Chapter 8: Suffering Cherry Blossom
The man from the forest was headed towards a gloomy looking castle near the Sound nation.
Minoru walked down various corridoors and passed doors until he found a large wooden door.
He lightly tapped on it until he heard a voice...
"Yesss...?" Said a snake like voice.
"Master Orochimaru I have suceeded in stealing that pitiful girl's chakra..." He began.
"She should stay like that for at least another 6 1/2 hours... if not longer."
"Exellent Minoru you have served me well." Declared Orochimaru.
He bowed to his master and then was givin a new instruction...
"Now go and get Haruno before she regains her strength!" Ordered Orochimaru.
"Yes Master..." Minoru said.
And once again he disappeared and only a puff of smoke was left behind.
Sakura was resting in the guest room while Ino got her some herbal tea. Nothing had changed in her legs, 45 minutes had already passed... Nothing. When she heard foot steps Sakura sat up and awaited Ino. There she was smiling and a cup of tea in her hand. Sakura gave a faint smile and accepted the tea. She slowly sipped the warm tea and when she was finished Ino left the room and went downstairs.
Sakura pulled the blankets up to her nose and tried hard to fall asleep. She couldn't with the pain in her arm returning... She didn't tell anyone because she knew they would bring her to the hospital to get her examined.
The pain wasn't as bad as when the poison entered through her wound. It had fully closed and she no longer needed the bandages... She heard more foot steps and thought that Ino had come back to check up on her.
"Ino I already told you... I am fine." Sighed Sakura.
"I'm not Ino..." Said the voice.
Sakura turned her head to see who it was...
"Nej... Neji-Kun." Sakura studdered.
She blushed slightly and turned her head away from Neji. Looking at the blankets spread acroos her.
He walked closer to her and held her arm where the wound once was.
"Your arm... is it causing you pain?" Asked Neji still holding her arm.
"Just a little... its nothing to worry about." Replied Sakura.
Neji never let go of her arm and just kept on examining it like something would happen?
He activated his Byakugan and looked at where the wound was once... Neji blinked a couple of times and
then examined her arm again. His Byakugan never lied and it was 100 accurate.
Neji deactivated the Byakugan and gave Sakura a stern expression. He looked serious and worried at the same time...
"What could it be?" Thought Sakura.
She sat up and faced the opposite direction of Neji. He must have seen something with his Byakugan?
"Neji what is it... whats wrong?" Sakura asked.
"Its your arm Sakura..." He started.
"The one that was wounded... its full of dark chakra?"
"Nani?" Sakura replied in disbelief.
"Its true Sakura I couldn't see any dark chakra on you exept for your arm..." He said giving her a stern look.
"That means your in danger..."
Sakura looked at him and then out the window... It eased her mind to see the beautiful moon and stars.
Neji placed a hand on her shoulder and lightly kissed. Sakura was shocked but kissed him back. She pulled
away in pain, holding her arm and panting. Sakura looked up when the pain subsided and Neji was giving her
a worried expression.
Sakura gave a faint smile and then pretended like she was going to sleep. When Neji thought she had fallen asleep he kissed her forehead before leaving the room. When Sakura heard Neji's footsteps disapating she opened one eye and then the other. She needed some time alone to think about what happened...
Minoru jumped from tree to tree. Trying to sense a dark chakra, that would lead him to Sakura. He stopped and saw a house far in the distance. Minoru could sense the dark chakra in that very direction...
"Found you..." He laughed while making his way towards the house.
He was now near the house and decided to cover up his chakra. It wouldn't attract the attention of the other kids.
Minoru was now looking through the window and saw a pink haired girl in bed. He didn't know why Orochimaru
wanted him to capture this girl?
Sakura shifted in the big bed, trying to get comfortable. She couldn't sleep that night... There was just too much on her mind. The pain in her arm had come back, she ignored it and tried to fall asleep.
She felt a cool breeze hit her face and instantly opened her eyes. The bedroom window was opened and the curtains were waving due to the wind... Sakura shut her eyes once more and heard foot steps once again. This time it sounded like they were coming from her room...?
Sakura opened her eyes and saw a tall man with black hair standing by her bed. She opened her mouth to scream
but it was covered by the man's hand. He gave her a cold smirk and took hold of her arm, dragging Sakura out of bed.
She was still unable to use her legs... She felt weak and pathetic!
Minoru threw Sakura over his shoulder and was now leaning on the window sile. Sakura screamed as the captor jumped out of the room. He landed on a tree and ran towards the Sound nation once again.
Neji heard something scream and immidiatly thought, Sakura... He ran upstairs and swung open the bedroom door.
He ran into the now empty room. Neji looked at the bed and saw the blankets on the floor and the window open...
"Sakura!" He screamed his head sticking out the window.
"Damn! shes not here!"
By that time Naruto had entered the room and his his widened when he saw no Sakura.
Neji turned around and gave Naruto a stern look.
"Wheres Sakura-Chan?" Asked Naruto looking around the room.
"She has been kidnapped!" Answered Neji.
"NANI!" Screamed Naruto.
"We have to go and find her!''
Neji agreed and they got their weapons ready. Naruto went to inform everyone about the situation. They all agreed to accompany them and destroy the kidnapper! Neji was waiting outside impatiently when he was thinking of just leaving with them, they all came out and they started towards the south.
Minoru had arrived at the castle and was now headed to Orochimaru's throne room. He had to carry Sakura since her legs were still not working. He tapped on Orochimaru's door and then entered the large room. His master was sitting in his serpant throne.
He showed Orochimaru that he had suceeded and handed her over to his master. Sakura only gasped as Orochimaru's cold hands touched her small wrist. She had her eyes tightly shut and was breathing heavily...
Sakura groaned in pain as her arm was flooded with pain. Tears were forming in her eyes and she could almost feel his evil grin that formed across his face. She shuddered as Orochimaru's breath touched her neck when he spoke...
"Minoru get the Controlling scroll and bring it here." Demanded Orochimaru.
"Yes master." Minoru replied.
He searched through a pile of scrolls until he found the one he was told to get. Minoru gave the scroll to Orochimaru and
took Sakura to set her on the cold floor. Orochimaru unfolded a sutra that had a serpant like symbol drawn on it.
He told Minoru to hold the girl while he placed the symbol on her shoulder. He did as he was told, while his master
muttered a few words before placing the sutra on Sakura's smooth shoulder.
She screamed at the sudden pain that went through her arm and saw that a black symbol had appeared on her shoulder.
Her dark chakra was somehow reacting to the symbol in a way...?
Sakura's emerald eyes became darker she saw Orochimaru saying something else and then a blue cloud surrounded Sakura. When she opened her eyes, Sakura saw a copy of her... Not just any copy like a shadow clone jutsu, a real clone that could feel pain. Unlike the shadow clone's this one could bleed like it was real...
Orochimaru had conrol over Sakura now she had become just like...Sasuke!
"This copy of you will keep your little friends company..." Hissed Orochimaru.
"The copy got up and walked towards the door and turned before exiting.
"I will dispose of these so called friends?" Laughed clone Sakura before smirking and leaving the room.
"Don't fight the power my little cherry blossom... Give in!" Orochimaru spoke.
Sakura couldn't take the pain in her arm and she fell forwards landing roughly on the stone floor.
Orochimaru looked at Sakura's sleeping body and whispered something before leaving thr room aswell...
"Don't worry Sakura... when you awaken you won't rememeber anything exept serving me!"
Orochimaru left the room and told Minoru to look after the girl until she wakes up. Then to give instructions to asasinate Konoha! She would be his ultimate weapon to conquering all the lands!
Minoru waited for Sakura to wake up so he could finally leave. He decided to add some more dark chakra into her symbol,
making her even more powerful then before...
He did this until the symbol turned a crimson red, and an eye suddenly opened to reveal a dark green eye.
Once full of love and now hate...