Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Naruto mangas or anything 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: Poll going well we have, Sasuke at 12, Itachi 6, Gaara 6, Lee 1, Orochimaru 1, Yondaime 1, and Kisame 1, oh and 1 'please dear god not Lee.'
Poll's still up and will be until the mystery man is revealed so cast your vote!
Now for my thankies! Thanks to Uchiha Tomeiko (aww thank you, you are the first person to say who Sakura's lover should be but only if I think so, you're so sweet!), little wolf blossom (stalker #2, I know perfectly well that fish don't get seasick but remember Naruto isn't that smart), Ruriko89 (yeah! That chappie was better! That so rocks!), lexy499 (you never know with me could be Itachi could be Sasuke. I'm mean like that), pat-nosferatu (hehe there are a lot of pissed off guys that are like Itachi that's why I like this anime! I was a little afraid that my romance scenes might be a bit weird so thank you for your compliment)), Zuan (sorry I like writing cliffies cause, it's kinda part of my stile like oww mystery, hurrah for mysteries!), inudemonlover (hehe as I have said before I am very mean hehe), Uchiha Tomeiko (to be truthful I'm not entirely sure of the out come the story's kinda taking it's own turn on my original idea!), Sakuranime (well you don't know who he is I may hint to some but that doesn't mean that I'm purposely being mean and leading you to believe it's someone who it really isn't!), iluvanime493 (hehe all good things come in time, and patience is a virtue. Now mind you just because it's a very important virtue doesn't mean I have it!), neu chi no nai u (thank you I will), xelagirl2 (I read a chapter in a fic that was your cousin's, I think, that you wrote great job on it!), NarutosGirl52 (thankies I hope you love this chapter too), InuyashaObsessed101 (cool name!), jahannah12 (yes Sakura couples are usually very cute), and The Shadow Alchemist (I hope I can keep it interesting).
Recap: "Damn it." I slammed my fist into the ground next to me.
'I'm the avenger. The avenger! And he was standing right in front of me and I couldn't do anything, anything to him!'
"Why does this always happen to me and why the hell did he throw the match anyhow!"
"Perplexing isn't it?" Came a smooth voice from behind me. So familiar yet so new.
"Nightshade." I said through my gritted teeth.
"Why would the infamous Uchiha Itachi, who only cares for himself and power, want a simple girl to continue in this tournament rather than himself? A mystery…"
I frowned.
She continued, "Unless of course…"
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I sat on my bed and looked at the clock, 3:00. I hadn't slept at all but I wasn't tired. All I could do is sit there and think, think about what that girl said.
Flash back"Why would the infamous Uchiha Itachi, who only cares for himself and power, want a simple girl to continue in this tournament rather than himself? A mystery…"
I frowned.
She continued, "Unless of course…"
"Unless of course what?"
"Unless of course allowing me to continue helps something dear to him…" and with that she vanished.
End of flashback
'What did she mean "something dear to him"?'
Nother Flashback"WTF" I couldn't figure out what the hell she just meant by that. There's nothing dear to Itachi. He cold heartless bastard!
"There are three things that are most important to him, just three things. What could possibly be important to him and benefit from my continuation in this tournament…"
Silence.
'I have no idea.'
She chuckled.
'That laugh it seems…familiar…but where? I haven't heard a girl laugh since…since…her, Sakura…she was an annoying clingy little girl.'
'Yeah one that's probably rotting in the ground because you couldn't keep your mouth shut.'
'Shut up! Damn conscious.'
'Admit it you get off on pain whether it's yours or someone else's, pain is your natural high and she, she was an easy target. It was just too simple to take her heart fiddle with it for a while and then crush it. And it just felt too good doing it...'
'Shut up'Reality seemed to finally hit me again. I looked around to interrogate the girl more but she was gone.
'Damn stupid conscious it's all your fault!'
End of Flashback
"Dear to him. Three things that are dear to him. Well there was himself… and that girl probably too…"
Again jealousy raged within me. I shook it off.
"What's the third?"
"Talking to your self? Pathetic."
I turned to see who that was.
Gaara
'Why the hell his he here and at night? Oh the tournament…and he does that no sleep thing, right…'
"What are you doing here?" I asked. After all this was my roof.
"Well, last time I checked it wasn't illegal for me to go for walks on roof tops."
"Hn"
He turned to leave, "nothing is ever sane in this world of insanity, and trying to understand her will only make it hurt more…"
I was about to ask him what he meant by that, but he too disappeared.
'Damn what's with people and vanishing acts tonight! Must be a full moon.'
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I walked to the river where he told me he would be.
I loved the way the moon shone on the river. So peaceful and beautiful. I saw him there wading in the river…shirtless.
'Gods is he trying to tempt me?…it's working.'
I walked over to where he had put down his things, and his shirt. I sat down and picked up his shirt. I held his shirt to my face and took in a deep breath.
'Musky, like old books, I love his smell'
He got out of the river and picked up a towel he had put on a branch by the river and started to dry himself off.
Of course he knew I was there. He always knew when I was close. When he finished he walked over to me and sat next to me on the ground and leaned back against the tree behind us. He put his hand in front of me palm up.
After a few minuets of silence he said, "the shirt."
I shook my head, I was enjoying looking at his well-built chest, from his oh so firm six pack to his well-defined biceps, it was just too good.
"It is my shirt after all."
Again I shook my head. I liked this too much and I want to make it last.
"Fine if I can't have my shirt then I'll have someone else's."
And before I could say anything in protest or even fully comprehend what he had meant, he pulled off my shirt. He gave me a playful grin; 'I win' written all over his face. Oh no, I'm not losing that easily.
I put his shirt which I had been holding on and stuck out my tongue.
"You're so childish." He said in a low husky voice.
'So sexy.'
"And you're so tense." I tried to change the subject; if our little 'game' had kept up I might loose myself…
I focused on his muscles. Yes, they were very tense and his body looked stiff. I shifted and started to massage the muscles in his chest, he moaned. Then his hands stopped my treatment and pulled my hands to his heart. I looked into his eyes; such pain and yet when they looked at me, trust, love. These things I don't deserve from him, but he gives them to me anyway…
He pulled me on to his lap still holding my hands over his heart.
I had left this village to become stronger…
He nuzzled my check.
I had train hard…
He blew in my ear.
I had cut off all ties to people…
He kissed my neck.
But it wasn't enough…
He sucked and licked my ear.
He had beaten me without even trying…
He licked my caller bone.
But it wasn't enough…
He bit my shoulder.
He told me to come with him, that he'd train me…
It was enough…
He kissed me passionately.
HE is enough…
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The tournament went on without anything really interesting happening.
'My bastard brother, Itachi, hasn't even bothered to show up to see Nightshade fight…'
It was now down to the final four, Gaara of the desert, Naruto, Nightshade, and me.
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AN: Gomen! I didn't mean for it to take me this long to up date, again gomen. I think I will be raping this up pretty soon so all your questions shall be answered, I hope. Schools coming up soon so I hope I'll be done before then if not it may take me longer with the chapters, I don't know. I'm going to mostly be writing another Naruto fic after this. Again about Sakura, and maybe some dark angels, I don't know I haven't fully worked it out yet.
The pov's for this chapter goes: Recap-Sasuke, Sasuke, Nightshade, and Sasuke