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Mixed Feelings

"Come on," Kakashi said standing up and whipping the blood from his face. "we need to

go warn the Hokage about Azukari's return."

Kakashi began walking towards the Hokage Tower and his team followed. When team 7 got back to the village Sakura started toward her house.

"I'll catch up with you guys later ok." She said as she waved walking away.

"Ok. We'll probably be at the Hokage Tower for a while." Kakashi replied as Naruto and Sasuke followed Kakashi.

Sakura sat down on the front steps of her house, hugged her knees to her chest and rested her forehead on her knees.

"I'm so confused." Sakura said to herself as a tear began to run down her cheek.

"About what?" Ino asked curiously as she walked by.

Sakura immediately looked up to see Ino's long blonde hair, smiling at her.

"It's just…" Sakura began as Ino sat down next to her. "I'm just having mixed feeling is all."

"It's about Sasuke isn't it?" Ino asked as if she already knew Sakura's problem.

"Well, not exactly." Sakura replied looking down at the ground.

"Oh?" Ino said puzzled. "Then who is it?"

"It's a new ninja that I just met. I don't know what's going on with me. Every time I think about him I start to blush, and it gets harder to breath, and I get a weird feeling."

"Well," Ino said with a smile hoping down from the steps. "Sounds like you're in love."

"But I don't think I love him." Sakura said in a low tone. "I mean, he's done some horrible things but…I don't know."

Ino shrugged and closed her eyes. "Well it sounds to me like you're in love." Ino was secretly thinking to herself, "Yes! Sasuke's all mine!" as she walked away.

Sakura sighed and rested her forehead on her knees again trying to sort out and figure out her feelings toward this new ninja.

Mean while, at the Hokage Tower "What! Azukari's back!" the Hokage yelled as he was given the new information from Kakashi. "Yeah, but I scared him off with amazing Jutsu. Believe it." Naruto said crossing his arms over his chest. "Yeah right Naruto." Sasuke said coldly. "You got your ass kicked just as bad as everyone else did." "Except Sakura that is." Kakashi added. "Which I found very strange. Why didn't he harm her at all?" "Hmm, that is very strange." The Hokage replied taking a puff from his pipe. Scene changes to Azukari returning to his master

Azukari walks down a large hallway that is lit by only torches hanging about 7 feet high

on the wall. As he walks towards a very large figure sitting in an enormous throne like

chair he kneels down on one knee and closes His eyes.

"I have returned master." Azukari announced to the large figure.

"I take it you have completed your mission?" a loud booming voice asked.

Azukari stayed silent and kept his eyes shut. The figure in the chair stood up now and slowly walked towards Azukari. As the figure came into the light Azukari was able to see the figures body. His face looked cold and unforgiving and had many scars on his face. The man was bald and his eyes were a steely cold color that sent shivers down your spine. He stood about 7 feet tall and had arms like the barrel of a tank. The man also wore a black cloak that almost touched the ground, wore a leather looking vest that also covered his arms all the way down to his wrists, and black pants that also seemed like they were made of leather. The massive man also wore boots that were made of black steel and gloves that were missing the fingers.

As the giant looked down at Azukari he asked, "You know the punishment for failure, do you not?"

Azukari slowly nodded his head for he knew the pain that was about to come.

The man drew a sword from its sheath that rested on his belt and held it above Azukari's head. "Then die!" the man's booming voice yelled as he thrust the sword downward.