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 13, Itachi 9, 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!
THANK U'sanimeforever24 – I like a lot of your favorite stories, you have great taste!
little wolf blossom- gomen! I know there was like no action but that's cause I wanted to save the tournament for another chapter and I had to put in some romance…I did say it was a romance after all…
xelagirl2- hehe…well I'm a fickle person so as to who ends up with Sakura-sama's heart…that's still up for grabs I'll know it when I write it.
pat-nosferatu- hehe thank you that was my first time writing a scene with romance, so I was really nervous!
Midnight-Miko66- thank you and yes poll's still open, I counted your vote in fact poll will be open until the mystery man is revealed! As for the new Sakura, well I was tired of her being the 'weak' one all the time so I decided she seriously needs to kick some ass!
Phatpenguin- yes am doing oh great one!
happy-yume- so with two O's kick ass! I am doing well!
sakura1612- yes Itachi I gotta get him back into the story he's been missing since his 'vanishing act.' "Here Itachi, Itachi come out, come out where ever you are, I won't hurt you!" (Sasuke snorts in the back round) "What was that bastard? (Naruto)" "Shut up dope (Sasuke)" "Bastard" "Dope" "Bastard" …sigh
NarutosGirl52- hehe thank you!
Fushigitsuki- will do!
Krista (a.k.a. my little homicidal reviewer)- "Oh oh I know who the mystery man is! I know! I know! (Naruto)" BANG (Sasuke hits Naruto off the head…hard) "Shut up dope! (Sasuke)" (Sasuke blushes and drags Naruto's unconscious body away)
Hao'sAnjul- I hope so!
iluvanime493- close, you're very smart…
The Shadow Alchemist- hehe…mysterious weapon, I bet you're like one of the few who actually remember there is a mysterious weapon.
Ruth (twinie) - u no who i am- boy do I ever. And I haven't ended it yet there's still a few more chappies to write twinie so hold your houses! And I never said what 'his' eye color was so, nugh (sticks out tongue). Toddles twinie!
Zuan- oh you're too kind… but keep it up! Who ever the hell said flattery gets you nowhere just never received a complement before!
Shinobi Darkbeak- yay1 you're back.
Selkie and Yami no Karura- thankies yes I like that pair… I like sakusas, sakuitachi, sakuneji, and sakugaara pairings best but anything with Sakura-sama is fine with me!
neu chi no nai u- will do!
Alright well to those of you who actually read the AN please tell me what you think would be better for my next fic. Should it be: During the exams, a secret is revealed showing to everyone that Sakura is not exactly the innocent loving weak girl they knew her to be. A dark angel, a dangerous summoning, a forbidden power unleashed, and a devil in disguise will all come together in this story.
Or: An AU fic. Sakura is living a double life, biggest nerd in school by day, and an international rock star by night. What happens when she transfers to a privet Japanese school and one of the boys (-coughsasukecough-) gets close to the truth?
So please tell me which one you think would be better.
Recap: 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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There were to be two matches, resulting in the final tow that would battle it out for the 'weapon' if there ever were such a thing.
The first battle had been between Naruto and Gaara. The fight lasted nearly all day and neither seemed to want to give in, just when it looked like it would last forever, the Hokage came in the ring and stopped the fight proclaiming that because of some technical difficulty Gaara was out of the tournament. He was not happy, but because he was the Kazekage and our two villages did have a truce, he stalked away without a fight.
That left my battle with Nightshade. I was just about to enter when the dope (Naruto) came up to me.
"I can't wait to see that girl wipe the floor with you again!" he screamed.
'Has he ever heard of ninja stealth? Damn. Where's a mute button when you need one. Man that would be great or a mussel…yeah. A dope mussel, that'd be the best. Then maybe I could-'
"Again? Uchiha you must be losing your touch…" a stone cold voice disturbed my thoughts.
"Gaara" I sheathed. Just because he was a kage doesn't mean I can't hate him.
"Beaten, and by a woman no less. Well, I personally have never been beaten by a female…she is a tough one though…"
"Huh"
'What the hell is Gaara talking about (even I don't know. 0.o)?'
"Sasuke and Nightshade to the ring please."
I turned towards that ring being momentarily distracted, but when I turned back to retort Gaara was gone.
'Damn.'
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'Sakura… Sakura no…'
'Cold. So cold.'
'Shika-kun help!'
'Where am I?'
Flashback'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…'
End of flashback'So cold.'
'Sakura, I'm not giving up on you damn it you're my best friend!'
"SAKURA!" I screamed opening my eyes. I was in a hospital bed, and there was Shika…hehe umm I think he was sleeping when I shouted cause he looks like he just he a rude awakening…hehe.
"Shika, where is Nightshade."
"Listen Ino I know you were beat pretty bad but you're in no shape to seek revenge and-"
"I don't care about revenge Shika! WHERE THE HELL IS NIGHTSHADE!"
"Umm well probably at the tournament…"
"Come on." I jumped out of bed only to find I have no strength. I fell to the ground only to find that Shika had caught me instead.
"OK so apparently I can't walk…so …SHIKA MOVE YOUR ASS AND TAKE ME TO THE TOURNAMENT NOW OR YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HELL ON EARTH AND REAL SOON!"
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I entered the ring with Nightshade opposite me.
I looked her up and down…this is going to be fun…
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I watched from my seat in the stands as my Nightshade got ready to battle.
When it came to mere skill, strength, and smarts she was the obvious winner but…
'This boy could cause problems see how she had past feelings toward him.'
Of course she assured me that it was a simple childhood crush nothing more…
FlashbackI had just decided to take a break in training, so I watched her train. I loved how hard my little Nightshade worked to impress me…
She saw me staring and stopped her training. She slowly walked over…swaying her hips more than usual.
"Like what you see?" She said as she sat down in my lap.
"Yeah" I said as she leaned up for a kiss.
As she went back down I liked the sweat off the top of her lip.
She purred and buried her face in my chest.
"You know in the tournament you might have to face him…"
She knew whom I meant by him, Uchiha Sasuke.
"I told you. I no longer have those sort of feelings for him only you."
"Only you"
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I watched my opponent Nightshade stretch.
'No way is she going to win this time. Not with my blood line ability.'
"Make your eyes into as many pretty colors as you want, it wouldn't help you…"
'What the'
"Let the match begin!" a voice called.
"Who are you?" I asked.
The back doors of the arena were kick-loudly- open to reveal Ino in Shikamaru's arms.
When Ino looked to the center ring her eyes went as wide as Chouji and she screamed, "Sakura."
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AN: ok that's it for now. I know short chapter but obladi oblada. The next chapter will probably be Sasuke's turmoil from finding out the truth and their (Sasuke and Nightshade's) fight, and will probably reveal who the mystery man is. For those of us who are slightly slower, this chapter proved it could not be Sasuke but to the 13 who guessed him, good try almost.
Oh and again please tell me what you think of my next fic. Ideas listed at the top!