Hi there! First I would like to say thank you for the reviews. I really had hardly any writer's block at all which is good. So here is the next chapter. R&R please. Thank you.


Sasuke stood still for a moment. The woman was strong. She already had a weapon to his throat. He could tell that she was from Kohona. Her face was a mystery. She was wearing a mask. It was a fox with piercing red eyes. He couldn't see her hair either. He could see her curves though. They were filled in all the right places. (Pervert!) She had the katana on his neck. What to do?

"Should I do this by force?" she asked. "I will not hesitate to kill. Especially you Uchiha." Sasuke thought for a moment. He grabbed the katana and threw it aside. He tried to kick the woman but she dodged. "By force then." She charged towards him. She had great speed. The woman was able to elbow him in the gut.

"Who are you!" Sasuke asked as he coughed out some blood. She didn't answer. "Answer me!"

"No," she said. Sasuke activated his sharingun. It would get his strength up a bit. "It won't work. Don't be to dependent on it."

"I will be the judge of that," Sasuke said. He took out his kunai. She ran towards him. Sasuke smirked. 'Fool.' he thought. 'I can slice her with ease.'

"You can't hit me," she said. It seemed as if she read his mind. The woman jumped and landed to his right side. She kicked him. Sasuke dropped the kunai and staggered a bit. "I warned you. Shall you try again?" she asked. Sasuke ran to her. He performed the Fireball jutsu. The woman jumped out of the way.

"Fast," Sasuke said. The woman seemed to be getting closer to him every second he hit her. "You won't hit me this time." The woman jumped away. She preformed her own hand seals. "Moron." Sasuke used his sharingun to read her move. 'A water tenjutsu.' he thought. Sasuke copied the hand seals.

"Don't think so," the woman said. Sasuke rose a brow. What did she mean. "Kai!" she yelled. She stopped those hand seals and preformed new ones. Sasuke couldn't stop his. 'Shit.' he thought.

"How did you-" he couldn't finish. The woman hit him with a fireball jutsu. She was really quick. Sasuke yelled from the burns.

"You should learn pain," the woman said. "Moron." Sasuke gritted his teeth and growled. She ran closer to him. She was able to kick him again. "Never depend on techniques. Or doubt someone's strength." He tried to punch her. She blocked him and punched him back. "Neji. Ten-ten. Hinata and Naruto. Get here." Sasuke stopped for a moment. 'Neji? Ten-ten? Hinata and Naruto?' he thought. 'She couldn't be Sakura can she!'

"Nicely done," Neji said as he walked up to the woman. Hinata and Ten-ten tied Sasuke up. Naruto ran to the woman and Sasuke. He was grinning from ear to ear. The woman was unreadable because of her mask and Neji was smirking.

"I knew Tsunade was right about making you an ANBU!" he yelled. 'ANBU?' Sasuke thought. 'The dobe is an ANBU! What the hell is going on!'

"..." she was quiet. Naruto smiled at her. Hinata got up and took Naruto's hand. Ten-ten did the same to Neji. 'What the fuck!' Sasuke thought. 'Next thing you know the woman might have a guy pop out of nowhere and hold his hand!'

"You should have just said yes and not do it by force," Naruto said. Hinata nodded. Sasuke growled. Was Naruto making fun of him? The woman didn't say anything. She was the only one with a mask on.

"I did for this mission," she said. "That is it. After this I'm quitting." Naruto smirked.

"You can't do that," he said. "Tsunade won't allow it." The woman looked at Sasuke. 'Payback Uchiha.' she thought. She kneed him in his stomach. Sasuke spit out some more blood.

"Why do you do that?" Neji asked with a sigh. "We have to bring him alive."

"Tsunade allowed me to do whatever I want with him," she said. "As long as he comes back alive." Sasuke tried to take out his spare kunai. She quickly went into his pocket and took it out. The woman really had a big sense. She twirled it around for a bit as if teasing him about the beating he received from a girl.

"Don't think so," she said. She threw the kunai away. "Can we go now?" Neji gave a nod.

"Naruto," he said. "You take the Uchiha. Do not talk to him got it?" Naruto nodded. He picked Sasuke up. "You can take off the mask now."

"No," she said. "Not yet." The woman looked at Sasuke. 'Basterd.' she thought. 'Now you got your ass kicked once.' They all went out.


"What the hell is going on!" Sasuke yelled. The woman in the mask looked at Neji. Neji gave a sigh and a nod. "What the hell-"

"Shut up Uchiha," she said. "You are going back to Kohona. Tsunade ordered us to do so. Now shut up." She walked up to him. He stared at her mask. Her face was unreadable, her voice was cold. He felt Naruto snicker. Defiantly teasing.

"You can stop teasing him you know," he said. The woman nodded. She took off her mask slowly. The mask was slipping off slowly. She put down her hair. 'Pink?' he thought. 'Sakura!' The mask fell to the ground.

"Hello Uchiha," Sakura said. Sasuke didn't know what to say. He looked at her eyes. They were dull and unreadable. She grew up. "Now shut up." Naruto laughed a bit. Sasuke looked at Sakura. She was really different. What happened to make her like this?

"Surprised?" she asked. He didn't say anything. Her voice was cold and deep. It felt like if she wasn't the Sakura he knew before. Her face was in a total frown. She had a small bag with her. "Happens after the years."

"I think you stunned him," Ten-ten said. Sakura walked towards Kohona's direction. 'Basterd.' her mind repeated. Hinata slowly nodded to Ten-ten's comment. Sasuke didn't say anything. He was still in some shock from Sakura's new appearance. She also just kicked his ass with ease.

"We should set up camp," Neji said. He looked at his team mates. "I will look at the south and north directions for any enemies. Ten-ten look at the west and Hinata look at the east. Naruto look for food and water." He turned to Sakura.

"Watch the Uchiha," she said. "I got it." Neji nodded and went to the north direction. Ten-ten went to the west and Hinata went east. Naruto just walked away. Silence hit the area. Sasuke didn't move. Sakura leaned against a tree. She was very quiet.

"Sakura?" Sasuke asked finally breaking the silence. Sakura didn't answer. She just gave a small nod. Sakura ignored him. 'Did I do this to her?' he thought.

"Naruto," she said. "Come out." Naruto came out of the bushes. He came empty handed. "I will get the food." Naruto sat down next to Sasuke. "Remember what Neji said. Watch over him and don't talk." she quickly disappeared.


"See what you did?" Naruto asked. Sasuke looked at him. "You broke her. She never talks a lot now. She trains every day. Sakura never smiles and she doesn't care anymore."

"I did all of that?" Sasuke asked. Naruto nodded. He let out a small sigh. Naruto was surprised that Sasuke didn't try to escape. He just sat there and did nothing. It was like if he wanted to go back home.

"Not only you," Naruto said. "She was recovering from your betrayal to Kohona. Then her parents left her. They didn't leave a note or anything. Ever since then she didn't smile. Every single time someone compares her to you or calls her Haruno she snaps. She abandoned her emotions you know." Sasuke felt sadness inside. He did all of this to her. She always helped him. She was helping him even though he called her annoying and weak.

"I'm sorry," he said. Naruto looked at him. "I had to leave. These days I was worrying about her. I had always thought what happened to her."

"She doesn't think love is important anymore," Naruto said. "She has nothing left. It's remarkable that she didn't kill herself yet."

"I always say I hate her," Sasuke began. He didn't finish though. Sakura came out with food. She didn't have a single tear. Naruto watched her. He was waiting for her reaction. Waiting for her pain and tears to unleash.

"I hate you too," she finally said. Sasuke was speechless again. Did he really do this to her? Well hell yeah he did! Sakura put the food down. She took out her bag. Naruto looked at her. Was this how she really felt?

"Sakura, that was harsh," Naruto said. Sakura looked at him. Her dull jade green eyes were full of anger. She snapped again. 'That was harsh!' he mind yelled.

"That was harsh!" she yelled. "That basterd rejected me! He broke me into pieces! Don't ever compare me to him! I tried to help him but this is what happened to me! Do you think that's not harsh!" Her voice was mixed with anger and sadness. She was panting. She had never said so much to any one before. Sasuke stared at her. "I abandoned everything. Naruto, understand that. I hate to explain it again. After many times you should understand."

"Sakura," Naruto said. He stared at her. She was in such pain and she hurt inside. "I'm sorry." She didn't say anything.

"Eat," she said. She sat down next to a tree. Her chest was moving up and down for more breath. "They will be back now." Sakura stood still for a moment. Just like that Neji, Ten-ten and Hinata appeared.

"Every side is secured," they said. Sakura didn't say any thing and Naruto just nodded. Neji looked over at the missing nin. He had some bruises and burns.

"Sakura," he said. Sakura looked up at him. "Heal the Uchiha's wounds. Torture him all you want but just heal him." Sakura stood up. She put some chakra to her hands. She quickly swiped all his wounds away.

"That all?" she asked. Neji nodded. Every one in the team sat down to eat. Sakura sat away and did not eat at all. She was just lost in thought. Neji tried his exercise again. This time he threw a kunai at her. Sakura quickly caught it in one hand.

"I have senses," she said. Sakura threw the kunai back to Neji how caught it with a little difficulty. 'Strong.' he thought. That night every one except Sakura fell asleep. She insisted to stand guard. Of course she had to reveal the fact that she hardly sleeps at all. Sakura watched the team. She looked over at Sasuke's direction. He was sleeping which was good. She did have some torture planned for him. 'Wait for tomorrow.' she thought. She heard a small groan. It came from Sasuke. 'Nightmare.' she thought again.

"Sakura," he said. 'And apparently about me.' she thought. She walked over to him. He was sweating and panting. He was groaning. 'Must be a really good one to get him like this.' She didn't know what he was dreaming about. He was dreaming about her in the worst way possible.


"Don't go!" she yelled. Sasuke watched as she cried out her tears. "Please! I love you with all my heart!" her voice was broken down. 'Stay!' her mind yelled. "If you can't stay then take me with you! I will do anything for you! Just please don't leave me." She held herself up. Her knees were shacking. He heard her tears from behind.

"No," he said. He turned around to her. "You really are annoying." It felt like a stab to her heart. She couldn't say anything. Her heart felt as if it could never fix the broken pieces. Every word was taking a piece of her heat away. Breaking it. "We start our new paths now."

"That is what I'am right?" she asked. "A annoying useless weakling. I guess I'm a piece of shit right? Probably worse." He didn't know what to say. Is this how he made her feel?

"You can leave now," she said. " I won't stop you now. I understand how you feel." Her voice was nearly a whisper. Her tears were dry and slowly disappeared.

"That-" he couldn't finish. Itachi appeared right next to her. She looked up at him. "Itachi! What the hell are you doing here?"

"Just here to take the cherry blossom away," he answered. She didn't move. Itachi put a hand on her shoulder. "I thank you for the help dear brother." Sasuke growled. What did Itachi mean?

"What are talking about?" Sasuke asked. Itachi chuckled.

"Breaking her soul," Itachi said. Sasuke turned to Sakura. Her face was pale and blank. "I tried to get her to come with me but she refused. That was probably because of her soul. She really had hope you wouldn't leave. Once of course you hurt her like this you break it along with her soul." Sakura said nothing. Her face was still expressionless. "She is my little toy to play with. The little cherry blossom that will never bloom."

"Sakura," Sasuke whispered. "That couldn't be it."

"Are you sure dear brother?" Itachi asked. "You did say about staring new paths. This is hers." He watched as Sakura was stabbed by Itachi with a kunai. She didn't yell out of pain. He sliced in a pattern above her stomach.

"What are you doing!" Sasuke yelled. Itachi stopped and wiped away the blood. It revealed the Uchiha clan symbol. A scar. Destined to last forever.

"A mark for her," Itachi said. "Now she is mine. That scar shall stay for ever. I bet she won't even complain about it." Sakura gave a small nod. Her face was still blank.

"Let us go now," she finally said. She wiped away some more blood that poured out of her. Itachi nodded and they disappeared. Sasuke was left alone. He was wordless.


Sasuke jumped up. He was sweating and panting from his nightmare. She had left him just like the other dream. He felt himself be pulled down. Sakura was right next to him. She pushed him down with two fingers. Her face was unreadable.

"Sleep," she commanded. Her voice was cold. "You have something in store tomorrow." Sasuke didn't say any thing at first. He tried to sleep that night but couldn't. The dream was still fresh in his mind. Sakura stayed up.

"Sorry," he said. There was no answer. He should get used to this. She doesn't speak that much after all. Sasuke kept his eyes closed.

"Just sleep," he heard. Her voice was still cold. She didn't say any thing after that. He let out a small breath. His mind was in deep thoughts. 'I'm sorry.' he thought. 'Can you ever forgive me?' He felt himself drift to a dreamless sleep.


So how was this chapter? It was actually longer then the others. I started it yesterday. Don't forget to review! I might update tomorrow again. Tune in on the usual time. (8:00-9:00p.m.) Bye for now!