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Last time...
She watched in horror as Sai raised his kuni to bring it down on Sasuke's shoulder in a clean sweep.
"NOOO!" She screamed and ran to stop what was happening. But a pair of strong arms held her back. Sakura whipped her head around to look into a pair of cerulean blue eyes. She almost fainted in relief.
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Chapter 18: Fight! Fight!
"Naruto you
have to stop them! Please there going to kill each other. They won't
listen to me." She wailed shaking him like a leaf.
Again the
sound of metal crashing filled the area. Sakura looked around her
eyes zeroing in on Sasuke's right shoulder. There was no blood,
meaning he had dodged the attack. A wave of relief filled her make
her lessen her hold on Naruto.
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Naruto looked on in worry. He was frozen in shock at the sight before him. He was supposed to kick Sasuke's ass first.
His team had been late finishing his mission, but they had a good reason. When Naruto had returned to the village he made towards his apartment, only to meet Ino on the way, who told him what had transpired between Sakura and Sai and exactly where they were.
Naruto had forgone the trip home ,and instead made his way to the training grounds. It was going to rain soon and he didn't want Sakura out in this kind of weather. Nor did he think it would be good for her and the baby if she got upset with Sai.
He had made it time to watch two black haired almost identical looking males engaged in combat. Upon closer inspection he had identified one as Sai and the other male, with a red fan on his shirt, his old friend, rival, and team mate, Uchiha Sasuke.
Naruto knew Kakashi would be here soon, simply because his old sensei just knew when to pop up, but in the mean time, he had to try and keep Skaura clam. Who was clearly not in the right state of mind. There was no way he could alone stop Sasuke and Sai, they were too engaged in trying to kill the other. Regardless of that fact, he would have tried, but someone had to watch Sakura.
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Sasuke made quick
hand seals that a non Sharingan user could see, while running at
Sai.
"Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" (Fire Element; Grand
Fireball)
Unleashing a ball
of fire at his look like, who just in time flipped away, but not
before sustaining a second degree burn on his right shin.
Sai
neatly landed on a low tree branch looking down on Sasuke.
He
sized up his completion. He was very fast, fast as Kakashi and he
knew from Naruto that even at a young age the Uchiha was amazing at
Taijutsu as well as Ninjutsu.
Whose first taste by Sai was evident
by the burns on his shin.
Nevertheless he wasn't half bad, after all he was Kakashi's student as well. Not to mention that he was talented in Taijutsu and Genjutsu. He would fight for a while longer and find a weak point in Uchiha Sasuke.
He had already
formulated a plan. One thing he learned was always have a few plans
while fighting never fight with out direction.
"Is that all the
famous Uchiha Sasuke has?" Sai taunted.
Sasuke smirked.
Then disappeared. Before Sai could move he felt a Kunai pressed to
his neck. Sai laughed and Sasuke slashed the laughing nins neck…only
for him to turn into a log, two Shurikens sailed , one embed it self
into Sasuke's upper arms the other was neatly reflect off by his
Kunai.
Sasuke plucked the Shuriken out of his arm letting blood
seep out of the semi shallow cut. A mere nuisance. Just like his
opponent. Sasuke could have ended this fight long ago, but he wanted
the son of a bitch to pay. And he would make him.
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Sasuke had left the storm that seemed to be chasing him. And entered Konoha disguised as traveler, only to find that Sakura was not in her apartment. Dropping his bag in her bedroom, Sasuke had commenced a searched all over Konoha, until he had stumbled upon Sakura locked in a verbal battle with his current opponent.
Apparently the bastard had made his wife search for him for days in her condition so that she may speak to him.
Only to find out him spewing profanities at her and accusing her of siding up with the 'traitor' while leaving her teammate, him. The Uchiha quickly came to the conclusion- that Skaura had yet to make – Sai had feelings for Uchiha Sakura.
As Sasuke had watched the verbal match, more profanities were exchanged to the point where Sai physically threatened Skaura. In all fairness Sakura had started the physical threats much before.
Sasuke had felt a
pang of guilt when Sakura had said "I ache from head to toe!
Every body fricking part of my body is swollen and I can' hardly
walk I waddle-"
Soon guilt was replaced with anger when Sai
had cut her off.
"Then don't let traitors fuck you, oh I'm
sorry that just one of your weakness…"
That was when
Sasuke had pounced. He had tolerated enough of the little assholes
comments.
Taking both Sai and Sakura unaware, Sasuke tackled Sai to the ground.. Sakura had jumped away while Sai and Sasuke engaged in mortal combat.
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Sai had only
known it was the traitor when Sakura had screamed "Sasuke no!
Don't kill him, he's a friend!"
Che as if the traitor could
kill me. He would prove his worth in front of Sakura today by
beating the infamous Uchiha Sasuke and make him kiss the ground.
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Sasuke looked around for his pathetic opponent. He had decided not to use his Shraringan since he knew it used up chakra more rapidly. Plus his current opponent wasn't worthy of his blood limit.
Sasuke flew from the tree just in time to see Sai's powerful kick split the branch in two. Both nija were again squaring off on the ground. Sasuke attacked first using his Shishi Rendan, Lion Combo which he had long ago picked up from Lee , but refined over the years.
Sai wasn't ready for the series of rapid bone crushing punches and kicks. More so he was completely unprepared when thrown up into the air on to see Sasuke appear above him and slam his leg down on his abdomen.
Blood squirted
out of Sai's mouth as he landed with a thud onto the hard
unforgiving earth. More blood gushing out of his mouth. He could
distantly hear Skaura scream for Sasuke to stop and let him ,
Sai live.
That spurned Sai on, he would show Sakura, his
worth. Quickly getting to his feet Sai, avoided the three Shurikens
thrown at his form. Which combusted when they hit a tree instead.
The bastard plays dirty, well I can too.
Sai made a series
of hand seals which Sasuke didn't bother copying , while rushing at
Sasuke. Both ninja's displayed excellent taijutsu moves until Sai
finally found an opening.
"Shou-Geki-Shou!" Using his palm
which he had concentrated a lot of chakra into, he uppercut Sasuke,
sending him air born. If anything a lethal attack.
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"Sai no!" Sakura had watched him make the hand seals, she knew that attack would hurt. Her heart lurched in her chest as she watched her husband get slammed into large tree, and snapping it in half upon impact. Sakura tried running out of Naruto's tight grip, but he held her fast.
"We have to
make them stop Naruto! Please let me do something!" Naruto shook
his head.
"It's pointless right now Sakura-chan. Even I can't
stop them. Let them fight it out, it's for the best." Sakura
couldn't believe her ears. She turned away from Naruto, she was
obviously getting no support here.
"Sasuke Get UP!" She shouted almost making Naruto deaf.
Sasuke stumbled to his feet, eyes narrowing at Sai. Who threw a few smoke bombs veiling him and Sasuke from the eyes of Naruto and Sakura.
Tring
Suddenly Sasuke heard bells. He gripped his head in pain.
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Sakura's face lost all of its color. Sai was using the dirty bell Genjutsu and he wouldn't let her see what was happening.
No this can't be happening! I won't let him get hurt.
Sakura lurched
out of a shocked Naruto's arms and ran towards the tent of
smoke.
"Sakura-chan get back here!" Naruto ran after her
quickly catching up and holding on to her tightly.
"Are you mad
women? Sasuke will flip if you get hurt!" Sakura ignored Naruto.
What Sai was doing right now was using the Bells, a genjutsu weapon. Which makes the enemy see illusions and puts them under high hysteria or hallucinations by hearing the bells sounds.
Sakura could hear Sasuke scream in pain so lost was he in his own mind induced terrors.
"Sasuke it's
just a Genjutsu! DISPEL it!" There was a pause.
Then she heard
more screaming. Now Sakura begin to panic.
"Come on Sasuke you can do it. It should be easy for you. WE ARE NOT dead, Naruto and I are RIGHT here! We WON'T leave you! Itachi CAN'T kill us!" She continued to shout encouragement into the thick cloud of blue smoke. She would kick Sai's ass majorly for this later.
Naruto's eyes
widened. Hearing Sasuke's anguished cries for Itachi not to kill
his mother and Sakura.
"COME ON SASUKE
TEME. IF YOU CAN"T BEAT SAI YOU CAN"T BEAT ME!" He joined in
with Sakura shouting into the cloud of smoke.
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Tring Tring Tring
Sasuke was living in a red and black nightmare, he watched as Itahci slay more people of the Uchiha clan, their parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, then moving not Konoha's citizens while steadily making his way to a pregnant Sakura.
Tring Tring
Tring Tring!
Another scream of anguish rang in time with the
bells. Sasuke could do nothing, he was tied to a tree and could only
watch helplessly as his brother approached Sakura.
"What did I tell you about containers and limits little brother? People tie you down, I'll just release you."
Tring
"Fuck Itahci kill me, but not HER! Leave her alone you bastard, leave Sakura alone!"
Sasuke shut his
eyes tight and struggled harder against the invisible rope, the bells
ringing much more loudly in his head. Never stopping.
How did
this suddenly happen? Where did Itachi come from? Why can't I
fight? When did he tie me up? What happened to Naruto? Why isn't he
protecting Sakura?
Tring Tring
Why won't the bells
stop ringing?
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Sai was confused, why were Sakura and Naruto encouraging the traitor? He wasn't going to cause too much damage, just knock him out. Sai decreased the attack a little.
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Sasuke heard her then, in the midst of all the people screaming, Itachi taunting him and the cursed bells, he heard her angelic voice. He heard her tell him how she and the baby were fine and alive, how she wasn't going to leave him.
"Sasuke it's just a Genjutsu! DISPELL it!"
The youngest Uchiaha's eyes widened in realization and fury.
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Naruto could taste the difference in the air, just before Sasuke stopped screaming, Naruto took that as a signal, and grabbed Sakura leaping farther away, to a much more safer distance.
"You know
Sakura-chan now I fell sorry for Sai." Sakura nodded her head.
Sasuke was not going to let Sai off easily now
"Me too Naruto,
me too."
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A large Shuriken cut through the air clearing some of the smoke and the rest was cleared away buy a large gust of wind.
Sasuke stood in the clearing catching his Shuriken as it came back to him.
"How did you
like that traitor? It seems your weakness in in your head."
"It's
time to end this."
Sai laughed reaching in his pocket for a
kunai.
Sasuke let his large Shuriken fly.
Naruto's eyes widened that was Sasuke's Kage Shuriken no Jutsu.
"Sai you ass RUN! That thing is going to slice you in two!" Sai jumped away but wasn't ready for Sasuke who amazingly detached him self from the flying Shuriken's shadow and attacked him head on.
Sai was already
air born and soon found him slef under Sasuke's Kage Buyou. Sasuke
was attached to his shadow.
The Uchiha used this as a chance to
rain punches down onto Sai making him cough up blood profusely.
Soon Sai was tied to a tree by Sasuke's chakra strings that ran to Sasuke's mouth. Sakura's eyes winded in a flashback, she had seen Sasuke use this attack long time ago on Orochimaru when they were in their chunin exams. At this rate Sasuke would fry Sai and then he would be in real BIG trouble with Tsunade-sama!
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Sasuke made
furious hand seals then took the strings out of his mouth and held on
to them. "Katon; Ryuuka no Jutsu!" (Fire Element; Dragon Fire
Technique)
The fire hungrily ate up the chakra infused strings as
if they were doused with oil.
Sai watched his life run through his eyes drenched in flames of red fire.
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THUNK
Sasuke jumped back to avoid a few sharp Kunai's. There stood kakashi reading his perverted orange book. Sasuke almost rolled his eyes. Some things never changed. Kakashi had to stop him at the best part.
Sasuke had noticed Kakashi's presence since he had dispelled the Ginjutsu attack. The Uchiha ignored his once sensei, but he would be lying if he didn't say a certain cord was struck in him seeing the man. He was the only brother/father figure he had in his life after one was murdered by the other.
Sasuke quickly
turned his head back to his battered opponent, who was stepping out
of his bindings. In a flash Sasuke was standing over his opponent a
Kuni held at his throat.
"Give me one good reason, why I
shouldn't kill you?" He asked his voice louder then the rumbling
of thunder and all the more ominous.
"Because Sakura-chan just peed in her pants? I don't know if that is a valid reason, but ….um... yeah." Naruto pointed with both hands at his female best friend.
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TBC...
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AN: Oki obviosuly in my fic Sai hasn't met Sasuke before. Work with me here ppl. And all the attacks i didn't make them up, haha there all from the Anime, as many would have noticed. (Sasuke needs to come up with new attacks) Although the ones he has now kick ass! And for all those think like Naruto, Sakura didn't really pee in her pants...her water broke, she she's gone into labour. Oh and I decided long ago what the gender of the baby was going to be. And I have a name.
Thank you to all those who have reviewd! I do read each and everyone of thema nd i seriusly get a kick out of them. It gives me a reading of how badly you guys want the next chpater up.