A/N: WOW! At first, I thought, well…only one has reviewed me in the first chapter, so I was kinda low, though the reviews are really hard to get. The most I could really get in a story is eleven. And now, I got five in two days! That's really cool! I hope I could get more!
MASK
By: Tsubome Ongaku
Sakura bent down, trying to clean her hands that are full of blood on the water. Suddenly, she thought she heard a twig crack. She then felt her are, but there was none.
Is that even possible? She then thought. No, her instincts have yet to fail her, and they have even saved her life a couple of times in fact. She then drew some kunai and hid herself in a tree.
Sasuke then neared the brook, though unaware of who the person was. He then ordered Neji to activate his Byakugan and look in the brook. (A/N: I know that Sakura hasn't hidden herself very well, but Sasuke ordered him to look in the brook only)
Neji then looked but there was nobody in the brook that he could see. He then gave the signal that the coast was clear. Gaara then stepped in first, so that nobody would get hurt
The medic nin hidden behind the tree looked for who dared to disturb her peace. If this was an enemy, she was betting they don't know who they are dealing with.
When she looked, she was surprised to see the Kazekage of Suna in there. She was angered, wasn't this person supposed to be in a mission right now? But she then waited, for she knew the consequences of being too hasty on her actions.
Gaara then nodded behind him, giving them the message that nobody was here. Both then showed themselves, knowing that it was safe. All of a sudden, a kunai went whizzing past Sasuke's neck. A person then went out of the tree.
"I see you have come back. I wondered why Sabaku no Gaara was alone when he showed himself." The person then said. You could tell the voice belonged to a female. All three then looked at her, and saw that she was wearing an ANBU mask. The only traits they could see was that she had long hair.
They then went onto a fighting stance, and then drew out some kunai. The fight then started, with clashes and smoke that makes it too blurry to see. The two boys, namel Neji and Sasuke started to battle the girl, while Gaara stood at the side, watching. As since the girl was ANBU, there wouldn't be any assassination or anything of the sort. The least he could do is help when it is needed
The girl was standing, exhausted, while both geniuses were on the floor. It was obvious who won, as since both were tired from the escape from Kabuto. The mask was cut in half, but all that you could see were emerald eyes.
I was…defeated by a girl…was the only thing they could think of before they lost consciousness. Gaara then stood up from where he was sitting, and made sand stretchers, and carried them both back to Konoha.
Sasuke then sat up, and looked around. He was on a bed, and all the walls were white. There was a window on the side, and it showed the sky, clear and had the color it always had. A person then suddenly entered, and he looked at them.
"Long time no see, Sasuke." It was Ino. The only girl who he thought was even more annoying than Sakura. The face of Sakura suddenly entered his mind.
I wonder how she is…He then thought. His thoughts were then disturbed by the voice of another person who entered. It was Naruto. He was patting his stomach, meaning he had just eaten.
"Hey Sasuke-teme!" he then cheerily shouted.
"Ohayo Dobe." The raven-haired young man replied.
"Ano, Sasuke, you're gonna be released from the hospital this afternoon, so try to get better. Ino was then about to leave, when she said, "Oh, and it's Saskura's birthday tomorrow, and we are going to plan a surprise party for her, ok? Go to the Memorial, it's our meeting place." She then left.
"Hey teme." Naruto then said to break the silence.
"What is it dobe?" he asked, wanting some silence so he can rest.
"Well, you see when you left us with Kabuto, you were supposed to be unscratched, unless for Neji. But when we arrived, we saw you were in an even more serious state than we were. What the heck happened to you? And when we visited Neji, we saw he was in a critical state. And he refused to say what happened, either. Did you run into some kind of trouble on the way?" Naruto then said, his face now serious.
"…" Sasuke wasn't able to say a thing. What if they found out about it? No, I can't allow them to find out. I shouldn't say that a girl beat me up, that would destroy my ego. he then thought, all the while ignoring Naruto's protests.
"Sure, be that way. And oh yeah, make sure you go to Sakura's birthday party, ok? She has changed a lot you know…"
At the party…
"Well then Sasuke, why don't you say happy birthday to her?" Ino then pused Sasuke to a girl with blue hair, and he then walked to her behind him he heard Ino talk to both Neji and Gaara, and she also pushed them to the girl.
Sasuke then went forward, and looked around for pink hair. He then asked the girl with blue hair for that information.
Sakura was sitting in a chair, happy that her friends have given her a surprise birthday party. She was about to stand up and talk to her when she noticed a erson walking to her direction.
"Uhmm…miss, could you lease tell me where Haruno Sakura is?" the person then asked. She then looked carefully and gasped. He had the exact features of the person she fought with in the forest. Looking closer, she saw that he kind of looked like Sasuke. She then looked behind him and saw both Neji and Gaara.
"I asked a question." He then said to her. Just as rude as before. She then thought
Sasuke then furrowed his brow. What was the problem with this woman? All I wanted to know was where Sakura is and now she is staring at me like I have something on my face. He then stared back at her. Her mouth then opened.
"What do you mean where is Sakura? She is standing right in front of you." She then said.
A/N: like other writers, my reviewers inspire me. Every time I get a review, I feel like I want to make a story. Unless I get a writer's block, I always finish making a chapter, as soon as possible. So please review!