Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Naruto mangas but I have borrowed my friend's (a lot)
Summery: Sakura gets fed up with always being the weakest and runs away. Six years later the Hokage of the town of Konoha is holding a tournament for a mysterious weapon. What happens when a certain missing nin finds her way back? How has she changed? What will her ex-teammates think? (little sasusaku, itasaku?saku)
AN: K those of you who are impatient I started this chapter right after finishing the last one for people like you. Thank you time! I thank PrincessSakura98 (yes I can't wait to write it either!), little wolf blossom (yes I know but I like writing cliffhangers. But if it makes you feel any better I am writing this extra fast for you!), Ruriko89 (thank you, thank you, thank you X 100,000. I know it took me a while but I could get on the computer, stupid family outing thingies!), Shinobi Darkbeak (you know I could set my watch by your reviews, and don't stop they are a highlight to my life!), InuyashaObsessed101 (hehe of course she beats Ino's ass, that's Ino's purpose in the story!), and BlackSerpent13 (awesome 4th chap. If any others wish for me to read their fic please say and I will reviewie and everything! And you don't wait as long as you do with others. I'm pretty good I try to update every week.), G.G (thank you I hope it gets even better!), and animeanime rocks (hehe hope this chapter's a good as the last!).
Oh, and poll still open for who you think Sakura's lover is. Please give me your opinion, it's fun!
Recap: It was finally the day of the tournament I had made through the first round (of course I am a protegee after all) along with Naruto and friends. It was now time for the girl match ups.
The speaker box called Ino to the ring, then the name of her opponent.
"Nightshade to the ring."
I looked around I had never her of this 'Nightshade' before. Then I saw her. I was shocked it was the girl who had beaten me just a week before. Still wearing the black hood and cloak.
'I hope she makes it through so I can teach her a lesson.'
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'Me verse Ino, huh, well doesn't that bring back some memories. This time I won't go easy on you, though.'
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Chapter 7: For Sakura
As I stood in the ring waiting for my match to begin. All the boys had gotten though with little difficulty. Shikamaru reassured me, in that bored voice of his, that I would get though easily. Then I reminded him that it was his job as my boyfriend to say things like that. He just said "so troublesome." We've actually been going out for a few years now, he's really serious but he's reluctant each time I try to bring our relation ship to the next level. In fact it took him a full mouth to ask me out cause he thought I was set on Sasuke and I would just turn him down, which made the asking "troublesome."
Flashback"Hi Shikamaru!"
He mumbled something like "Troublesome."
"Naruto told me about this cool new movie that was coming out."
"Hn"
'Jeez when he take the hit as ask me out?' sigh
"Are you telling me this so that I'll help you out later in abusing Uchiha? So troublesome."
'One of these days I'm just gonna…'
"No you big dummy I don't care about Sasuke-kun!"
He stopped and looked a little puzzled.
"Then why are you always calling Sasuke-kun and flirting with him?"
"I…"
It was really hard for me. This was difficult to explain and it hurt but he gave me a quizzical look so I continued.
"I do that because of Sakura."
He looked confused but he was patient. I took Sakura's sudden departure a little hard I must admit. I didn't eat for days and I went looking for her, didn't sleep. Shikamaru had to come and get me and drag me back to my house where he forcibly made me eat and sleep. It was after this that I realized how much I liked him and how much he impacted my life, and my crush.
"You remember she and I use to fight over him and that we were rivals?"
"Yes"
"Well it just seems to me that if I let go of that and stopped flirting with Sasuke, that I'd…that I'd be giving up on her, that I'd be forgetting her. And I can't do that cause she's my best friend and she has to come back some time right?" I tried to fake a smile.
"Right."
End of Flashback'I'm sure he's right I beat whoever dares to enter this ring!'
Just then the name of my opponent was called.
"Nightshade to the ring."
'Nightshade? What the hell kind of name is that?'
A dark figure approached the ring. They were wearing a black hood and cloak.
"Nice outfit. Didn't know we were having Halloween early this year."
The figure didn't say anything; instead they simply entered the ring and turned to face me.
"Let the match between Ino and Nightshade begin."
I smiled and took out two of my kunai.
"Let's see how good you are Nightshade."
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'Let's see how good you are Nightshade. She says, ha, you're still as confident and arrogant as ever.'
I smiled, 'this tournament thing is going to be fun. Let's see how far I can take this…'
She started at me…
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Before I got to the figure they had disappeared and all that was let was their black cloak. I looked to my sides and behind me, then finally I saw her above me flipping gracefully through the air. I throw my kunai at her before she had the chance to land.
'Ha, made your first mistake. No way of avoiding those!'
Then if by some magic as she was falling back down right before the kunai hit her, she flipped upward dodging them completely.
'What the hell?'
She landed with great ease on two feet standing straight and tall allowing me to see what exactly I was up against. It was girl; I'd assume by her built and healthy tan about my age, on the taller end of average height and slim enough to be called skinny. She had obvious muscles but something about her seem to make her body have a fragile and delicate air about it. She still wore the black hood and was dressed entirely in black. She had black buckled boots slightly showing at the ends of her long black pant, which too had straps and buckles in various areas. She had two belts around her hips, which were for decoration only. A halter-top graced her chest and clung tightly. On her arms she wore fingerless long gloves that were connected by a strap on her back. They too were black and contained many straps and buckles. Her nails were painted black.
"Oh, honey haven't you herd? Pink's the new black."
I charged at her again this time doing some hand signs but nothing worked she somehow managed to dodge my every attack. I was getting tired and she showed no sign of weariness so I decided to use my ultimate attack. I quickly preformed my hand signals and performed my hypnosis (sorry don't know the name.)
'Here we go.' I had complete control of her body. 'Now why don't I have some fun here and see who this nobody is.' I commanded her body to remove her hood…
Nothing happened.
'That's weird.'
'Not if you're nobody it isn't.'
'Who was that?'
Suddenly everything went dark and I felt chains come around me. I felt my self being chained against a wall.
'What's going on? Where am I? Am I still in her mind?'
'Yes your still in my mind. And may I say welcome, you'll be here for a small while.'
A chair appeared before me she walked up to it. Then turned it so it back was to me and sat in it, arms folded across the top.
'Who the hell are you no one can with stand my hypnosis no one!'
'Ino, Ino, Ino. We both know that's not true. In fact a close companion of mine told me other wise.'
'…'
'They told me that they over throw your power on them, and that it was the first time that your pitiful little trick failed.'
'Sakura.'
'It seems as though our time together has come to an end.'
She got up and began to leave. I could feel myself going back to my own body.
'No.'
'No wait!'
'Wait how do you know Sakura?' I began to cry at the thought of her.
'How? Please I need to know!'
She stopped.
'This knowledge will come with a price.'
'I don't care I need to know.'
'You know when you return to your body you will be in a comma for days. Unable to eat, or speak, just lying there haunted by you dreams'
'I don't care.'
She reached up and took off her hood.
'No…'
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Something was wrong with Ino. She had successfully gone in to her opponent but neither of their bodies moved. I was getting anxious. She was my girlfriend and I don't want anything to happen to her, but I promised not to interfere with her matches. Still this is taking a long time…
'Ino you better get out of there before it's too late. So troublesome'
Just then Ino's body stirred.
'Good she's back.'
Immediately her hooded opponent appeared next to her with a kunai in hand. She raised it and slammed it down.
'No!'
The kunai was embedded in the grown next to Ino's head.
Ino didn't move. When a medic went over to her it was discovered that she was in some sort of comma.
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The crowd all gasped. It was amazing this girl know Ino unconscious without attacking her.
'First those jumps and now this…huh, maybe this tournament will be fun after all…'
The girl started to walk off when she stopped. I could see an outline of a man who must have stepped in front of her blocking her path.
"Beautiful and deadly…Isn't that one of the seven sins?"
'Itachi.'
His voice made my blood boil. I started making my way to them pushing and shoving, trying not to make a scene so that I, and only I, could get him alone and kill him.
"Lust." The girl hissed in a low seductive voice.
"Yes." he said in a husky voice, placing a hand inside of her hood presumably at the back of her neck. "Let's exercise that sin…" his head moved closer, "right…" he tilted her head so that lips became visible, the rest of her head still hidden by her hood, "now…" His lips enveloped hers.
'Damn him!'
Naruto jumped in front of me blocking my view talking about Ino and the hospital or something, but that didn't matter. I pushed him aside but when I looked up Itachi and the girl had gone.
"Damn!" I shouted and I hit the thing closest to me, a.k.a. Naruto.
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We were waiting in the hospital again. At least once it wasn't because Sasuke-teme or me needed to be there. The nurses kept saying that Ino was only in a temporary comma and that she was bond to wake up at any time, SO we spent the whole afternoon waiting in her stuffy hospital room for her to wake up. Shikamaru had asked Sasuke, Lee, and me to stay, while he went got some stuff.
We agreed. So now it was like 12 o'clock and we were all tired from the tournament to day. Lee was already asleep in his chair and Sasuke was not too far from it himself.
Yawn
'Eye lids so heavy. It probably won't matter if I close my eyes for a few seconds…ZZZ
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I was sleeping in my chair in the hospital when I felt a slight breeze. I opened my eyes to see the window next to me open.
'I didn't leave the window open.'
I looked over the same girl that had put Ino in a comma was now standing next to her putting something in her hand.
I got up but she only raised a finger to her hood and pointed to Naruto and Lee. They were sleeping.
"You," I growled. "You kissed Itachi."
"Jealous?"
Suddenly I felt a small hand come over my eyes and lips were placed atop mine. And then with the same swiftness they vanished. I went to Ino's side and looked at her hand. There in her right palm lay a single black flower fully blossomed. Nightshade…
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AN: Again polls are open so far I've heard: Rock Lee, Sasuke, Gaara.
So who do you think Sakura's lover is?