Sakura started to open her blurry vision shown by her eyes.

She saw everyone awake already.

"Hey Sakura-chan! I brought a lot of instant Ramen! Want a bowl?" He grinned sheepishly.

She yawned. " Sure"

" Huff-Huff"

Now that I killed off the entire Sound, especially Orochimaru and Kabuto… Now what.

Sasuke hid in a very high tree when he heard someone coming. He glared at them, they were ANBU members.

" You know… it's strange Itchi would all of a sudden appear at sight at the Sand…." One started saying. " Yeaa.. isn't it strange? He obviously let the whole world know…at least our village."

The sand? Sasuke smirked. So you're at the sand huh?

It would take me well two to three days, maybe faster if I get there with speed.

With that, Sasuke leaped out of the tree. " Huh?" One of the ANBU looked at the direction Sasuke leapt from. " Don't know" The other shrugged.

Sasuke froze.

Wait.. since the whole Konoha village knows…. That probably means that there are ANBU squads after him. Shit! I've got to get to him before they do.

He leapt from tree to tree, not acknowledging his speed.

Sasuke was at least a mile behind Sakura and her team.

Wait. Sasuke froze. I sense some chakra ahead. ANBU?

Sasuke peered ahead; as he softly went from tree to tree to the place he sensed the chakra. He peered down in the tree, hiding his chakra.

The ANBU is caught in a middle of an ambush. Tch. Pathetic

But Sasuke's feet didn't budge.

Behind a feline ANBU mask, he saw a soft array of long pink hair.

Could it be?

His eyes widened. The girl behind the mask was strong.

Holy shit! She's fast. She can't be that weakling. Tch

" Do you want to DIE?" Sakura shrieked behind her mask. " Go off before I KILL YOU!"

Sasuke winced behind his mask.

Can't be… That voice… is so familiar

She doesn't have enough courage to do this…..

Sasuke looked at the mysterious ANBU's face. She looked at her teammate's hurt forms.

" GO. Before I kill you." She repeated again. " Not going?" She smirked behind her mask, and Sasuke saw it.

She was really fast- even faster than Sasuke now.

She quickly glided behind one of the missing-nin's backs.

" Heh- I warned you" She used her katana, and pushed it into his back. Blood splattered everywhere.

Sasuke gasped behind his mask.

Can't be… She was never this strong or had even the slightest amount of courage,

Tch…That's what you think.

I said shut up

It's her, believe it. She grew stronger over the years.. painful for you too see right?

……………………

Sakura pushed the katana in deeper until it poked out of his front stomach. And then she pulled it out. The lifeless body fell onto the bround, no longer alive.

With this, the other missing-nin's ran off.

The mysterious ANBU took off her mask, revealing her determined face.

It's her……She's grown taller.

She hurried off to her injured teammates, and pink chakra started glowing from her two hands.

She first started on Naruto, then her other teammates. " Huh?" She quickly muttered.

She stopped healing and turned around. " I sense your chakra. Come out!" She yelled raising her voice.

With this note, Sasuke jumped out of the tree and faced her. His mask was still on him, but she was surprised to see raven black hair behind of him. She glared at the him. He studied her figure for a moment, realizing she had changed a lot.

" Who are you?"

She put her mask back on, and grabbed her katana.

" If it's fight you want, you'll get it."

Is it…Him? His hair…. His clothes.. Sasuke?

She disappeared all of a sudden.

What?

He felt a fast breeze behind of him, and she hit a pressure point, making him almost useless.

" Argghhhhh!" Sasuke growled in anger.

" So it is you." Sakura made her sentence short and simple, and almost shocked Sasuke. She showed no affection for him, at least on the outside.

She disappeared again, and suddenly appeared right next to him. She hit another pressure point on the side of his neck, and he fainted.

Sakura grabbed the fainted figures and knelt down beside him. " Sasuke…" she mumbled.