Chapter Two

Okay, so. I believe this is the last chapter. For all those that couldn't figure it out, the last chapter was in Kiba's POV. And… Yeah. That's it. I might think up a sequel type thing to this… But I'm not sure.

Warnings: Character death. Lots of it. And OOCness.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

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Naruto had been first. He had been training by himself and when he hadn't come home, Iruka and Sasuke had started to worry. Some ANBU members had found him the next day on top of the Hokage mountain, cut open with his insides strewn out of his body. Funny thing is, he died after he had been cut open like that, instead of dying during the process. His funeral was held two days later. Everyone attended it. They never found the murderer.

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Sasuke came next. His eyes had been gouged out and his throat had, literally, been ripped out. His hands had also been hacked off. Oddly enough, it had been Ino and Sakura that had found him. They had been taking care of him during the month since Naruto's death. They went to his house and found him like that on his bed. His funeral had been held two days later. Closed-casket. Everyone came. They never found his murderer, either.

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By then, I had noticed something. A sort of pattern, if you will. Naruto and Sasuke had been connected. Dating, actually. It had to be someone that didn't like that fact. But everyone was okay with it. So who was it?

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Sakura was found with her face ripped off. Someone had literally ripped the skin off her face. Then, as if that wasn't enough, they strangled her with her spinal cord. Her funeral was held two days later, just like the others. Another closed-casket. Once again, everyone attended. And by this time, the city was on high alert.

ANBU were stationed outside the Hokage tower, as usual. But there were three times more than normal. No one was allowed to leave their houses after dark. They still never found the murderer. But the killings stopped for a while.

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Sakura was connected to Sasuke and Naruto. They had been teammates. Best friends.

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Three months later, we found Ino. She had been depressed over the death of her girlfriend Sakura. Some off-duty ANBU members had found her on their way home, in an alleyway. She had been skinned alive and left to die. Another closed-casket funeral, another search for the killer that proved futile. But I had already figured it out.

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She had been acting different since Naruto was killed. Standing up to her father, yelling at her sister, challenging me to fights. I wanted to know why. I wasn't prepared for what I found, but I can't say I was surprised.

I went into her room, looking for something. Anything. I found pictures and the step-by-step process of killing the victims on the back. It was odd. I mean, I knew she would snap sometime. I just hadn't expected it to happen so soon.

I didn't confront her about it. I didn't want to. I just let it go.

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Eventually Gaara, Shikamaru, Tenten, and Lee went missing. None of the ANBU members sent out could find them. Only Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Temari, Kankurou, Chouji and I were left.

Kiba and Shino disappeared two weeks after Gaara, Shikamaru, Tenten and Lee did. Then they were… Well, you know how they were found. The ANBU members could barely recognize the bodies of the other four. Everyone finally figured out who was responsible for all the killings. After all, the last six had been found in Hinata's basement. It was the only logical explanation.

Hinata had run. Nobody knows where she went, but I think she might have gone to Otogakure. She isn't wanted there. I think I would like to join her. I have a bit of unfinished business here in Konohagakure. Once I get it done, I'll join her. I think it will be… Quite nice, actually.

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So, yeah. Like I said, I might make a sequel type thing. If I want to. And if I get enough reviews. So, just… Yeah.

Review and tell me what you thought.

-Maryssah, Maiden of Pulchritude