Hooray! –Jumps up, laughing hysterically– I just finished it! My finals are finished and now I have my summer. . .to do more work. –Frowns– Er, somehow that didn't come out as planed. –Ponders– Summer volunteering, summer job, summer reading, summer studying, summer assignments. . .Summer vacation, it's just not how I pictured it when I was younger.

I forgot this on my previous chapters: DISCLAIMER I don't own Naruto.–It's trite but I suppose it's necessary–

Hellbent

Chapter4: To be confident

"Sakura, I would expect you to be smarter then to try something." Itachi said sternly.

Sakura walked behind the two Akatsuki members and realized the impact of her agreement. Within everything she wished that Sasuke would go back to Konoha and Naruto to be saved from his fate of holding the kyuubi within him. Even in a perfect world she was hoping for the hopeless. So this is where she found herself, between two Akatsuki members one the murderer of the Uchiha clan and the other a shark man who was once an elite member of the Seven Swordsmen.

What did she get herself into?

But knowing that both men knew of her motive she knew that she needed to give them something in return. She cringed at the thought. They were both glorified criminals perhaps her power would be needed, her healing skills or even her life if it was necessary.

But it was all for them. She was controlled by her emotions as he said, and anyone else would see her actions as foolish and desperate, which she was. But progress was never made in concerning Sasuke or the safety of Naruto. She hated sitting idly by while the Akatsuki and Orochimaru were around.

She noted the sound of their footsteps and how they seemed to echo within the walls. Sakura strained her eyes to see around her but she only caught the crimson eyes to her right and the sharp pupils of another to her left.

Her green eyes were nothing special.

A shallow voice muttered something inaudible and Kisame and Itachi stopped in their tracks.

" Zetsu is he inside?" Kisame spoke and Sakura could faintly see the said person in front of her. His profile was strange in shape and like the other Akatsuki members chakra radiated off of him. Zetsu, as he was called was whispering something inaudible which gave the impression that he was talking to himself. Sakura was thankful that it was so dark, her composure was less visible. If I'm lucky no one else will notice me and I can get this done and over with.

" Oi!"

Sakura twitched, practically clutching to the two people beside her. When Itachi's gaze met her's she stepped back slightly.

"Who's the kunoichi? . . .mmm. She's a friend of yours Itachi?" Sakura turned around to the playful voice. The figured appeared to be slightly taller than her and his voice was laced with humor and a childlike amusement. She got the impression that he was the least threatening of the bunch.

She bit her lip and shook her head inwardly. There was no such thing as a harmless Akatsuki.

Sakura looked around cautiously before both men beside her began to walk ahead. She stumbled before lining herself back between the Kisame and Itachi. The figure behind her shifted, obviously annoyed that he was ignored. –Friend? The question was laughable, Itachi was the farthest thing from a friend. She just wanted to secure her place in Akatsuki for Konoha's sake.

It was her only reason.

" Not talking. . .yeah."

" Shut up." Kisame spoke again and Sakura looked towards Itachi's direction. He's been quiet, not that she expected him to be talkative but still.

Meters ahead she gasped her breath becoming heavy with the overwhelming sensation of chakra. She stepped back instinctively falling back into a fighting stance. " W-what is that?" Sakura managed to say before Itachi nudged her forward.

" Itachi, Kisame state your purpose."

" Sakura has left Konoha by her own volition. Her tremendous chakra control and medical abilities could be of good use to us along with the fact that the kyuubi's vessel seems attached to her." Sakura strained her eyes to see the figure before her. His presence was in the shadows but his eyes made her skin sear.

" Relax kunoichi." Sakura was unaware that she had fallen into fighting stance but nervous and suspicious her muscles were stiffened into place.

Sakura tensed up further bit her lip, and licked her lips forcing herself to give a response which wouldn't get her killed. She couldn't say, ' I want your power to rescue Sasuke, kill Orochimaru, and somehow still say loyal to Konoha'. But she wasn't about to be pictured as weak so she bluntly said the first thing that popped into her head.

" I am willing to prove my worth even though I feel great conflict in betraying my village. My motives are known as I have told both Itachi-san and Kisame-san that I need power to fulfill my objectives. Lastly I hate being addressed as kunoichi, it's Haruno Sakura." She said in a tone more arrogant then she meant.

The person shuffled around before he spoke.

" Humor me."

Naruto blazed through the forest searching avidly for any sign of his pink haired companion. He knew he shouldn't have left her alone. It was like she said, it wasn't safe to be out on patrol alone. He clenched his teeth to the thought that Sakura was captured in place of him.

Kakashi's dogs were searching, Kiba along with Akamaru agreed to help but Tsunade was doubtful of Sakura's capture and insisted that it was still early and that she was smart enough to leave a sign or call for backup. Somehow Naruto doubted that. Thoughts of the night haunted him to no end. She had came out in the middle of the night to retrieve him and patrol in his place. Kiba and Akamaru ran up beside him.

" Um. . .Naruto."

The blond slowed down and followed Kiba's lead to a clearing within the trees. Naruto's blood ran cold as Kiba stopped in the high grass to look down at the broken ground. The broken earth was a sign of Sakura as only her and Tsunade had that kind of power and strength to create a fissure this huge.

Akamaru barked and Naruto strode calmly in the thick grass expecting the worst.

Alleviating some anxiety Naruto saw it was just a pieces of broken porcelain of an ANBU mask. To further inspection he noted the color marks and realized that it was his mask.

Naruto cursed the morning rain that washed away any chance of finding Sakura. Without a word he began his sprint blindly forward.

He would find her. He already lost Sasuke, he wasn't about to lose her.

Sakura what were you thinking?

From the scanlations that I've read and information I've gathered, Deidara has certain speech mannerisms which cause him to say . . .mmm or yeah after he speaks. Just a little information on Dei-kun, I never see him in fics. A guy with a mouth in his hand, now that's hot.

Oh, and thanks for the reviews, I've never gotten such nice feedback before. Usually by now someone is up my ass -not literary- about some little flaw or the pairing or something. I'm getting suspicious. . .hmmm I wonder where all my enemies are? With no opposition I can finally begin my plan for world domination.

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