Authors note -

This is my first fanfic, I've never written one before... believe it or not, but I do have some experience. If I could get some tips after reading this fanfic I'd love to hear it! I hope it's good.. _

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Sasuke and Naruto died many years ago, when they were just children. Tsunade is devastated, and so is Sakura. She's been suffering from Depression yet she keeps going and finishes her missions with ease, The village has been mourning for Naruto's death and Sasuke's as well for at least years.

"Who was responsible for this, Sakura?! You must speak." Tsunade slammed her fists on the desk, forming an angry expression. "You can't keep silent, this is the last time."

"They attacked."

"Who?"

"The Akatsuki, it was only 2 though. He had gray hair, and the other.. I don't know how to describe him."

Sakura rubbed her right arm, the scar, those bastards left. She wanted to scratch it off, to cut it, it ALWAYS reminded her of it. She couldn't help but feel guilty, she was truly useless. She held back the tears and swallowed the lump in her throat.

"They att..attacked Naruto for his nine tails.."

Tsunade looked at her, worried. She was truly sad for her student, she knew how badly she wanted to scream and cry.

"Sakura, you can go home."

With that, Sakura left. She looked down at her footsteps, she missed the days where she could hear Naruto's laugh, where she could see Sasuke's smile, and him trying to hide it. She missed it all so very much.

Yet.

Sakura was the only survivor, and she couldn't help Sasuke or Naruto in any way. She was only a genin, with no special talents like them.

Flashback

Sakura and Naruto, Sasuke were walking. They were all tired and worn out, they all just had a mission. Yet Naruto kept insisting that they could train together, Sakura and Sasuke shrugged.

"Come on! We can get stronger!" Naruto kept repeating while waving his arms up and down.

"Naruto!! Calm down! We will train okay?! Just .. Hold on!" Sakura yelled at him, she then checked the time. I guess they could train, she then looked at Sasuke and he nodded. She smiled at Naruto, and they headed to Training grounds

Yet, there was someone following them. Both Sakura and Sasuke knew, it was so easy they didn't even need to guess. They stopped in their tracks and Sasuke looked over his shoulder

"Hey why'd we stop?" Naruto asked

Sakura punched him right in the head, and gritted her teeth

"Isn't it quite obvious? We know your following us. Go on with your little friend."

A few dark chuckles, and rustling in trees could be heard. They jumped down, the one only Hidan and Kakuzu, Hidan smirked and laughed again.

All Naruto could do was glare, followed by Sasuke and Sakura.

A few moments later.

Sakura was on her knees, Hidan gripped her hair. Holding her up, he laughed as he saw tears streaming down her face, her legs squirmed and she tried to make him let go.

"Let .. let me go!"

This only made Kakuzu chuckle.

They were making a joke out of her.

A joke out of her friends.

She couldn't save them.

She was the only one to blame.

She stared at Sasuke's body, it was bruised, bleeding from his chest. Limbs departed. She cried, it was all for nothing. They fought, hard so hard. It did nothing, they were just genin's. She sobbed, she screamed.

"Let.. go of Sakura... now.."

Naruto could only mumble that, before coughing blood.

"Is this bitch still fighting?"

Sakura could only cry, she squirmed more, before using substitution Justu. A log appeared in front of Hidan, she then would dash at Naruto, and Sasuke. Desperately trying to heal them, she cried hard. She cried on Naruto's chest gripping him tightly.

Sasuke accepted his fate.

Naruto looked at death, and he fought it. Only to lose.

"Fucking bitch." Hidan kicked her off, stepping on her gut. Making Sakura cough blood, he then laughed. He would throw her on her right side cutting her arm, creating a scar on her right arm.

"We should take her to the akatsuki, make her our toy." He said while looking at her up and down.

"Your gross, Hidan. She's 12." Kakuzu said before flipping the pages on his book. "Well, let's go back before the leader gets mad."

"Good idea."

They both vanished, leaving Sakura to sob. She cried hard, she kept screaming naruto and sasuke's name getting no response. She noticed Sasuke and Naruto's coats on the ground, she grabbed it and gripped it tightly, hugging it like she would hug the alive Sasuke and naruto.

"You idiots.."

She cried for hours.

End of flashback

She repeated the whole situation in her head, she laid down in her bed. Gripping the coffee mug in her hands, tears started flowing down her face. She held her mouth shut, her bottom lip trembled.

"Why.. Sasuke, Why.. Naruto?"

She set the coffee mug down, and warmed her self up. Before closing her tear filled eyes

Falling asleep.

Morning

She headed down to Ichiraku ramen, it was gloomier then ever. The ramen guy was sad as well, but he held a fake smile.

"Hey Sakura, beef ramen today?"

"Yes.. beef ramen." She said, while sitting down.

He went into the kitchen to cook.

She was devastated, she had heavy eye bags. She couldn't let go of the situation and all it did was repeat in her mind. She looked at her scar she wanted to get rid of it, all it did was remind her.

A bowl of ramen was given to her, she started eating, slowly. All she could hear was a sting, the words repeated in her mind.

"We should take her to the akatsuki, make her our toy."

Was she, really.. that weak? She would've became a toy to the akatsuki if they didn't vanish in time. She would've gotten.. she just would've been traumatized. She knew she was lucky, but she was terrified.

She wanted revenge. As she finished the ramen bowl, revenge was just in her mind. She wanted it, and she needed it.

A few hours has passed and all eyes were set on her when she walked past the village. She didn't mind, she was known as a betrayer, a weakling, a runner. She kept a emotionless expression and headed her way to the hokage's office.

"Tsu..Tsunade?"

She handed her a scroll, she opened it.

"Learn it, you'll need it for your next mission.. we're bringing Sasuke and naruto back."

Sakura's eyes lit up, she was happy. So incredibly happy. She smiled. She was there to save Sasuke, to save Naruto. Her friends. She was NOT gonna fail this mission, she was gonna bring Sasuke and naruto back.

Her mourning, her sobs, her tears. They were all to wasted to just keep by and standing.

"Hai!" Sakura said, before rushing out the room with the scroll.

"We're all counting on you sakura, you will save multiple lives. You will save us, our hearts."

"It's like watching a blossom blooming."

Shizune added, smiling. She had faith in Sakura, everyone did.