Two Jinchūriki sprinted together in the desert. One not knowing the other was now kin. Sakura's eyes watered, why didn't she just tell him while they were eating?

Because you wanted to hold on to what was. Not wanting what is.

This was one thing so far she could agree on with Jogi Hiko. She didn't want to admit that she was a Jinchūriki. She didn't want to go through everything that team 7 had gone through again. They were far enough from the city so Sakura turned mid stride making what was left of Naruto halt.

This will continue if you don't let me out.

Sakura shook her head forcing the voice to reside. No. She couldn't control it. Naruto hadn't been fully consumed by Kurama's power. His bandaged arm still visible, along with the left side of his face, and his left leg. The rest was a pulsing hue of red to burnt orange. Kurama had helped them in the war, but it looked like. Naruto could not reign in his emotions at the moment.

"Naruto-"

"Do not use my name thief." Naruto bared his teeth, "you must have been pretty good to take Sakura."

Sakura worked through her next words carefully. "I am Sakura. I've just gone through some changes in the last couple of weeks. If you give me a moment I can explain."

"The only thing you need to explain IS WHERE IS MY TEAMMATE, BUT YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH A BROKEN JAW!" The dark mass started to take over Naruto's leg has he rushed Sakura.

Sakura slammed her fist into the ground. Making the sand ripple and turn into waves around them. An ocean of sand now trembled with waves. Staggering Naruto's movements he rushed up a wave.

Sakura lost site of him as a wave of sand knocked him backwards.

Your left.

Sakura's head jerked to her left in time to see Naruto's fist raised for a punch aimed for her face. She blocked the punch and threw Naruto backwards hard enough for the clone to puff out of existence. How dare he aim for her face!

Your right.

Another Naruto was on her right aiming to take out for her leg with a kunai. She blocked it, twisted Naruto's arm to drop the kunai. Feeling minimal resistance she took the kunai and jammed the kunai in the clones chest. Sakura's frustration was growing.

You're too slow.

Kunai knives rained down above her. Well this was just an opportunity to use what Jogi Hiko had taught her. She could feel Jogu Hiko's interest in what she was about to do. Almost as if he had straightened in a chair he had been slumping in.

She made a series of hand signs as she watched the rain of kunai knives move closer. "Filoplume." Sakura spoke the words just in time as two green wings of chakra covered her body to shield her from the attack. So you won't let me come out, but you want to use my chakra?

Sakura felt a pain in her shoulder made her bite her inner cheek, her technique hadn't been perfected.

Of course not. It had only been in your dreams. What wonderful training this has now come to. Don't worry neither you nor so is fated to die today.

"I wasn't worried about that," Sakura whispered under her breath responding to Jogi Hiko.

"You should be!" Naruto screamed as he ripped her under the surface of the sand.Filling her lungs with thousands of grains forcing out the air in her lungs.

I grow bored of your independence.

Sakura felt her consciousness slip.

Finally, it's my turn.