and it would be a rather lengthy period of time until they were able to get anymore. However, he did gain valuable intel at the very last shop he visited.

"I'm surprised you haven't heard, Madara..." the young male spoke plainly. Madara lifted his brows as he replied back with an agitated tone, "Heard of what?" The young man shrugged and chuckled, "Well, there is a new shop in town that I have visited myself. It specializes in motorcycles." Nodding his head, he was about to ask, yet the young man handed a card to him. Looking at the card, he had to read the name of the shop, "Silhouette...?"

The young man nodded and folded his oil smeared arms across his chest, "Yeah, that's the shop's name. I went there myself once and MAN is the owner GORGEOUS! You might fancy her as well! She usually has all of the parts needed to fix a motorcycle and does so BRILLIANTLY! So I'm sure if you head down there, she will be able to make your baby run again smoothly."

Nodding as thanks, he then hopped into his truck and drove down to the beautiful appearing shop. All he could honestly think was, 'This place is beautiful. How is it that I have never noticed it before?' Shaking his head as he turned his truck off, Madara then jumped out of his vehicle and approached the doors, only to see Minato inside talking to someone that he could not see.

Shrugging his shoulders and pulling his mass amounts of hair into a high ponytail, the moody leader of the Uchiha's then entered the beautiful shop. Minato and Obito had been laughing about the race that him and Madara had, had with one another until the shop bells rang, only for Shisui - whom was looking down at his phone, to call out, "Welcome to Silhouette, what can we help you with?"

Well this was a damned surprise. Madara didn't know that this girl was so beautiful that it actually infatuated Shisui and Obito enough for them to work part-time at the place. Slowly, Obito reached for the garage door and fumbled a bit, only to accidentally flip the light switch off as he closed it.

"Well, this is a surprise," Madara spoke blandly. Minto then chuckled and waved, "Your bike's a mess too, Madara?" He merely nodded his head towards the blonde, making him chuckle, "Yeah, my niece basically bought all of the motorcycle parts within town and is amazing at fixing them as well."

Leaning over the counter, Obito then began to whisper within Minato's ear, "You CANNOT let him find out that Sakura runs this place Minato! He believes that she is dead and in my opinion, it is better that way!" All of a sudden an overly frustrated groan within the garage was released and a pink volcano then erupted from the room she had been working on Minato's bike, "WHAT IN THE HELL BIG BROTHER! I CAN'T WORK IF I CAN'T SEE!"

Cover has been blown.

Madara's eyes widened the moment he witnessed the mass amount of pink locks whirl around the corner like a tornado. Not even noticing him, Sakura flicked her hair over her shoulders, "I swear to god! Did you want me to have to make uncle Minato a WHOLE new bike for free!?"

Walking back into the garage and turning on the light, the pinkette then closed the door... only for Madara's face to become dark, "Care to explain this, Obito, Shisui?" Both kept their lips pursed tightly and Minato then gave a gentle chuckle, "My first niece... Sakura... well... she died. That girl you just saw, was her sister... Hana."

Obito and Shisui both gave a firm nod to make this statement more "valid". Madara instantly glanced down to the ground, "Oh... I see. Might I speak with Hana?" Obito then hummed gently, "Let me ask if she is free enough to speak." Giving his nod of approval, the older brother than walked calmly into the garage and closed the door behind him.

Once that door was closed, Obito rushed to the pinkette before whispering extremely softly, "Sakura, Madara is here! Minato told him some bizzare story that you had died and you are Hana, Sakura's sister. He wishes to speak with you." Sweat dropping at this, Sakura then sighed, "I figured it would come to this someday..."

Picking up some oil, she then smeared it across her bullet wound while Obito smeared oil over where the bullet had made its exit and over the M & S tattoo so that it could not be seen. Nodding his head at her, she then yanked her sweatband off and smeared a thick layer of oil over the inked skin until it was not visible. Turning to the mirror held within her garage, she then pulled out bright blue contacts that matched Minato's eyes and put them in.

Walking out of the room, she then huffed and did not act like herself at all, "Uncle Minato, tell me as to WHY you are pulling me away from my WORK!" Shisui then turned his head, "Hana, this is Madara Uchiha. He wishes to speak with you." If she had sworn under her breath, she would have instantly given herself away. So for now, she reeled herself in to get into character.

Walking towards Madara, the pinkette blinked for her blue eyes to shine as she then gave a polite bow, which was quite out of character for her, "Good afternoon Uchiha Madara, my name is Hana Haruno. How may I be of service? Also, I do apologize for the rude entrance I made a bit ago! It was probably unfitting for a woman, so please, forgive me." A precious smile was then gifted as she internally allowed her brow to twitch rapidly.

Fooled.

Madara instantly looked down. This girl acted nothing like Sakura. His hopes had gotten up for nothing... "Hana" then snapped towards Shisui, "Hey babe? Where are we going out to eat tonight?" - 'RUB IT IN HIS DAMN FACE! CHA!' - Shisui blinked slightly and placed a single finger against his chin, "Hm... What about that new Italian restaurant?"

The pinkette then gasped, "But are you SURE!? It is so expensive!" Shisui then chuckled softly, "Of course I'm sure! Anything for you babe!" Now Madara understood as to why Shisui had been so attached to Sakura. Hana was a spitting image of his Sakura, yet held no bullet wound scar or shark bite scars - not to mention her sassy attitude was nowhere to be found.

Snapping back around to Madara and clasping her hands together, "Oh, I am SO sorry for ignoring you when you wished to speak with me! Do you have a motorcycle issue?" Madara's eyes were finally filling with tears and the pinkette approached him, only to place a hand on his shoulder, "Hey? You okay...?"

Oh this man was SO fooled.

Nodding his head, he quickly blinked all tears away and folded his arms, "Yes, I probably have the same issues as the blonde here." Sakura then giggled softly, "Suspension and pipes, huh?" Madara merely nodded his head as he motioned for Obito to go and retrieve his motorcycle.

Sighing, Obito did as he was told and exited the shop to bring Madara's bike to the large and lavished garage the pinkette had to work in. Sakura felt slightly bad for fooling a man she had once loved... but once you leave someone to die, and that person just so happens to survive, is there any turning back?

Placing a single hand on her hip while her opposing hand was brought in front of her with a single finger raised, the pinkette chuckled, "Should you wish to sponsor Silhouette, then each time you come in you will gain a certain percentage off depending on how much your clan donates to my shop. Take uncle Minato here, he sponsors my shop and sends one thousand and five-hundred dollars each month, earning him and his entire clan fifteen percent off."

Winking playfully, she then pointed to her window as she added in, "Plus, all leaders get to place a signature on my shop's window and they personally get to place their clan crest on the door! Though, Shisui here likes to sign my window anyway and I have to erase it every time," Her laughter was bright and oh-so happy as she finished.

Placing a hand on his chin, Madara began to think. His clan couldn't purchase anything due to this girl's shop and should he or any of his clan members need maintenance on their motorcycles, they would be out of luck. Opening his onyx orbs, he then grinned. His family made more money than they actually knew what to do with, so this was easy.

"Very well, the Uchiha will now sponsor your shop Hana. We will be sending five thousand dollars to you every month, so do watch for it. However, the first payment will come directly from me," was all he said as he snapped open his checkbook to write down the shops name, the amount being paid, and his signature.

Chuckling, Sakura then accepted the check with a bow, "My, you will be getting fifty percent off from now on! Congratulations Madara Uchiha! Shisui, can you hand me the red permanent marker please? Oh, I will also need you to go to the back, create the Uchiha clan crest, laminate it, and put some adhesive on the back."

Shisui smiled softly and nodded, "Of course babe." Turning his body, he took hold of the red permanent marker and then handed it to his leader. With that mission accomplished, he then retreated to the back of the room to create the Uchiha clan crest. Madara then walked out to the front and made his beautiful signature that held the Uchiha clan crest attached to the end of his name.

The high ranking officer known for his speed then walked outside and handed the crest to his leader, only for Madara to take it and smile as he placed it on the door to show that he supported the shop. Even if this girl was not Sakura, he wanted to support her for one simple fact... he had failed Sakura.

Obito then handed Madara the receipt and grinned at how low the cost was just because he had decided to sponsor this pretty little thing. Sakura then gave a brightened smile, "I will have your motorcycle ready for you tomorrow considering I have to fix uncle Minato's first." Minato then puffed his cheeks out cutely and took the little fool within his arms, "Oh, Hana, I love you!" Squeaking at the tight hold, Sakura then gasped out, "C-Can't b-breath!"

Damn Uzumaki's-er-Namikaze's...

Finally being released, Sakura had to blink her eyes a couple of times to get her contacts back into place as she then bonked her fist into a mirroring open palm, "Ah, I forgot to ask lord Madara. I wish to hire Obito and Shisui full time. Of course, should they receive a mission from you while at work, they will given clearance to leave and still be paid the full amount. This will also give your clan an employee's discount on top of the sponsorship."

Minato then released a snort, "Then why not hire some from my clan, Hana!" Blinking rapidly, the pinkette then chuckled, "Of course, Nagato can come and work for me as long as he still does not dislike me. I do not wish to be threatened at my own establishment, uncle, you understand...?" Minato then barked a laugh, "Nagato never disliked you, Hana! He is just jealous that he lost to Shisui."

That... was a lie...

The next day Sakura arrived at her shop and unlocked the door, only to walk inside. Soon to follow was Obito, Shisui, and Nagato. Placing her hands on her hips, causing her black with hot pink stripes tube top shifted slightly, "All right you guys, I need to be notified the moment Madara arrives. I will have to switch up my personality and put my fake colored contacts in to not raise suspicion."

After Shisui had taken the pinkette to dinner and finally told her how he felt about her, the two began to date. Hell, they were used to calling one another "babe" and "baby" anyway. Shisui and Obito had to teach Nagato EVERYTHING about Silhouette concerning what the policies were, where everything was placed, and how much certain items costed.

Any chance the redhead got, he would be caught glaring at the pinkette. Shisui sighed heavily as he watched this twenty-four year old silently glare and curse the pinkette's very existence, making the twenty-two year old male groan, "Dude, quit eyeballing my girl as if you were wishing her dead." Right at that moment, Minato walked in blinking harshly, "Say what?"

Lifting a single hand, Shisui chuckled, "Yo Minato." This made Nagato release a snarl, "SHOW RESPECT TO THE LEADER OF THE UZUMAKI CLAN!" Minato sweat dropped heavily, "Nagato, I've known Shisui for a while now. Calm down." Sakura then dashed out and launched herself to wrap her arms around the blonde's neck, "UNCLE MINATO!"

It was far too sudden...

Three sets of firearms were then locked and loaded as Shisui snarled out, "DROP THE GUN, NAGATO!" Obito's eyes darkened immensely, "Lower your weapon... NOW! Employees are only allowed to carry firearms for their OWN safety!" Minato instantly shielded the precious female within his arms, yet the moment a shot was fired, Sakura shoved Minato out of the way and her arm was pierced, causing her to take a sharp breath of pain in.

Snapping her emerald orbs angrily towards Nagato, she walked forward and slapped him across the face, "DAMMIT YOU HAVE HORRIBLE AIM! AFTER WORK, OBITO, SHISUI, AND MYSELF WILL MAKE YOU AN EXPERT MARKSMAN!" Shisui instantly grabbed the first-aid kit and began to bandage Sakura's arm up with a worried expression, "Babe, you okay...?"

Nodding her head, she released a heavy sigh, "How many damn times am I going to shield people...? I suppose I'm still too soft." Minato instantly rushed to his niece, "Sakura, are you okay!?" Nodding her head slightly, she then sighed, "The bullet is lodged in my arm though, so I need to go and see Hashirama. Uncle, will you take me?"

A scowl crossed Minato's face the moment Hashirama's name was even mention, yet nodded, "Yeah..." Turning her head, the pinkette then sighed heavily, "Big brother, I'm leaving you in charge. Madara's motorcycle is done, so once he comes in you will have to handle it." Obito then nodded as flashbacks to her being shot the last time flashed before him, making him tear up, "S-Sis..."

She knew that Obito had been going through hell and back to get over how she had almost died. If he would have arrived just a few minutes later at the Senju branch, then she surely would have moved onto the next realm. Taking a sharp pained breath in, she then scowled, "BIG BROTHER! YOU ARE IN CHARGE, SO ACT THE PART!"

Nodding his head, he then shook all thoughts from his head, "I will make you proud sis." Shisui walked the pinkette to the fixed motorcycle and lifted her on. Narrowing his orbs at Minato once he got on and kicked the stand up, his Sharingan then activated, "Should I find that Sakura comes to anymore harm due to you, make no mistake that you will die." Minato then chuckled, "I'm glad that you two are finally a couple."

Sharingan, deactivated now, the Uchiha boyfriend's face then turned bright red, "Get her straight to Hashirama, Minato." Nodding and pushing his personal vendetta to the side, Minato then zoomed off to the Senju branch of the hospital. Lead poisoning began to leak into her body as she clenched her uncle tightly and cried out in pain.

Bullets...

Minato swiftly grasped Sakura's arm gently, "Hold on Sakura," with that said, he felt her gentle nod and he hit the throttle. Thanking god that Silhouette wasn't too far from the hospital, the blonde haired and blue eyed Uzumaki lifted the pinkette within his arms before rushing inside. Clenching his jaw and looking down, Sakura's face now dripped with sweat as her breathing became heavy.

Swallowing his pride, Minato then shouted out, "HASHIRAMA, HELP!" Rushing out of his office, the brunette ignored Minato's presence as pain flashed across his face the moment he saw the pinkette's condition, "Minato, follow me!" The blonde Uzumaki leader did not even hesitate as he bolted down the hall with the brunette.

Hashirama then glanced back at the blonde as he rushed and spoke, "What is your relationship to Sakura, Minato? Also, why is she even here when she should be at work at Silhouette!?" Minato blinked rapidly and chuckled, "She's my niece. She's here because a member of my clan fired a shot at her while working for her. I tried to shield her, but she pushed me away from harm and took the bullet herself..."

A comical heavy and dreaded sigh was then released from the brunette before he chuckled softly, "She always has to bleed just to know she's alive. She's basically lost her identity and is now trying to sort her life out now that it has been flipped upside down." Once at the end of the hall, Minato handed the pinkette to the brunette and swiftly, he entered the room for surgery.

Removing the bullet was easy enough, but getting the shattered shards of the bullet removed safely was more of a challenge. Once done, Hashirama pulled the laser technology over and it began to seal her wound shut. The pinkette cried out in pain and tears slid from her eyes, "P-Please Hashirama, scold me l-later..."

Frowning, he then ran his hands through the pinkette's long bubblegum colored locks as the laser continued to knit her skin back together, "I'm not going to scold you Sakura. You did what you believed to be the right choice, so I have no right to scold you. By the way, is Minato really your uncle!?" Sakura chuckled softly as the brunette dabbed the sweat from her forehead, "Y-Yeah... shocking, huh?"

Blowing his bangs to the side, he then chuckled softly, "I'll say. You two are similar though. Both of you are quick as hell and show no mercy when someone you love is placed within harm's way. In a sense, I admire that about Minato. When Tobirama was killed, I cried... but I also did not do everything within my power to protect him... I have failed miserably as a brother."

The pinkette then frowned heavily... she remembered that day very clearly... how could she forget? Tobirama had been her very first assassination. The silver haired Senju should still be alive and she knew that far too well. Tobirama had been nothing but loving to her ever since she had met him and due to his actions towards Izuna, it threw her emotions into turmoil. After a quick visit to her father, she then stole his life.

She couldn't keep the secret any longer. The laser treatment just about complete, Sakura began to shed many tears of misery, which did not go unnoticed by Hashirama, "Hey now, why are you crying?" The pinkette looked into Hashirama's eyes and she choked out, "Y-You didn't fail as a brother, Hashirama. It's my fault he's not alive any longer."

Not understanding her line of thinking, he chuckled, "No, Sakura... this is my fault, and my fault alone. To be honest, if someone ever told me they killed my brother... they would receive no mercy from me," his tone rang out in a pitch that was far too dark for her liking. That's when she sucked in a sharp breath and held it for moments as the brunette finished the treatment and smiled, "There you go Sakura, no scar will be left!"

Obito was worried sick about Sakura as he watched Shisui and Nagato speak with customers over what they would need for a motorcycle that was specifically made for speed. Ever since his pink haired little sister slapped the redhead and promised to help fix his aim, Nagato had actually been tolerable.

Madara then arrived at the shop riding on the back of Itachi's motorcycle. Jumping off, the moody male then walked inside, leaving his mass forest of black and blue thorns within a high ponytail to keep it off of his neck. Glancing towards Obito, he then smirked, "How is Hana today? Has she finished my motorcycle?"

Blinking slightly, Obito nodded and tosses his leader his keys, "Yeah, she also gave you a free tuneup." Blinking slightly, Madara then chuckled, "May I speak with her to thank her?" Obito huffed slightly, "She went out to get some supplies, so she might not be back for a bit."

Right at that moment, Obito began to hurriedly text his little sister, 'Madara is here picking up his bike. Your blue contacts are in the garage of the shop, so don't return until I give the say so. Shisui has been a nervous wreck this entire time, but has been working as if nothing had happened, let him know that you're okay ASAP. Love ya sis.'

Nodding, he then walked outside to head into the garage and pick his motorcycle. Sighing heavily, his orbs then snapped to the corner of the room to see a black and white picture of the clan and Sakura. Walking to the picture, Madara leaned his head down, 'She must be keeping this as a memory that her sister was in a gang...'

Setting the photograph down, he then slung his leg over his bike and noticed a tuneup was not the only thing that Hana had done... she had also repainted his entire bike a shimmering crimson red and a new Uchiha clan crest had been painted on. The pinkette had made his motorcycle look brand new. Shaking his head of all thoughts that included Sakura, the emotional wreck of a man took in a quivering breath to stabilize himself, yet felt frozen in place.

The door to the garage then opened and Nagato walked out, "Hey! Hana doesn't like people lingering in her workspace! Get out, now!" Madara snapped his head up to give the Uzumaki male a glare promising death as he unclasped his gun, yet the redhead huffed, "Listen, Hana has made it very clear to all gang members that violence within her shop is not tolerated and guns are not to be drawn!"

He had gained the information to call Sakura by Hana while Madara was in the shop, but he almost slipped up a few times. Madara had just figured the Uzumaki that held a horrible aim was just nervous around a person of such high caliber, whom also held such a deadly reputation within the city. Even Sakura, whom he believed was dead, STILL held a deadly reputation for being ruthless.

Within the shop, Shisui's phone buzzed and he excused himself from the customers he had been helping before answering, "Hey babe, you doing okay?" A slight pause was then heard before a reply was then given, "Yeah, I'm all fixed up. I'll be back at the shop soon. I got big brother's text, so can you get Madara out of there for me?" Snickering softly, he replied with ease, "But of course I can. Later."

Hanging his phone up, Shisui then walked out to the garage to see Madara pointing a gun at the Uzumaki male, "Ugh, Madara! No guns allowed! You got your motorcycle fixed, now go play!" Lifting his eyebrows to one of his high ranking officers, Madara then gave a hefty huff, "Very well. I do not wish to create mayhem within Hana's shop." With that, he turned his bike on and zoomed off.

Moments later, Sakura arrived and smiled at Nagato, "Bravo Nagato! I heard everything you just said! We were in the alley right next to the shop, so naturally, I heard you." Nagato felt dumbfounded, but not by Sakura's word. Slowly turning, he looked all too fascinated, "How does he ride so smoothly! Dude, he's BADASS!"

Oi vey...

Shisui chuckled, "If you think Madara is good... you should go riding with Sakura. She actually LET Madara beat her once." The pinkette blinked roughly, "Huh? We will be riding together to the shooting range later. Of course, for my protection, you and Obito will be tagging along as well."

Shaking his head, Shisui huffed, "Babe, you are about as reckless as they get." Rolling her eyes as she made her way into her shop, she then took Shisui's hand and dragged him inside as well to finish his conversation with the Hyuga customers he had that had JUST been accepted into their gang and were their to get their first motorcycles.

They all watched as the pinkette with long hair made her way in the room before hopping on the counter and resting her back against the granite surface. Clicking her phone to life, the pinkette frowned instantly. The picture of Madara and herself needed to be changed, but she could never bring herself to do so.

"I see you still haven't changed your background picture," Obito claimed as he leaned his chin into a propped up open palm. She saw the challenging look held within her big brother's eyes and slowly... a single set of tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, "Guess I haven't... BABE, COME HERE!"

Right in the middle of a conversation when he heard his girlfriend calling from him; he, once again, excused himself as he rubbed the back of his head chuckling. Sakura grasped his shoulders and turned him around, giving him a shocked face until he noticed her phone in front of the two. Smiling gently, Shisui turned his head and placed a hand against her cheek before leaning his forehead against her own.

The pinkette smiled softly and the moment she closed her eyes, she snapped the adorable photo. Leaning in and kissing his nose, Sakura then shooed her boyfriend away as she laid against the counter once more. Looking at the photo, her eyes widened at how sweet it was and smiled as she finally changed her screensaver. Putting the photo into a text, she then sent it to Shisui before pressing the home screen button and handing her big brother her phone.

Obito took her phone and his eyes slightly widened, "Sis... this is too damn cute." Sakura instantly giggled at this as her phone then received a text. Plucking her phone from Obito's grasp, she then opened her messages and noticed that Ino had messaged a picture to her. Curious, she opened the text only to see her kissing Madara with the attachment 'How cute are we together!? Want to double date this weekend?'

Her phone fell from her hand and Obito shot his hand out to catch it so that his little sister didn't have to buy ANOTHER new phone. Once he turned the screen over, his own eyes widened and typed back for the frozen pinkette 'Sorry, can't! Way too busy these days!'

It was finally closing time for the shop and all began to exit. The pinkette no longer had the bike that Madara had gifted her and that always made her sad... she had loved that bike and made it look so beautiful. For now, she was riding a motorcycle that she had made for Izumi. Knowing the female Uchiha loved the sunset, she used a photo taken from the beach house when it was sunset to paint it in shimmering yellow, red, and orange.

"SISTER," the pinkette heard and turned her head to see the motorcycle Madara had made for her being ridden by Izumi before parking and hopping off, "Madara said something really weird to me today. He said, Sakura's sister would probably like to have a memento of her late sister" I didn't understand a damn word he meant, but agreed to bring your bike here. Let me guess, you are going by a different name around Madara?"

Chuckling, Sakura rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, "Yup! Anytime you are around me while Madara is around, I am Hana. So you brought me the bike he custom built me... thanks Izumi. Actually, I made this bike for you." She motioned her hand to the sunset colored motorcycle and Izumi basically began to drool before leaping on the pinkette, "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!"

Izumi then huffed, "Sister, how in the HELL do you manage to ride this pink BEAST!? It is so fast that it actually scared me so much that I had to go under the speed limit!" This made Sakura burst into laughter, "That's because that particular motorcycle is at its highest setting of speed! It's more or less as fast as a racecar!"

Sweat drop...

"Thanks for bringing this to me, Izumi. Enjoy your new ride. It is slower because I knew you are more on the cautious side," Sakura spoke tenderly to the younger Uchiha female, making her smile as she took off on her new bike. Slinging her leg over her custom made "beast", Shisui then sweat dropped, "Babe, don't try to amaze Nagato too much."

Blinking rapidly, Sakura giggled at this comment, "Oh, I'll do my best. Let's head to shooting range three." They all nodded and Sakura then shot forward on her motorcycle, leaving Nagato dumbfounded, "What in the HELL? She's even cooler than Madara!" They all then attempted to follow the pinkette, yet soon lost her due to the speed she was going to hide her tears.

Reaching shooting range three, Sakura released a heavy breath until she heard Ino voice, "Hey! Not out in public Madara!" Pulling both guns out and lowering her head dangerously, she neared the range and held both weapons up as her Sharingan activated. Right then, Shisui, Obito, and Nagato arrived to turn their head once they heard moaning.

"Babe... hold my bike steady..." her cold tone rang out. Shisui walked forward and held the pinkette's custom made motorcycle upright, only for her to jump on top and take a deep breath as she then kicked off the handlebars and began rapidly pulling the trigger while airborne, hitting each in the dead center.

Obito then glanced at Nagato's amazed face before speaking in a soft tone, "Sakura was once one of the best shooters in the Uchiha ranks..." Her sparkling black belt now held storage for throwing knives and placed her guns within their holster the minute she threw six within air.

Twisting gracefully, Sakura caught the first knife and hurled it dead straight at the target. Shifting her body quickly, she caught two and hurled them viciously to hit the targets perfectly. 'Three more...' her deadly thoughts rang out as the pinkette then jumped within the air, caught one, and kicked the other two before hurling the last to actually split open the target.

Before she could even land, Sakura snatched her handguns back out and angled her body so that she now did a mid-air cartwheel while firing perfect shots. Landing with ease, the royally pissed off pinkette backflipped and once she saw the targets, fired six perfectly shot rounds that pierced every target with perciscion.

Keeping her head lowered, Sakura then spoke in a darkened tone that neither Shisui, nor Obito had heard since she was an assassin, "You see, Nagato... it's about knowing where your bullets or other weapons you use are going to go..." Hearing Ino cry out in ecstasy, the pinkette roughly sank one of her canines into her lower lip until blood began to flow down her chin and slowly drip down as her body trembled.

Bolting forward, Shisui then took the pinkette within his arms, "SAKURA, CALM DOWN!" Snapping out of her trance, she placed her firearms back within their holsters and clipped them shut. Tuning Ino's voice out, she then walked up to the Uzumaki, "Keep both eyes open and aim true... I will be your target..."

All were about to protest until her deadly emerald orbs darted back, daring for them to speak against the choice she had made. All quieted down as Ino's cries continued to ring out louder and louder as she pulled out her phone and texted the picture she had taken with Shisui to Madara with the note 'Shut your bitch up.'

Standing in front of the target now, the pinkette snarled out, "KEEP BOTH OF YOUR EYES OPEN AND AIM TRUE, NAGATO!" Taking a deep breath, the Uzumaki male began to tremble over shooting Sakura again... especially with her brother and boyfriend here. He was about to put his firearm away until Obito and Shisui both ground out while clutching their fists tightly, "Don't you dare put that gun away. FIRE!"

Holy... shit...

Nagato steadied his breathing and aimed true, yet hesitated once he released a round that flew straight by the pinkette's head. Shisui then gripped his fists tighter, "WHAT ARE YOU SO TERRIFIED OF!? AIM AND FIRE! DON'T YOU DARE DISHONOR MY GIRLFRIEND BY MISSING INTENTIONALLY! HARDEN YOUR HEART AND FIRE AS IF YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANOTHER DYING!"

The moment Madara's phone began to jingle as he had his "fun" with his new girlfriend. Hearing the sounds of multiple gunshots rapidly firing did not bother him whatsoever as he continued to pump into Sakura's best friend. Lifting his phone, he then checked his messages and witnessed the name attached to this message. The name that popped up was no doubt "Sakura".

Opening the message, Madara's eyes then widened in horror as he saw the emerald orbs with one of his high ranking officers... Shisui. Quickly opening a text to Shisui, he then texted 'STAY AWAY FROM MY WOMAN!' Hearing his phone's text sound go off, Shisui looked at his messages before snapping a picture of the pinkette standing in front of a target as an Uzumaki pointed his weapon towards the woman Madara loved and sent it.

Just as Nagato fired his gun, the pinkette watched the bullet in slow motion and stepped to the side as it hit the target dead in the center of the painted wooden target. Sakura instantly began to clap happily, "Great job Nagato!" He then looked down at his weapon as he thought silently, 'So, that's the trick to hitting your target. However, when Sakura gets into that killers mindset, she somehow has to be brought out of it...'

Hearing Shisui yell along with the sound of a handgun firing steadily, Madara instantly pulled out of the blonde and watched out of the window in horror as his fastest high ranking officer ran towards Sakura and scooped her up before bringing her down to his face so that the two of them now pressed their lips together.

He would have to have a little chat with his "TELEPORTER".

Ino now whined softly as her dripping entrance begged to be taken again. Royally pissed off now, Madara plunged back into the blonde with no warnings or regard as to how it would feel for her. Now whimpering, Madara then whispered to the female to cease he whining this instant and she should just be happy that he had agreed to continue at all.

He watched the pinkette out of the corner of his onyx orb as she hopped onto her custom made motorcycle and the other three were to follow suit. Instantly noticing that once the four left, Shisui and Sakura went the same direction. Frustrated beyond belief now, Madara hurriedly met his release before rushing out to jump on his bike to go to the place the couple now headed...

Shisui's home...

Sakura and Shisui met at his lavished apartment around ten at night, but it was quick enough. Tiredly, the two walked up his stairs and quickly entered his home. Both parties were exhausted at this point and just wanted to get some sleep. Sakura took a relaxing bath as her boyfriend set in one of his t-shirts and a pair of her solid black boyshorts underwear.

Wearing no bra, the pinkette washed her body swiftly and pulled her boyfriend's t-shirt and her underwear on. The moment she collapsed on his bed, she was out like a burned out lightbulb. Shisui was no different as he bathed and dressed only in a pair of low rising sweatpants. The pinkette curled up on his chest and Shisui quickly looked at his screensaver before plugging his cellphone in to let it charge.

The moment this was completed, the "teleporter" was asleep with one hand wrapped around his girl, while the other draped over his forehead. To be honest, this had been his first day of working at a regular job and it was exhausting compared to the work that he normally did.

Around eleven at night, rough slams came to the high ranking officer to the Uchiha clan's door. Startled awake by all of the noise, Shisui groaned and sat up slowly while rubbing a single tired orb. After more slams, the officer groaned heavily and pushed himself out of the warmth and comfort of his bed.

Walking to his door, the Uchiha male then unlocked his door before opening it to see none other than his leader. Still rubbing his eyes and half asleep, Shisui then spoke out in a sleepy tone, "Oh, hey Madara... what's up?" Right then, the pinkette stumbled out and held onto Shisui's arm, "Madara... we are tired. Can this not wait until tomorrow...?"

Basically giving the pinkette a look that screamed 'SHUT. UP.' while holding a deep glare on his facial expression as Shisui wrapped his arm around Sakura's waist to hold her upright. A deadly gleam then crossed the leader of the Uchiha's face, "So... how long have you ACTUALLY been alive Sakura!?" Still exhausted, Sakura then rubbed her eyes more as if they were irritated, "What are you talking about...? I never died..."

They honestly should have seen this coming...

"Madara... seriously... we are exhausted and we have to work again tomorrow," Shisui groaned out, yet was instantly awake the moment the Uchiha clan leader shouted harshly, "SHISUI, YOU ARE TO NEVER SEE SAKURA EVER AGAIN!" This actually had the pinkette laughing, "Madara, who we choose to date is of none of your concern. When I was hospitalized, you were the only one who did not come to me... and the only one who did not know I was still alive."

His face gained a look of complete and utter disbelief at this statement. He had betrayed her trust far more times than she had actually betrayed him... yet he was the only one who did not come to her side when she was on the brink of death. At that point, he appeared defeated as his hands that had balled up with anger... simply loosened up for once. Even his parents went to the pinkette in her dire state...

Shisui shook his head slightly, "Honestly Madara, you harmed her far more times and one incident that she ripped herself up about, you left her to die on the ground. Now, we have to work tomorrow. Later." With that, his grip on the pinkette slightly tightened protectively. Closing his door on Madara's paled face, the Uchiha officer then locked his home once again. The couple then walked back to Shisui's bed and curled up with one another as they drifted off.

One final thought phased through the pinkette's mind as she dozed off, 'Who do you think you are, Madara...'