"How can i tell you?"

A HinaNaru (also a SasuSaku, ShikaIno) pairing!

Authors notes: Geez... school's out... sheesh.. I missed all of you TT... anyways , SasuSaku fans rejoice! This one will regard them. What are they up to... hmmm... thinks anyway, keep on reviewing and thanks to all who had reviewed... oh yeah... I changed my Username to Shimokawa-mika now as you can see... hopefully you'll like this chapter SasuSaku fans. and btw... a ' ' will now be used for thoughts... ;;;

Disclaimer : Of course, the naruto series is not mine... if it was... hinata would appear more frequently and theyed get engaged in the series (you gotta love both of em) well... Naruto, Hinata-san, Ino, Sakura, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Kakashi and some other minor/major characters are NOT mine i tell you!!! (but i wish they were... TT)

How can I tell you? - Chapter 5 The Maiden of wind,

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Sakura was walking home after watching Ino's shop, She couldnt help but worry for her comrades. "I wonder if theyre alright... " wondered Sakura.

'hah! Dont worry Sakura! that Ino'll keep Naruto's hands outta hinata for a while...' Said Inner sakura.

'geez... I gotta stop ya from showing up... its messin with my head...'

Inner sakura smirked at herself.

'oi! youre in front of Sasuke's house!!!! getta hell in there!'

Sakura shook her head and woke herself up. The inner her was right... she was at the gate of the mansion the Uchiha's were. Ever since his family was killed by Itachi he lived there alone. She became Surprizingly Close to Sasuke after a while. They went out together with naruto, Shikamaru, lee, chouji, and Ino once a month on a picnic, and sometimes, She and Sasuke would be training partners. No one would have guessed that it was sakura who brought up Sasuke to be so open to life again.

'Maybe i could visit Sasuke...I hope he needs company...' Sakura thought to herself, 'good thing he let me have his spare key... hehehehe'

Sakura laughed evily and unlocked the gate. She came in only to see a garden, supposably once a beautiful one that had been neglected. She knocked at the front gate... but after a while... no one answered...

"sasuke...? it's me Sakura! may I came in?"

No one answered, so Sakura came to a conclusion to come inside. Sakura came across furniture that was already covered in cobwebs and has never seemed to be dusted for a long time... 'geez, Is Sasuke really this messy?' Inner sakura said. but still she wanted to help sasuke. She can imagine his pain and anger. It seemed made him feel that happiness really isnt real. After a lot of wondering and passing though a lot of rooms. There was this Shining thing on the other room that caught her eye... She came closer and saw a pendant that hung on a Silver chain.

'Its so beautiful...' Sakura thought to herself, as she saw the pendant gleam its bright luster on her eyes.

The Pendant was a diamond cut into the shape of the northern star. It had a "U" on the center for Uchiha. It was certainly beautiful as the diamond was pure and solid. Sakura was about to touch it when she heard someone stepping down from the stairs.

Sakura ran towards the door and she bumped into Sasuke.

"hey... what are you doing here...?" Asked Sasuke, who was crossing his arms.

Sakura stood up and looked away.

"hey... Sasuke!... um... I just came by to say hello... and then... er... I saw that pretty pendant on display. is it yours?"

Sasuke Shook his head and walked to the display box.

"no... It's my mother's... she gave it to me before the day she died...."

Sakura looked down.

"umm.... Im sorry..."

"no need to be sorry Sakura... I earned enough of my revenge to itachi..."

Sakura went closer to sasuke.

"you know... um... I havent seen you for... q-quite a while..."

Sasuke closed his eyes.

"yeah... I know..."

'Wait a damn minute... is this really Sasuke?! I gotta be dead!' said inner sakura as it punched itself on the head.

Sakura looked at sasuke.

"Sasuke... i wish you could just forget the past and enjoy the future... what happened before cannot be returned..."

Sasuke looked at her and gave a rare smile.

"Thank you sakura...I should thank you and naruto for being such good friends to me..."

Sakura shook her head.

"Its nothing Sasuke..."

"...heh... you and naruto were always there... you guys didnt leave me... unlike my brother itachi... who instead of making me happy he made me miserable... and alone"

Sakura smiled and looked at the window.

"as a friend... i'll tell you that... you shouldnt be clouded in your dark memories... you have to live up to the present and find the future... just remember that I'll be always next to you as former teammates..."

Sasuke looked at Sakura and smiled, He took the necklace from its container and he walked towards sakura slowly.

"Sakura... here... take this..."

sasuke offered his mother's necklace.

"wha..! I cant take that...! It has sendimental value to you..."

"...my mother told me once that I should give this to the person I care about the most... its you."

Sakura's heart was pounding... she didnt know why but she felt that this is it, all her waiting and patience were noticed at last. Sasuke went behind her and put the necklace on her.

"sakura... you are the light who shined for me when I was in the dark.... thank you..." Sasuke gently said to Sakura.

"but..."

Sasuke covered her mouth with his fingers.

"hush...no buts...its yours..."

"....Sasu...ke... I..."

Before She could finish, she saw Sasuke leaning forward, about to kiss her. It was almost there when he saw Sakura scream in pain. Sakura fell to the ground unconcious, all sasuke could do was watch her die.

"SAKURAAA!!!!!!!!!!" Sasuke cried out, " Who did this!?! WHOO!?"

Sasuke kneeled down and held sakura's body in his hands.

"It was I...!"

Sasuke looked where the sound came from the lights were not working so the only thing he could see was the man's green glowing eyes.

"Y-you!!!!!! How dare you! take her life!"

the man seemed to smirk.

"hah... foolish uchiha boy.... the only thing I did was to borrow her life jewel...."

The man showed sakura's life jewel. It was shaped like a sphere, it had wind flowing from it and it was surely glowing with power. Sasuke was enraged.

"I dunno what that stupid jewel is but ....DAMN YOUUUU!"

He lunged at the man, throwing shurikens, casting ninpo techniques. but the man used the power of Sakura's life jewel to dodge the shurikens and his ninpo techniques with ease. The man held a long laugh before he dissapeared. Leaving Sasuke crying, holding Sakura's cold body.

"no.... sa...kura..."

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Sasuke carried Sakura to Hokage's house to find out what happened. Kakashi and Shizune thought that it seemed that Sakura, and the girl from the wind village were the victims of one man, orochimaru's heir.

Sasuke Slammed his fist on the cement floor.

"damit... i didnt save my parents before... now... I cant protect sakura!..."

Kakashi comforted his former student.

"Sasuke... youre a jonin now... you have to get hold of yourself..."

Sasuke did so and acted cool.

"now... tell me hokage... Is sakura alive...?"

Hokage nodded.

"yes she is... She's under the state of being dormant at this time... If hinata were here, she'd know the medicine to relive this."

Sasuke wasnt convinced with his answer and asked one more question.

"why sakura? why did that man take her life jewel?"

Hokage walked to the window.

"...It may regard to the legend of the 4 maidens of China..."

Kakashi and Shizune were surprised.

"you mean...!" kakashi exclaimed,

Shizune closed her eyes and explained to sasuke.

"the 4 maiden oracles of china were Hi, Kaze, Ami, and Tsuchi. they are legendary jewels said to grant immortality to anyone who brings them together."

Sasuke was confused.

"what does this have to do with sakura...?"

"It seemed that sakura, and the Kazekage's daughter were the bearers of the maidens oracles... and Orochimaru's heir found that out before we did."

there was a silence, but later it was broke by sasuke.

"Sakura's Jewel... It's the Maiden of wind... am i correct?"

Kakashi sighed, and looked at his Icha Icha mayhem (a new set of the Icha Icha set after Paradise and violence. hehehe).

"It's seemed that it is sasuke..."

Shizune looked worried.

"Hokage, we must report this to naruto and the others immediately!" shizune requested.

Sasuke Raised his Hand and stood up.

"I'll go... I'll take chouji and Neji with me..."

Hokage nodded.

"go tommorrow morning and depart for the wind village, go by carrage I'll be faster that way."

Sasuke looked at Sakura's cold and motionless body who was lieing on a side of the hokage's Strategy room which was the safest room in his house. She was supported by a lung machine, but her breaths were so faint that she almost seemed to be completely dead. Sasuke held her hand.

"I'll bring you back Sakura... I cant lose someone imortant to me again..."

Sasuke bowed to Hokage and his Fellow jonins and Left.

Hokage looked at Sakura.

"This girl has changed the Uchiha boy a lot... isnt it so kakashi?"

Kakashi didnt take his eyes away from his book.

"I know... and surely, he himself knows that as well... He's finally learned how to love..."

Shizune agreed with Kakashi and looked out of the window.

"Hinata... be safe..." she prayed to the moon and stars.

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The next day, sasuke began to gather Chouji and neji, but still... It wast Sunrise yet,

Chouji thought Sasuke was crazy.

"oi! Sasuke! I don' find a reason why we should leave right now..."

Neji smirked at the fat chuunin.

"Chouji... this isnt personal... but sasuke's intuitons are right.... we should leave at this hour..."

Sasuke was sure to bring more than enough food so chouji could last. He learned to get along from sakura. He couldnt bear to see her cold face again because ever since he said goodbye to Sakura, he couldnt sleep because he was having nightmares.

"okay... we're ready... lets go..."

They were about to leave when there was a sound from afar, It was Rock lee.

"Heyyyyy! I heard what happened to Sakura! Sasuke! Take me with you!!!!"

Neji protested.

"no... That's unpractical... we already have chouji along so it's gonna take us some time to make it to wind village... if we take you along... we'll never reach Naruto in time..."

"but... Sakura! I want revenge! I want her back too!"

Sasuke punched lee in the face.

"geez, youre even weaker than I am... Longbrows,"

Lee was holding his cheek where Sasuke just punched him,

"I just wanna help out...!"

"you could help out by watching sakura for me... lee... that's what I assign you to do..."

Lee stopped crying and Started jumping.

"Yahhooooo! alright! now I can stare at Her all I want...!"

Sasuke grew a vein at his head.

"hey... no staring... NO TOUCHING! Get me? or else I might have to kill you!"

Neji and lee sweatdropped.

"heh... when did you get so compassionate Uchiha?" neji asked the raven haired jonin.

Sasuke laughed evily.

"hah... none of your business Hyuuga Neji... lets go!"

Then Sasuke, Chouji and Neji Started sprinting to the main road of the Wind country.

"Heyyyy! Sasuke!!!! Good luck!!! I'll take Care of Sakura! But she's mine ya hear?!" Lee shouted to Sasuke. Sasuke Stopped a moment to reply.

"YOU WISH LONGBROWS!!"

Then the three ninjas sprinted as fast as the winds. Hoping that they'd reach Wind country before another victim would be taken.

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There! All done in 2 hours time... Chapter 5 : the maiden of Wind. Sorry if Sakura had to die... but it has to... anyway... I can still write during time when my parents arnt here so keep on reviewing!!! oh yeah... If youre wondering still what got into sasuke to change that fast.. I dunno either... x.x But It's gonna help the plot for a while. Poor sasuke... TT anyways... Thanks to all my friends at the reviews who keep on reviewing and reviewing and reviewing... thanks!