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The mission is finally over and accomplished, as the retrieval squad retrieved Sakura and arrested the group, including Akeeba. Almost all of them, except Ibate, as he took down and control a group of Anbu Black Ops, and disguise as one of them in order to sneak back in the village, with no suspicion whatsoever. However, Sasuke is already suspicious of him, but unaware of his identity; though he attends to find out. Right after…
Village, at the bridge…
Naruto and Sasuke are hanging out at the bridge, their sensei already left them as they're waiting for their kunoichi.
"I still like to know who this secret admirer is. For all I know, it can't be teme, Neji, Shino, or Shikamaru, so they're out, Bushy-brow would hardly send one flower to her, Choji wouldn't even send any flowers let alone a gift, and Kiba…" he thought, "Nah," he said with disbelief.
Sasuke still have the leaf back from the hospital, still wondering how those plants grew rapidly last night, then his thought went back on that fourth Anbu, "I wonder…" he thought. Then they heard…
"Hey guys," Sakura yelled
"Sakura-chan," Naruto said,
"Sorry for making you guys wait, my mom and I was busy taking the flowers out of the hospital to the house," Sakura said.
"Say, is your mom okay with you out again? Because of what happened to you, she was worried like crazy," Naruto asked as he's a little concerned,
"At first she doesn't want me to go out for awhile, but when I mention you guys, she's comfortable about it," Sakura answered,
"Oh," Naruto said. Sasuke placed the leaf back into his pocket, as he turned to his teammates.
"You guys maybe want to go somewhere, perhaps like… the Ichiraku's?" she asked,
"Now you're speaking my language," Naruto cheered, every time when they mention Ichiraku's and his ramen, he's up for it. So they left the bridge, and on their way to Ichiraku's.
Ichiraku's…
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura just ordered their ramens, though something's bothering Naruto as he turned to Sakura,
"So everything is okay?" he asked,
"Everything's fine, why you asked?" she asked,
"It's just that… what happened yesterday… did that guy, Akeeba, did or say something to you?" Naruto asked. Sakura became silent for a moment, as she remembered…
Flashback…
He chuckled, and said, "Ah… Sakura Haruno, at last we finally meet,"…
"There's nothing to be afraid of my dear… I'm a friend," Akeeba said with a friendly smile, Sakura just sat there quietly while looking at him. "Allow me…" Akeeba took off his hat, "To introduce myself…" he slowly bowed to her, like a gentlemen whenever they introduce themselves to a lady, "I'm Akeeba Ronakasbi, or as the children called me which is known as, Lord Akeeba," he said then laughed a bit.
"Relax, and have some refreshment," he said, then two men held their platters to Sakura, as one of them held out some warm fresh dumplings, and the other have three sweets on a stick with a cup of herbal tea on the side. "I know these sweets are your favorites, so I was able to have my servants make them just for you," Akeeba said while looking at her as she looked at the two platters.
"Now then… let's get to know each other," he said as the two men place both platters in front of Sakura…
Flashback over…
"All I remember is that he was being nice to me, we talked, and he gave me something… red, I believe it was some kind of feather," she said,
"So he didn't harm you or anything?" Sasuke asked,
"No, I thought he would, but he didn't," she answered
"Then what did he want with you in the first place?" Naruto asked, as he gotta know.
Sakura became silent for a moment when he asked that, she once asked him about that too when she met him, then he explained everything of why she was kidnapped and taken to meet him, and bit of history on the childen Ibate introduced her to. She personally didn't got over what Akeeba said to her about Ibate's feelings for her. Of course, she remembered what Akeeba said to her before he present her the red feather...
Flashback…
"I see much potential in you, and surely you didn't work yourself up to become a kunoichi all for nothing, are you?" he asked. She blew her nose, then shook her head, "Of course not, that's why people like you and I must stick together," Sakura look at him as she's being comfort once again, "That's why I--I mean, we wanted you part of our team, so we can show people they shouldn't judge us on the outside; but what we all have inside," he said.
Flashback over…
"…I asked him that, but… he didn't reply," she lied,
"Oh..." Naruto said, "Ah man," he thought, as he hoped she might know what Akeeba want with her.
"Here you go you three, enjoy," Teuchi said as he and Ayame handed over and placed their ramens in front of them.
They started eating, as usual Naruto ate a batch of ramens he likes, though... Sakura's eyes suddenly turned pale while staring at her bowl of ramens. Then she started eating the noodles, around the same pace as Naruto's, she finished it within less than a minute, then she handed her bowl to Teuchi,
"Oh, you want seconds?" he asked, she nodded, though giving him a blank expression, a moment later, she has her seconds. Then after that, she ate more, and more, and more, and more. Naruto and Sasuke slowly noticed her eating more ramens, as they stared at her as she kept eating,
"Isn't she even full yet?" Sasuke thought,
"She eats more ramens than me," Naruto thought.
"Not yet," a voice said,
Then Sakura's eyes quickly changed back to normal after she heard that mysterious voice in her mind, as she stopped eating her seventh or eighth bowl. She noticed how many bowls she has, as she slowly turned to her teammates, even Techi and Ayame, as they stare at her in random expression,
"Who would a thought a young lady like you could put up such an appetite," Teuchi said,
"That was… weird," Ayame said with a smile, and a twitchy eyebrow.
"You okay Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked as he's a little concerned, and surprised as he never seen anyone, let alone a girl, eats more ramens than him. Sakura's face slowly turns red as she's now embarrassed, so she drops everything,
"I-I think I should go now…" she got off her chair, "I'll see you later, Mr. Uzumaki, Uchiha," she said as left them,
"Did we just call them by their last name?!" Inner Sakura said,
"Since when did she call me by my last name?" Naruto said, Sasuke didn't say anything but noticed it too. Then something caught Naruto's eye, as he spotted... a wallet on the ground, "Oh man, she dropped her wallet," he thought, then he picked it up, and about to chase after her,
"NARUTO!" Teuchi yelled, Naruto stopped and turned to him, as he forgot to pay for the ramens, "Oh, sorry," he said, as he quickly took his froggy wallet to pay for the ramens.
While Sakura is heading home, she's unaware of being watched by a shadow on a building, standing beside a huge tank, waiting for the right moment to...
"Hey, Sakura-chan," she stopped as she heard Naruto's voice, she turned around,
"You forgot your wallet," Naruto said as he's running up to her,
"Naruto," she said, until...
An unexpected outburst occurred when a giant tank on top of the building, begins to fall… right where Sakura is standing. Before she knew, a huge shadow appeared around her, as something is falling from above, she quickly looked up as the tank is coming right at her,
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled, and Sasuke think fast, as he quickly disappeared and reappeared right where he's about to save her… until, a figure also appeared, but in the opposite direction… and beat him to it, as he sprang, swoop Sakura off her feet and away from the tank at the same time. By the time the figure sprang passed Sasuke, Sasuke saw him as he passed him, it was none other than… the fourth Anbu from yesterday mission. After that, Sasuke quickly got out of the way when…
BAM!!!
The tank hit the ground very hard, lucky no one got hurt, as Sakura is saved once again… by the fourth Anbu.
"You can open your eyes now," she heard a voice, as she's gripping over his sleeves, she opened her eyes as she found herself alive and unharmed; She even noticed she's being held, in bridal style, in someone's arms, which are fairly muscular, she slowly looked up to him, as he's an Anbu wearing a mask,
"It's okay, you're safe," he said as he placed her back on her feet.
"Sakura-chan, are you okay?" Naruto said as he rushed over, she turned ot him,
"I-I fine, I… um…" she couldn't find the words as she turned back to the Anbu, which so happened to removed his mask, and revealed his face to her. Sakura blushed when he saw his handsome face, as he has sapphire eyes, black rave-like short hair, and nearly the same skin complexion between her's and Sasuke's.
"You surely gave everyone a fright back there Ms. Haruno," he said as his voice making him sound older, since the fact he's about two-inches taller than her and he's around the same age as her, Naruto, and Sasuke,
"You know my name?" she asked,
"You may not remember me, but I was there on the mission to retrieve you… now I see why," he said while smiling at her. Sakura became silent, then he extended his hand,
"I'm Kyro Mushori by the way," he introduced himself,
"S… Sakura," she answered as she shook his hand,
"Sakura, that's a lovely name," he said, then Naruto slid between them,
"The names Naruto, Sakura's teammate," he introduced himself,
"Hello," Kyro said.
"You're one the Anbu's that helped us on our mission, right?" Naruto asked,
"Yes I am, and you must be Mr. Uzumaki correct?"
"Believe it, I'm one of the greatest ninjas there is," Naruto said,
"Really, I heard you're much of a knuckle-head," Kyro said, Naruto veined popped on his head and Sakura giggled after that, he turned to her again after he heard her giggle,
"Cute," he said.
"Kyro is it?" Sasuke asked, he turned to him,
"Yes," Kyro answered
"I was hoping to see you, because I have some questions to ask you," Sasuke said,
"Ask away," Kyro said.
"How is it we never seen you before until yesterday?" Sasuke asked,
"That's because I'm from another village," Kyro answered,
"Which village?"
"The Cloud village at the Land of Lightening,"
"And you're an Anbu at what rank?"
"The highest rank as I'm one of the best there is,"
"You look rather young to be an Anbu,"
"That's because I have one of the best talents in my village… unlike your not so famous clan, so I've heard."
Sasuke just scowled at him as he's not sure whether he just criticized him or insulted him, along with his family name. After exchanging words, Kyro turned back to Sakura, as he noticed some of her body is quivering a bit.
"You look a little shaky Sakura-chan," Naruto said,
"I-I should be heading home now, my mom expected me home before dinner," Sakura said,
"How about..." Naruto's about to asked, until Kyro interfered,
"I walk you home, just to keep you safe from any danger," Kyro offered. Sakura made a small smile as she accepts his offer, then they both started leaving the area, and leaving Naruto and Sasuke behind.
Naruto scowled at him as he's walking Sakura home, "I just met this guy, and I already don't like him," he thought. Sasuke turned to the damaged tank and look up at the building where it fell off,
"Hn," he responds as doing a little investigation of this 'accident'.
Prison...
Seven Anbu Black Ops, standing guard of the entrance of the prisoner away from the village, but somewhere in the forest. Little did they expect, a black stray cat with green-thin eyes roaming through the forest and somehow, spotted a crack wall near the entrance.
"Meow," it meowed at it slid through and went into the crack wall, inside the prison, it appeared on the stairs, and started walking down where there's a bar-door, where the prisoner is place. And by prisoner I mean...
Haruno residents…
Kyro and Sakura appeared at her home,
"Thank you for walking me home, and I wanted to thank you for saving me," Sakura said as she bowed to him,
"It is my pleasure Ms. Haruno," he said as he bowed to her too. She turned to her home, as she's about to go inside,
"Sakura," she turned to Kyro when he called her,
"It may sound out of the blue, but... would you like to accompany me at the park tomorrow?" he asked. Sakura blushed again as he just asked her out on a date, she might expect something like this coming from Naruto, but never from an Anbu,
"Oh… w-well I'm flattered, though…" she was about answer, until suddenly… her body frost and her inner spirit suddenly felt an energy source absorbed something, it cause her body to frost up. Then…
"Everything is going to be alright Sakura-chan," Ibate said, as she blinked a few times as she snapped out of it again, "I-I'm sorry…" she said as she didn't catch that,
"I said it's all right if you don't want to go," Kyro said,
"…Actually, I would love to," Sakura said as she accepted his offer.
"It's a date then, pick you up at eight," he said then he left, Sakura went inside but stood for a moment,
"That was strange… suddenly I don't feel… nervous," she thought before she went to her room.
Prison…
Akeeba still sitting in his cell… until, his body frost at the moment as he felt an energy source within his inner spirit as he obtained something… from another spirit, he smirked and chuckled evilly,
"One down… six more to go," he said.
"Meow!" Akeeba lifted his head, as he spotted a stray black cat; it somehow got inside the cell without one of the guards noticed it. Akeeba smiled while looking at the cat, he has an idea, he extended his hand, as the chain is cuffed around his wrist, his index finger stuck out, pointing at the cat. The cat turned to him,
"Here kitty-kitty-kitty," he said as signal 'come here' on his finger at the cat,
At that moment… the cat slid passed the bars as it walked towards him, and then…
"EOW!" the cat cried as there's a yellow light flashed in his cell.
Back in the village…
Sasuke appeared on the building, where the tank fell off, he saw some ropes hanging around, and, for some reason, leaves around the area where the tank was placed. Sasuke walked up the ropes first, and noticed that they were all cut, which cause the tank to fall over, then he turned to the leaves, as he kneeled down and picked up one of them. He observed it, "Hn…" he said as he finds it odd to find leaves in the middle of an accident, just as he started rubbing it with his thumb…
"Eh!" he responds as he suddenly got cut on his thumb by the tip of the leaf, even though it was a small cut, there is no way a leaf has a sharp tip at the end. So with another observation, Sasuke activated his Sharingan, and saw… an unusual substance within the leaf, as if it was used by… chakra, making it sharp enough to cut anything. Which brought his thoughts on the ropes that where cut off, he looked at it's feature as he recognized it. Then he pulled out the leaf out of his pocket, back from the flowers Sakura received from her secret admirer, as he compare them; they're the exact same leaves, one from the flowers for Sakura, and one from the scene of the accident. Then Sasuke brought his thoughts back to the fourth Anbu, Kyro, when he suddenly appeared out of nowhere and saved Sakura from the fallen tank before him. It comes to conclude that Kyro is, in fact, the prime suspect of the 'incident', then suddenly…
Snap!
Sasuke turned and saw a small figure hiding behind the pillar, until the figure quickly left, Sasuke quickly left the area to follow the figure. They ran and jumped through building to building, the small figure kept running away from Sasuke, though Sasuke kept on it's tail. Plus, he recognized the area, so he decided to take a short-cut, the small figure kept running, though noticed Sasuke is no longer there. So the small figure jumped off the build, back on the ground; just before being home free, Sasuke appeared from behind and grabbed it's wrist. Then he took a look at the little spy, and saw it was a very young girl, she has short black hair, lavender eyes, and wearing a purple top with black shorts.
"Let me go!" she said trying to pull her wrist away from Sasuke grasp,
"I will if you tell me why you were spying on me back there," Sasuke said,
"I wasn't spying, I was investigating the scene where one of Akeeba's minions causes that almost harmed your friend," she said, still trying to free herself from his grip.
"How do you know that? Do you know who cause the tank to fall?"
"I'm not suppose to tell," she said, then Sasuke grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up, as her feet are no longer touching the ground,
"Well you better start talking, I have all day, who are you anyway?" Sasuke demand while glaring at her, the little girl scowled at him.
"Fine… my name is Sin Omagachou, I'm a junior investigator of demonic appearances within people's inner spirits," she said,
"… Right, and I'm the junior chief officer of the Anbu Black Ops," he said sarcastically, thinking she's lying.
"No I'm serious, there's a demon-child lurking in your village and your teammate is in grave danger," Sin said,
"What do you mean? She's not in any danger," he said is disbelief,
"You don't understand, she met the head-demon in disguise, he already marked her as becoming one of his minions," she explained.
"Now you don't understand, the Fifth Hokage checked on her yesterday and stated no problem on her whatsoever," Sasuke said,
"Really, then how about earlier today, have you noticed anything unusual about her, her behavior or appearance perhaps?" she asked.
Sasuke didn't answer as he does recall something different about her; her hair grew longer this morning, she ate more ramens than Naruto back at the Ichiraku's, and she called him and Naruto by their last name before she left. He slowly placed Sin back on the ground, and let go of her collar,
"From the look on your face, you have notice something different about your teammate earlier, if you must know, she becoming one of them as she's beginning the process of her Inner spirit,"
"I heard enough of this," he said as he started walking away, but then Sin said,
"Well just a bit of a heads-up, I suggest you keep an eye on her, and don't let her be around the Deceiver too much," Sasuke stopped and turned to her.
"Who?" he asked,
"The Deceiver, he's one of Akeeba's best minions, you also need to watch out for him, he's a tough one to miss. He deceives anyone with his tricks, he fakes everything towards his enemy; his trace, identity, even his own death," Sin explained, Sasuke didn't say anything.
"Do not be fooled by his tricks, he's somewhere in the village where you at least expected," she said, then she got out her umbrella, she gather up her chakra as she opened her umbrella, as the wind blew, she started to float in the air, she look down at Sasuke,
"In case if you noticed anything out of the ordinary or requiring my assistant, come to the small cottage near the waterfalls over the mountains; you might need it," Sin yelled as she floats up in the air and drifted away from the area. Sasuke watched her leave, as he's alone in the alley, until...
"Uchiha," he heard a voice as he turned and saw…
"Shino...how long were you standing there?" Sasuke asked,
"Not long, though I have to say, you sure have a way with kids," he said sarcastically,
"So you heard everything,"
"Not that I'm here to ease-drop on your conversation, but there is something I like to ask about your teammate," Sasuke became silent when he mention his comrade,
"Has she, by any chance, changed a little?" he asked,
"She's fine, why are you interested about my comrade anyway? Is there something I should know about?" Saske asked. Shino didn't reply, but his shoulder is sore from the stitches he got yesterday after fighting with...
Flashback…
"Why is it that you want Sakura to become like you thugs?" he was able to ask, Fuzca stood in front of him,
"Well... since you're going to be eaten, I don't see no problem of telling you. We're taking Ms. Haruno to meet Lord Akeeba so he can take away her emotions," he said,
"Her emotions?" Shino thought as Fuzca continues.
"So without her emotions, she'll slowly develop a whole new ability within herself and changes will come to her; and within one week, she'll become one of us to set along with Lord Akeeba's plan to revolt for a whole new future." Shino led his eyes through his shed glasses at Fuzca's paled gray eyes,
"That explain those eyes," he thought…
Flashback over…
"You know something, do you?" Sasuke asked, as he demand to know what he's thinking, then Shino said,
"… It would be best if you take that little girls advice, she might come in handy in case your comrade is not fully herself by the end of this week," Shino said as started walking away.
"The end of this week, what is he talking about?" he thought, before he decided to leave the alley and went straight home.
Nighttime…
Kyro, a.k.a. Ibate in disguise, sitting on the edge of the roof, watching over his pink-haired mate, as she once again slumbers, with his paled-blue eyes; then he thought about what Akeeba told him…
Flashback…
Within the Mountains, few days before…
Akeeba and Ibate are outside, behind the mountains, looking down at the people as they're working on a machine,
"The preparation is almost ready my Lord," Ibate said,
"Excellent, after all the years of preparing for this day, I can revolt this world, so that we can take full control of it and bring out a whole new future," Akeeba said as he felt the excitement of the plan being set in place.
"I can see it now, the whole world in my hands, you, along with Dujobe, Kilala, the Zukato brothers, and Uki, revolt with me, and…" Akeeba's eyes became brighter, as he's going a genjutsu. Then… Ibate felt a hand holding his, he turned and saw… the pink-haired maiden, with her sweet smile for him and her emerald eyes looking over his paled-blue eyes.
"You being with your mate for the rest of your life," Akeeba said looking at his apprentice, looking at his mate, though he still show no expression but respond now holding her hand. Too bad that moment didn't last, as Akeeba let go of the genjutsu, which, unfortunately, made the pink-haired maiden vanished.
"As long as you do as I say Ibate, I'll see to it that you'll be together with your beloved mate," Akeeba said, Ibate turned to him with his emotionless face, "Whatever you say… my Lord," he said.
Flashback over…
After that talk with Akeeba, Ibate must obey his orders, and continue with the plan; not just for his Lord, but for the future for him and his mate.
Bedroom…
Sakura is in her bed sleeping, though, she sort of having trouble sleeping as something is around her mind…
Dream/Mind…
Sakura opened her eyes, as she found herself alone in the dark realm, not in her room, house, or anywhere in sight,
"Where am I?" she said,
"In your Inner thoughts," she heard a voice, as she turned to… a big mirror. She doesn't know why it's there, but she started walking up to it, but by the time she stood in front of it, she doesn't see her own reflection.
"That can't be right," she said,
"It doesn't have to be," she heard that voice from earlier,
"Who'se there?" she said as she looked around but doesn't see a soul around.
"You're looking the wrong way," she heard it as it's very close by, but when she turned to the mirror again…
She gasped, as she saw her reflection of… a girl in the mirror, her height is the same as hers, and the same age, except she has long red hair, paled-red eyes, pale skin, and her expression is blank just like; Uki, Myazo and Fuzca, Kilala, Dujobe, and Ibate.
"W-who are you?" Sakura said, but the girl didn't answer as she stared at her with her paled-red eyes,
"… Are you suppose to be me?" she asked,
"… Not for long," the girl finally spoke, Sakura's eyes are widen,
"Soon… you will be me," the girl said.
Reality…
Sakura immediately opened her eyes and sat up after what just happened, she can't tell whether it's just a dream or for real. She slowly lay back down resting,
"Could she really be me?" she thought, as she thought about that paled red-haired girl with paled-red eyes.
Prison...
The Anbu's are still guarding,
"Have you noticed he didn't made a peep all day?" one of the asked,
"Like we care, as long as this bastard stays put, no problem whatsoever," the other said,
"Meow," the two heard a black cat, as it just got out of the creak wall,
"Hey!" the other Anbu yelled at the cat, "Get out of here! Shoe! Get!" he yelled at it, then the cat ran away from him, "Dumb cat," he said as he went back to his post.
The cat ran away from the prison, as it went through the forest, then it stopped when it stopped the Leave village,
"Meow," it meowed while looking staring at the village with it's... yellow-thin eyes?!
To be continued...
Sorry for the wait, I was about to update my first or fourth story, but I got drawn to this story and the fact I had a birthday few days ago (I'm not telling you my age to those who may ask.) So I hope you like this story, and please-please review. Arigato!