The Fail-Safe

by Athe-spirit

Story Adopted: "In that small amount of time that he'd been here with us he put the puzzle pieces together and devised a a fail-safe, safety-net if you will inside of the girl" A Time-Travel Jutsu was their last resort to save the world. Sakura would need to make sure that changing Madara's life around would change the outcome of the war they had lost in her reality.

13. Chapter XII : The Queens Sacrifice

Authors Note

This story has been adopted from the wonderful Forever Gypsy.

All characters belong to Kishimoto Masashi.

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Chapter

XIII

The Queen's Sacrifice

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..."I did".

Looking over to the older Uchiha she swore her brow had lifted entirely off her forehead then as she watched the Uchiha fidget uneasily under her stare. "You? Why would you even choose me? You don't even know me, I don't even know you".

He sighed then as he mussed around his already disheveled curls. "That's not entirely true, especially in this reality, I mean you know me here but we're not like friends or anything ... Sorry I'm rambling. Anyways, the massacre of the Uchiha clan, in your reality, if it came to be that would mean that I had died in that reality before I could use Kotoamatsukami on the Uchiha Clan, and if you don't remember me, especially given your eidetic memory then that would mean that Danzo had me removed from you and your parents memories, which means they didn't want you to remember at all. In which case, it would mean that one of my theories came to be a reality and he killed me. Possibly even that night I had decided to not go home straight away after my meeting with the Hokage and elders, every reality is based on the actions we take, I decided against my first action where I was going to go home, but in this reality I decided against going straight home. ... We do know each other, at least I knew you, I used to go to your house once a week to read to you".

He had theorized his own death at the hands of the Echelon ... and he had figured out that they had even taken memories from her ... What the fuck was going on? Why would they do that? "Why would you do that?" He smiled then, it was bright and natural and might she even suspect that he was blushing a bit?

"Well because you were my fiancee". ...What? ... Fiancee? That's not possibly ... Was it? "Excuse me?" She was not believing her ears.

That supposed blush becoming a true blush as he looked away sheepishly from her and started his explanation. "Well, see I had calculated many situations that could happen and one situation was where I was found out by the Uchiha Clan, with that situation they could proclaim me a traitor to the clan and as the Hokage had no say on clan laws, the Uchiha clan would have all right to take my head and well I really like having my head attached to my body and being alive and well the thought of that happening made me realize that I needed a backup plan and then I was walking in the market one day and saw your mother and that made me remember that she had a daughter, you, then I started planning and well, in the case that the Uchiha found out about me, but, if I was betrothed to you, your mother's daughter, I would be untouchable by both the Hokage and the Uchiha and it was a plus to I'd be able to become a house-husband as well! And then I met you and you were just the cutest thing I'd ever seen I mean you had this pink hair and those cute dimples, and these large green eyes and I was always a sucker for pretty eyes and you were so kind and sweet and I knew that if things didn't work out, they'd still work out because you'd eventually grow-up to be quiet the looker".

He took an obnoxiously deep breath then and eyed her up and down, she scrunched her nose up in disgust and he chuckled nervously. "Well it seems I was right, though I hope you're nothing like the Haruno Sakura that was from this reality, she turned out to be ... well I was raised better than speaking ill of the dead but seriously you were kinda too nice with men, not that me and you ever ... You broke off the engagement, I don't think you actually knew it was me that you were engaged. Your mother probably never told you everything about your fiancee, she wasn't really too fond of shinobi, I was even surprised that she agreed to the proposal".

He was rambling again and it was actually cute and the more she watched him talk the more she was able to take him in better, It was a shame that the Haruno Sakura from this reality had decided to brake off the engagement with this Uchiha he was very attractive, he was tall, taller than all the Uchiha she'd come into contact with and the curly hair was boyishly charming and his eyes were dark with the most incredible lashes she'd ever seen and his smile, she'd never seen an Uchiha smile besides Sasuke when he was a child but this mans smile was so perfect on him that it was hypnotizing.

... It turned out that in every reality she was the true idiot. "That's unfortunate for my counterpart", He tilted his head blinking carefully at her and looking almost unreal like a doll, he didn't seem to understand what she had meant though, that was fine and it was better. "It was, I blame your friendship with that Yamanaka, things would have been much better if you had never befriended her or at least got out of that friendship before it was too late".

Him talking about Ino made things all the more uncomfortable. "Can we get back on track then? How could you have figured out about me surviving through the Jutsu?"

He scratched his chin then. "Well, see being as trusted as I was I had overheard the Sandaime claim many times that he was ready to step-down once more and he'd been considering three people, Jiraiya-sama, Tsunade-hime and Fugaku-taicho ... Well the elders talked him out of choosing an Uchiha and so logically I knew that Jiraiya-sama wouldn't take over his former sensei's seat and didn't want to touch the legacy that the Yondaime had left either, he liked his freedom to much as well, so that left Tsunade-hime and there was a higher success rate of talking her into taking over the mantle. When that would happen I suspected she would take you on as an apprentice, your chakra control and sensory skills were chart topping as a child, you learned many of the forms I taught you relatively quickly with little need of help and chakra control came to you almost unconsciously. ... It was surprising especially considering your lineage, so it would only make sense for Tsunade-hime to take you as an apprentice, especially because of who your mother is".

... Gods this guy was like ... Genuis ... Like Genius, genius ..."So uhh yeah that happened". She unconsciously scratched at her neck. "Still though why did you choose me to become Kaguya's Jinchurriki?"

Everything around them seemed to stop then as both Uchiha's looked over at her. Shisui stuttering then. "..Jin-Jinchurriki?" She nodded her head and Itachi continued for his cousin. "You have Kaguya-hime ... The one from the story Taketori Monogatari, sealed within you".

Why did this not sound like it wasn't part of their plan. "Technically I have her chakra sealed within me". Shisui's eyes widened then. "What!"

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The way back to the forest to the forest of Hi no Kuni was quick and easy, landing in front of the large Senju compound gates with her slung over like a sack of potatoes seemed to amuse everyone around her. Hashirama smiled happily at the sight of her gagged and bound and she continued to struggle against the binds. Cursing Izuna with her eyes and he continued to look away from her, and the small Hagoromo child didn't look at her at all.

The old man that started speaking had her blood boiling, Ashina's voice was happy and she didn't need to see him to know that he was glad to see her in such a humiliating state. "So I see that the mission was a success, glad you all could work so well together, gives me hope of the future, though Madara-chan are you quite positive that you want to take her back to your home? I don't think she's going to be very happy, or at that won't second guess killing you after you've tied her up as such". 'When the poison wears off I'm going to pummel all of them as close to the earth's core as possible!'

There was a sound then, clinking of metal close together and she realized then why the sound was familiar, they were being given gold. "For you're success and time as agreed".

'He paid them! That dirty old scoundrel of a man paid them!'. Ashina seemed to already know what she was thinking and he spoke up, making sure she heard him loud and clear, purposely faking his woe. "Don't think so crudely of me Sakura-chan! I'm only doing my duty as your guard! Think of the scandel! If others heard that the Uzumaki were unable to properly uphold their contracts! If people knew we had lost you! We'd never live it down!"

'The bastards!' She continued to struggle and Izuna looked down at her then, a frown on his youthful face as he moved back over to her and removed the gauze from her mouth.

"You bastards! How dare you I demand to be released! Wait until this poison-" Izuna placed the gauze back onto her lips then and she glared at him, hitting Madara's back not caring about holding back. He hissed and she internally cheered at the sound, that was going to leave a nasty bruise.

Hashirama spoke up then. "Well that's not nice Sakura-chan, we only want to make sure that your taken care of". 'Liars!' Tobirama thankfully was not caring about her feelings and spoke his mind. "Why are you lying? Should we pretend that we are not bound to her and that we cannot allow her out of our sights?"

Madara's words she could feel as he spoke. "With this done, we should get back there's much that needs done and with our healer back we cannot begin on the most important aspects of the village". 'They haven't even started! What the fuck have they been doing?'

Madara continued. "Have all clans been notified about gathering their healers?" Tobirama's voice was deep. "Yes, we'll send out the pigeons tonight to let them know we've secured Sakura, I'll speak with our healers and begin creating a syllabus that can be followed easily".

'Were they waiting to build the village until after the healers had been taught how to heal? ... That was irony at it's best wasn't it?' Hashirama seemed skeptical though. "Are we even sure we can convince her ... She seems awfully angry with us", "She'll be fine". "You're carrying her as if she's an object Madara, we both know she doesn't take well to being treated as lesser", "She'll get over it".

'She'll get over it? The audacity!' "We'll speak more tomorrow", Tobirama mocked her then, "Make sure she's well behaved, we can't have Sakura-sama in a bad mood in front of all the healers and elders".

'I'll show them a bad mood!' She struggled against Madara's hold and he readjusted her on his shoulder once more and she hit him again, there was no way she was going to allow him to come out of this unharmed. "If that's all, we'll speak to you all tomorrow", it was quiet after that and Madara turned swiftly around and she glared at the men that she hadn't been able to see at first.

Ashina smiled at her as he waved. "Aww Sakura-chan don't look at me like that! Besides what better place to stay safe and protected than that of your dearly betrothed!" 'I'm going to kill him!' She struggled as she attempted to free herself of Madara's hold, he squeezed down tighter on her and she felt the sting of the stitches begin to give under the pressure.

She glared harder then as the other men's forms began to disappear. How was she supposed to get anything done if she was stuck inside the Uchiha compound?

It would have been easier to get away from them if they hadn't moved back to their old lands, the traditional home's floorpans made it easy to slip in and out, but the old lands had barn houses, two stories and sneaking in and out the first time she'd tracked the Uchiha down had been extremely difficult, at anytime someone could have spotted her from the higher vantage points, especially the guards. She'd gotten extremely lucky that first time and she doubted she'd get such luck this time around.

It wouldn't do, she needed to get out, and without a contract she'd be unable to summon any animals that were able to reverse summon her back to Gamamaru-sama. She also highly doubted that Madara wouldn't have his guards looking out for her clone's and any changes in her chakra. She'd have to get her hands on a barrier seal, even a basic one blocked chakra sensory from being able to be felt from within the barrier.

The Uchiha's ran fast, unsurprising to her of course, Uchiha's were built for speed, their smaller bodies allowed them to be more agile and quick compared to their burley counterparts, The Senju. Though she often had to question this as Senju Tobirama had been known throughout the world as the fastest shinobi, and during the war they'd find that Namikaze Minato, the Yondaime, had been ten times faster than him.

The Uchiha clan though had never truly been known for anything outside their Sharingan, many Uchiha were pulled from the ranks after their Chunnin exams to become part of the Police force and were able to become Jounin through there personal exams, unless they were especially gifted and those Uchiha were always plucked for ANBU. Then there was the fact that the higher echelon also used the Uchiha at the front lines of all the wars, no doubt a way to try to kill them all.

What confused her though was that it would have made no sense at all to kill the Uchiha Clan, with the Senju clan becoming extinct after the last male heir, Tsunade's brother had been killed during the war, the Uchiha clan was the strongest clan in Konoha. Sure the Sarutobi and Shimera clans were second to the Uchiha and Senju but even then, they never could really touch the mantle.

Thus the reason why after the Uchiha clan was massacred the Hokage and elders had begun attempting to keep Konoha out of the fray. Treaties had been fragile and many knew that Konoha if forced would not come out as victorious as they could have with the Uchiha Clan.

Tsunade even speculated that the Uchiha clan still being in Konoha had been the sole reason Akatsuki hadn't ever attempted to take the Kyubi until after they were massacred. Though now that they knew that it was Obito that had been controlling the Akatsuki it was a question of why he waited eighteen years before attempting to grab the Kyubi. It would have been very easy to get to it before, especially during the time between infancy and childhood, when no one wanted anything to do with the Kyubi or the Uchiha Clan. It would have been especially easy to grab the Kyubi then considering the Sandaime hadn't protected the the Kyubi at all. One of the many reasons the Sandaime was the worst of all the Hokage, but, considering his mentor and sensei it wasn't that surprising.

She was adjusted once more and she actually felt the stitches pop at the movement, Madara took in a deep breath. "Her stitches reopened", "Maybe if you didn't carry her like that then they wouldn't have", "Don't pretend you wouldn't have done this", "Only you would".

They slowed and she heard the large gates open then and she took in a deep breath, she could already feel all the eyes on her, it must have been quite the sight. Uchiha Madara, their chief, carrying a bound woman like a damned sack of potatoes. 'Fucking neanderthal'. They passed through the sea of dark haired shinobi, the men of the clans Sharingan bright at the sight and she felt Madara grip her harder and she hissed as the stitched tore even more.

Kanaya then stepped in back of Madara and looked down at her pitifully before talking in a soft tone despite his displeasured words. "Madara-sama what on earth is wrong with you? This is Sakura-chan! Your brother's savior! Have you any shame in disrespecting her!" 'Finally someone's team Sakura!'

"I have to make sure the other's know she's mine". Kanaya looked down at her then a frown on his face. "Yours? Madara-sama, you understand that she's classless the rest of the elders would never agree to such a match and from the looks of it Sakura-chan doesn't seem to agree to this sentiment".

"I proposed and she accepted, Izuna you were there defend me". A sigh, "Technically she did except his proposal". Kanaye lifted a thick grey brow as he looked down at her and she shook her head hoping he understood she was not on board with this.

"Technically? What does technically mean" Madara shook his head. "Doesn't matter". Of course he wouldn't reveal that she bound the Uchiha Clan to herself, they'd start considering ways to kill her if that happened and Madara didn't want her to die so long as she was in use to him.

"I think it matters Madara-sama, Sakura-chan does not look pleased", "She's got a wound on her stomach, the stitches reopened and she needs to have them fixed so that there's no complications later on". Kanaya read in-between the lines. "You stabbed her!", "I didn't", "He really didn't Kanaya-san".

That grim smile told her he didn't believe them at all. "Madara-sama", "We're done discussing this Kanaya" Kanaya took a different approach "Have you spoken with the other elders about this? Or the Daimyo?", "I'll handle them and the Daimyo when it becomes necessary", "Madara-sama if you want her as your wife, it would be best not to treat her with such disrespect especially in front of the entirety of the clan", "They need to know she's mine", "They're are other ways to make this known, such as a public announcement". "Doesn't matter anymore", "Have you spoken about this with Leiko? I'm sure that it will be an interesting development when your intentions are made clear".

...'Who's Leiko?' "I said I'll handle it" Kanaya scoffed, "You've never had a handle on that one", "Kanaya either leave or shut your mouth, my mood is beginning to sour", "Of course Madara-sama"

Madara slid open a screen then and she took in a deep breath knowing that the only bedroom he could put her in were on the upstairs, any lower bedrooms were servant quarters and if Madara wanted her to even consider a marriage with him he wouldn't place her in the bottom bedrooms.

Sure enough he made quick work of the stairs, not quick enough though as she felt every step through her wound and knew that if the poison didn't die down soon enough she'd go into shock from blood loss.

Another turn another screen and she was placed down then ontop of a chest and she glared as she came face to face with Madara, a smirk on his smug face. "There right where you belong ... Well for now at least".

If not for the gauze she would undoubtedly be cursing him back to the very pits of hell he was from. "Now, do us all a favor and try not to destroy our house, I have clan business to attend to, I'll be back later to day". 'He's just gonna leave me like this!' Madara pulled out a small bottle then and her eyes widened as she realized what it was. 'This entire time! That bastard!'

"Kanaya wait until I'm gone to give her this". 'Even he knew it wouldn't be wise' Madara pulled out a kunai then and placed it just below her lips, she knew what he wanted and she glared as he tore the gauze with the very tip of the kunai, his palms hot as he pulled her into him again, she attempted to push him away with no success. His lips were hot like fire as he crashed them against her own and she suppressed the fireflies that fluttered down her spine when he sucked gently at her bleeding lip.

Any other situation where she wasn't being treated in such a manner she'd find his need for her very interesting and may even want to psychoanalyze the entire situation not right now though. If his mood had been souring then he had nothing on her and she used her strength to push him back, "Get off me you pig!" Watching as he licked his lip a smirk on his handsome features. "I'll see you at dinner", "Stay away from me". He turned swiftly while tossing the kunai over at Kanaya, completely ignoring her. "Make sure to take good care of her Kanaya, she's going to be your Matriarch after all".

"Get this shit off me now Kanaya-san!" Kanaya was quick as he helped her undo the gauze that Izuna had wrapped around her hands, the moment they were off she grabbed he nearest object, a trinket tray, and threw it into the hall that Madara had disappeared into. His chuckle as deep as his voice. "See you tonight Sakura".

"I'm gonna kill him", Kanaya frowned then. "Try to manage your tongue Sakura-chan, you are in the Uchiha's lands now and it would be unwise for you to say such things when anyone could hear them".

Madara had his own little spies was what Kanaya was trying to explain to her, mentally her eyes were rolling, of course Madara would have spies, why wouldn't he? Kanaya popped open the bottle then and handed it to her. She looked down at it then, the smell horrendous. "Who made the poison?" Kanaya shrugged his shoulders. "I'm unsure, I hadn't even known that Madara-sama had gone out to retrieve you, nobody knows about this ... Well maybe Kita would, this does scream of Kita's work".

.. 'Who's Kita?' "Who's Kita? ... For that matter who's Leiko?" Kanaya waved his hand dismissively at her. "Nothing to concern yourself with right now, just take this, we can't afford the poison to remain in your system much longer especially since we don't know what it is". 'Well wasn't that just sound logic'.

Grabbing the bottle from the elder she drank the antidote quickly, it tasted odd and she scrunched her nose in sheer disgust. "Don't make such a face Sakura-chan it makes you look ugly". Glaring she handed back the bottle to him.

Madara's want of her just made her realize that she had a perfect opportunity to turn it around and use it for her own benefit, it would also give her what she needed most. An opportunity to complete the jutsu without anyone bothering her.

"Kanaya-san", "Yes Sakura-chan?", "Is it possible to get me a barrier seal, for my bedroom?" His grey brows scrunched together questionably then. "Why would you possibly need a barrier seal?"

She took her time then, making sure to rub her hands together in a way that made her come off as nervous, saying her words carefully. "Madara-san doesn't seem to want to acknowledge my disagreement to his ... proposal". She let the rest hang in the air, it would be a smart move to not really say it but to make the suggestion.

Kanaya frowned at her. "Madara-sama has never resorted to such measures, has never had to, the women he's taken to bed have been more than willing", "But I'm not". That frown was still there. "Sakura-chan even if your not, Madara-san would never-", "He just did, he kissed me without my consent, he and the Senju kidnapped me from where I had been staying and then he makes claims about marrying me when I have never agreed to such a thing, he's delusion and obsessed!"

"Sakura-chan", She was going to have to play the water works it seemed, she was never a pretty cryer, but she'd have to do it. "Kanaya-san ... I'm worried for myself, I understand that he's your chief ... But I don't want to think about what will come of tonight ... He's been ... insistent ... Very insistent ... Please Kanaya-san ... I need that barrier".

Kanaya sighed then, "Very well Sakura-chan if the protection will make you feel better I will retrieve a tag for you, but please listen to what I say, Madara-san is not the type that would ever act in such a barbaric way".

For some odd reason she truly believed that. "I'd rather be safer than sorry though Kanaya-san". Kanaya nodded his head, "Very well, before I go I'd like to take a look at that wound Madara-sama had told me about". She nodded her head. Continuing to keep up the act of the scared woman, she touched her stomach then and looked back up at the elder. "Could you turn away for a second?"

"Sakura-chan, I've been a healer for many years now, there isn't anything I haven't seen of a woman's body", She looked down at her bloodied and torn shirt then. "Please Kanaya-san". "Fine, fine, fine". Quickly she removed her shirt, and began to undo her bindings before undoing the gauze.

The area where the arrow had gone through her was gone, leaving freshly healed skin, pink and unblemished. Taking her top she placed it back on and made sure to cover her breast better, holding onto it to keep up pretenses. "Okay".

Kanaya turned around then and frowned down at her and she already knew what he was thinking. Thankfully he didn't voice his thoughts as he moved closer to her. "Your wound has already healed and it's only been a couple of minutes since you took the antidote that's very fascinating" She nodded her head. "I'm going to touch your stomach now, tell me if you feel any pain, I want to make sure that there's no underlying issues".

There wouldn't be, but just for shits and giggles she'd allow it. His hand was warm on her sensitive skin and her muscles contracted at the feeling, the new skin very sensitive still. Kanaya frowned as he pulled away and she looked away. "Sorry healed wounds are fairly sensitive, it'll be a few more hours before the sensitivity dissipates". Kanaya nodded his head. "I understand, is that a normal side effect of your healing? Sensitivity in the previous wound?" She nodded her head. "Yes, but as I said, it'll dissipate in a few hours", "Are there any other side effects that you've noted?" She shook her head, not understand why all the questions regarding her healing process ... well after healing.

"Why all the interest Kanaya-san?" Kanaya shrugged his shoulders. "Considering Madara wants to marry you into the clan, when your children are born it would be good to have this information on hand and to understand your and your children's bodies better".

The thought of having Madara's children troubled her, that was not something she ever wanted to dwell any further on. "Kanaya-san I've explained to you already Madara and I don't agree on the sentiment of" Kanaya waved his hand again. "Yes, yes I heard you the first time Sakura-chan, but you should really consider his proposal with a more open mind, you seem to forget, you're a woman, an attractive woman at that, how you've managed to survive this world this long without a clan to protect you is a feat in-itself, but eventually that luck could run out and being part of a clan, especially a shinobi clan would increase your chances of survival, and being part of the Uchiha Clan is a pretty nice advantage, especially if Madara is able to pull off his own feat by making you our Matriarch". She fixed her top then, feeling awkward without her bindings on. Even through the thick material it felt uncomfortable. "Being the Matriarch of a clan only means that my husband would be unable to damage my face and neck, it does not guarantee any other part of me would not be hurt".

Kanaya shook his head. "There are things about the Uchiha Clan Sakura that even the elders and Madara-san don't know, but that is a matter for the Uchiha Matriarch to see for herself" He straightened up then. "Now seeing as you're all healed and there's no other reason for me to be here, I'll leave you to your own devices then, I'll make sure to have a servant ready some new clothes for you, we can't have our guests walking around in bloody clothes now can we". He walked over to the screen then and stopped, looking over at her in a serious matter. "Honestly though do keep an open mind Sakura-chan, it's better to be part of a clan than not to be part of any, clans are protection after all".

She nodded her head and he stepped out of the room then, sliding the screen shut behind her. 'Every Uchiha seemed to be reminding her of that'.

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"Madara-sama are you ill?" He looked over at the elder that had addressed him in such a way and smirked, the grey-haired elder frowning at him, he actually seemed very concerned for him. "I feel very well mind you, why do you ask?"

The elder fidgeted nervously under his scrutiny as another cleared his throat, this one not wanting to look him in the eyes as he spoke with careful words. "Madara-sama, we understand that we've been rather ... Insistent about you marrying". 'That was putting it nicely'. "She's not an Uchiha and we know nothing about her. This is the first time we've ever even seen this girl, surely you can understand our regards towards the situation".

He nodded his head in understanding. "Yes, it would be the first time I've mentioned her towards any of you, I have been keeping her existence quiet, but the healers, many guards and even my caretakers are familiar with her." ... "Perhaps I should have worded that better?" Before he could explain the elders were already arguing once more. "A whore Madara, will you ever think of marrying someone more deserving of the Uchiha clan?"

He took in a deep breath, realizing he needed to salvage the situation quickly. "Sakura is no whore, I misrepresented her and I apologize for the confusion. Be that as it may, Sakura is a healer, the very one that healed Izuna, my heir, your kinsmen, Sakura healed him when the healers were unable to save him themselves".

They seemed to get even more outraged then, he couldn't believe that. "A witch! A witch Madara-sama! You want to marry a witch!", "The scandel!", "She's put him under a spell!", "We must separate the others from her!"

The elders were such traditionalists, and so very unyielding in their beliefs that it was no wonder why his predecessors gave up on all their fights against them. "Sakura does not practice witchcraft, I've seen it with my Sharingan, the very Sharingan you all rely on to protect this clan. She uses her chakra to heal along with seals and medicines, there was no witchcraft done when the Kaguya children were healed and you were rather happy with the results of her healings from that session as well as the healings she'd done on Izuna".

They settled, but he knew they were still not going to agree with him, he pressed on though. "She has not spoken of her lineage, but I can confidently tell you that she comes from civilian-aristocrats, Sakura also excels not only in healing but genjutsu as well, her genjutsu is almost at a degree that even I an Uchiha would confuse it for one of our own, and her chakra control would be a benefit for any offspring, especially when they awaken the Sharingan".

A few of them sat up straighter then. One licking his wrinkled lips at the knowledge of Sakura's predigree. "A civilian-artistocrat you say? From which Daimyo does she descend from?" He shrugged his shoulders. "As I said previously she has yet to speak of her lineage, but I have someone working on that for me, the moment I know of it you all will be informed as well".

Now with the knowledge that Sakura was an aristocrat, she a favorable candidate, but not favorable enough even for the esteemed Uchiha Clan. The same elder who was near salivating at the possibility of having a true blue-blood in the clan was tempting. "She's too thin Madara-sama, the possibilities of children with her will be lower", He nodded his head in acknowledgement. "Yes, she is underweight, something that can be quickly fixed and the issue of children will not be an issue after that".

Another elder leaned forward then. "What of the Sharingan Madara-sama? There hasn't been a Sharingan like yours in over a century, marrying outside the clan increases the chances of the children being born without the Sharingan as well as the possibility of having the inability to properly use it in the case the children are actually able to activate it due to the half-breeds bodies being unable to support the ware of the Sharingan".

... 'And there it is'. Taking a deep breath he suppressed his anger at his elders, he was not his ancestors and would not be controlled by these spoilt pure-blooded geezers. "If you all remember correctly I did not activate my Sharingan till I was eleven and had been very capable of protecting this clan without an issue before then as well, an Uchiha without the Sharingan is not unable to support the clan, many of your own bastards protect me just fine even though some are without the Sharingan".

The room quieted down, none of them liking the fact that he threw back their own mistakes, his counsel really didn't like it when he reminded them of their own shortcomings.

This time when an elder spoke up, they treaded cautiously, knowing that if they didn't make a good rebuttal that he'd dismiss them all if not reassess their usefulness. "Is that her true hair color? I mean the green eyes would be a welcomed addition to the clan, but the hair ... It's purple".

Green eyes would be a welcomed addition indeed, the Daimyo and his courtiers were getting rather serious in their mission demands and the need for attractive shinobi was getting rather high. While it was noted that the Uchiha clan did have attractive attributes nothing particular stood out about them exactly. It would not guarantee that the target of the missions would care for the typical Uchiha Clan looks. Now a green-eyed Uchiha, that was nothing heard of and would be able to get in to places easier if combined with the rest of the Uchiha clans looks. Not to mention that if he had a child with green eyes then the potential for an elder to have a grandchild or great-grandchild with green eyes and the potential to marry that child off at a higher rate than usual, and even possibly marry that child off to a nobleman from the capital. An attractive thought for many as it would be an escape route out of the lifestyle of shinobi and the easy access of the lifestyle of the civilian-aristorcrats.

Sakura at that had an attractive profile, with her fair-skin and pretty green eyes, many that would be wanted in all clans. ... Yet there was that hair. ... That goddamned hair.

The woman just wouldn't allow anyone to see her real hair would they? Green, purple, pink ... It was exhausting just thinking about. Now he would have to admit to his counsel, explain that he their Chief, had come to them with a marriage proposal to a woman who's hair color he didn't even know.

...'She's killing me and not even here to see to her handiwork'. "Madara-sama?" He cleared his throat then. "No, that is not her true hair-color, she uses henna dyes to color it different shades, purple being the color she seems to favor now". The elder, saw right through him then. "And too what does her natural color favor?" See through him they did, too easily at that. "I am unsure, I've yet to see her true coloring".

The room was quiet and he knew his predecessor's were rolling in their graves laughing as his inability to properly tear apart his counsel the way he needed to in order to get what he wanted. "Madara-sama, you know not of her lineage and not of her families appearance and yet you wish to marry her? I will state that it would be nice to have a nobleman in the Uchiha Clan, but without proof of lineage it is merely all speculation until proven. Perhaps we should wait to consider this match until you're able to come before us with more information, and in the case you are able to support your match with the proper validations then we must also prepare an argument before we take this match to the Daimyo, as you know the binding agreement to the Daimyo of Hi no Kuni demands that the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan and the heir-apparent must all have the purest of Sharingan in the clan, it has been this way for near close to one-thousand years now and never once has an Uchiha Patriarch at that married an outsider since".

Always, this was always the argument when someone wanted to marry outside the clan. "That's not true though, we have had the main clan marry outside the clan", "Yes but that was different", and as always that was the response. "Perhaps until you can bring us certification of this girls pedigree and give us time to create an argument that the Daimyo cannot refute then instead of calling her your betrothed we should consider her a ward of the clan".

Sometimes when he was exhausted and tired of dealing with the counsel of elders he ended up saying idiot things to get them to listen to him. "Sakura has bound the Senju to herself". With that the room fell quiet and he knew he'd gotten his way, Sakura would be his wife and the Uchiha elders would now do everything they could to make the Daimyo agree to the match.

Izuna finally cleared his throat and he looked over to him knowing what he was thinking. That wasn't supposed to be revealed so quickly, if they demanded to know how it happened or how they knew about it things would be complicated. There was only so much lying one could get away with in front of a room full of shinobi that had the Sharingan and were trained in the ability to catch lies.

An elder started speaking then. "Bound? As in ... That's not possible nobody does bindings on clans outside the Daimyo" He nodded his head in agreement. Nobody did bind others to themselves, there was no true reason to other than to exert there power over another and shinobi, especially shinobi-clan chiefs, they could and would not let anyone get that close to them, but Sakura had done just that. "She's so small though ... Why would she do that? How did she do that?"

Izuna thankfully decided to save him. "Sakura-san was wounded recently in a scuffle between the Senju and us, we had not known that she was a woman at the time, she was knocked unconscious in the proceedings and we had brought her back to our lands ... Madara-neesama and I agreed that due to the fact that she had decided to heal me and save me we would not seal her chakra out of respect, the Senju on the other hand did not carry the same sentiments and decided to seal her chakra. ... From what we believe she broke the seal on her chakra-"

"She broke the seal? Chakra binding seals are blood seals! How did she break it?" He realized then that even he hadn't known exactly how she had broken the seal, she had to have gotten a piece of Hashirama's blood somehow, but never once did she ever go after it Hashirama had been rather insistent on keeping her at arms length due to that reasoning. Yet under twenty-four hours she cracked the seal twice and at some point official broke it.

...'Though she had gone to the Senju lands and Tobirama had never stated why she had placed a genjutsu on him, there's a possibility that she was able to get to Hashirama's blood in that time-frame' ...

Izuna continued then. "We're unsure how she was able to break the seal, though afterwards she was able to escape from the Senju's hold", He was very fascinated at how his brother so seamlessly spun a magical tale for the elders, and they were so captivated by what he was telling them too.

"Afterwards she kidnapped them and forced the binding on them". There was always that one elder though, "And you know this how exactly?", "She told us", "And why would she tell you that?", "So we wouldn't kill her, while there are rules protecting women and female children from being killed by shinobi there are no laws that protect those woman that have their chakra unsealed, there are options of course, kill them, seal their chakra then kill them, or seal their chakra and hand them over to the Daimyo who would imprison them until he publicly executed them. Sakura-san knows of what would have happened to her, so by binding the Senju clan to herself, our biggest competition, she successfully placed herself in the safety of the Senju clan by being able to control their Chief and heir, and by controlling them she makes herself more favorable to be kept alive, the Senju have already agreed to peace talks once again, and considering the woman that their bound to is not in favor of them after they cut off her chakra, Sakura is all to willing to force the Senju's into complying with us during the peace talks". ...'And what a tale he wove'.

"And what makes us think she won't turn around and decide to bind us to her?" ..'Because she already has', "Madara-sama if you were to marry her you would subject yourself to being vulnerable in her presence and that of your heirs as well Izuna-san and any possibly heirs you sire alongside this ... girl, this brings the potential of her being able to subject you to the same fate as The Senju". He shrugged off their thoughts, they didn't know about the binding and didn't even suspect it, that't was all that mattered. "So long as we don't subject her to the same treatment that the Senju have treated her with we will be fine".

"Madara-sama, this girl bound the Senju clan to herself because they sealed her chakra, despite the fact that she was able to break the seal on her chakra she still went back and kidnapped the Chief and heir of the clan and bound them to herself as retaliation ... If you were to marry this girl and did something that was unfavorable in her eyes ... Say she disagree's with you taking on a mistress, or a second wife or you decide to drop her to second wife this girl would retaliate in the worst way, you understand this? We could go to war with the Senju and at the same time the Uzumaki as well all because you made her unhappy".

He scoffed. "Sakura would never use the Senju in that way, she's not a manipulator of that sort, if I were to make her unhappy she'd kill me". ...'Or possibly go through with one of her more imaginative threats of dismemberment'.

"That's not any better Madara-sama", "Are you suggesting we allow another clan have her? Or allow her to marry someone such as Senju Tobirama and keep her within their clan? You understand that by marrying her we'd have control over the binding agreement as well don't you?"

There was a collection nods then, yet when he was about to end the subject Kanaya slid the screen open then and he quirked a brow at the elderly healer, who signaled that they needed to talk.

'If she destroyed the house he would drown her in that poison and chain her down till the new house was completed'. "I expect an argument for the Daimyo to be started on immediately, now if you'll excuse me there are other important matters that need tending to".

He stood then and they bowed, Izuna right behind him as they left the meeting hall. The servants quickly slid the screens shut. "How bad is the damage this time?" Kanaya shook his head though. "No Madara-sama, Sakura-chans healing abilities repaired the damage from the arrow and the poison minutes after being given the antidote, it's your house Madara-sama, Sakura-chan...".

Sighing he knew it was going to be worse than what he could even imagine. "That's what I was asking about, my house ... How badly did she destroy it this time?"

"Well it's not destroyed", When both he and Izuna looked over at each other understanding that whatever came after that was bad. "What did she do?"

"Well see I didn't think she'd take it as far as she did, but she was concerned and crying" Both he and Izuna crossed their arms over their chest as they spoke simultaneously. "Sakura doesn't cry" Kanaya scoffed "Well she was crying and it was just so pathetic so I figured it wouldn't hurt" 'I'm getting tired of this', "What did she do Kanaya?"

"She put a barrier seal around your house", ..."What!" Kanaya huffed then clearly not happy that he was being yelled at. "She had valid concerns and said she only wanted to put them on her bedroom to keep you out, how was I supposed to know she was going to use it on the entire house?"

'She suggested that I would ... She thought so low of me', "I'm gonna tear down that damned house, then she'll have serious concerns!" He was quick as he took the steps to his house. Izuna chuckling as well, he snapped. "What are you laughing at you live there too!"

"I live there because I like it, I have a house prepared for whenever I decided to take over the branch family ... Normally that would be when one of us marries, now I'm thinking I should take this opportunity".

"You're my heir, you're not going anywhere". Izuna sighed then. "I'm not sleeping outside with you just because Sakura-san locked you out of your own house".

Turning swiftly his Sharingan caught sight of the bright blue barrier that shimmered with chakra all over his house. "Perhaps we could use the servants to dismantle it from inside". Kanaya shook his head. "Sakura had the servants all running errands for her when she put up the barrier". 'Smart girl'.

"Why would they listen to her?", "You told them the first time she arrived in the Uchiha lands that she was an honored guest and should be treated with the same respect that they give you, they upheld your verdict and left the house to run the errands as told".

'Very smart, she'd already figured out what I was planning, a step a head of the game of him and he didn't like it'. Izuna soothed him though, "On the plus side barrier seals are two sided, we can't go inside and she can't come outside, eventually she'll give up".

Once at the door he noted that the screen did not in fact have a barrier on it, he lifted a brow touching the screen. The sting of the seal was immediate and he pulled his hand away. 'Gods she was good' She had planned for him to attempt the front door and hid the barrier on the other side of it so the that he'd get burned.

If Sakura had hid the barrier on the other side she would undoubtedly have a nasty surprise for him on the other side of the barrier, whatever that would be, possibly the entire interior destruction of his house. She'd destroyed his bedroom within minutes the first time, the entire cost of the repairs were nothing when he'd had the simulated gold, now though Sakura had taken all of that and there was no way he'd be able to recreate the necessary amount in time to fix an entire house within a reasonable time frame.

Opening the screen then he was unprepared to come eye-level with an arrow aimed directly at his forehead, not that she'd be able to hit him, barriers were double sided. Looking around what he could see of his house he was rather content in the realization that nothing had been destroyed. ..'Yet'.

Looking down at Sakura he lifted a brow. "Now this isn't nice Sakura". A perfectly lilac-colored brow lifted as she kept the bow steady and aimed straight at him. "Nice? I didn't know we were doing nice, I mean you did shoot me, poison me and gagged me like some farm animal then to top off the insult and injury you humiliate and degrade me by carrying me around and making Neanderthaloid claims of me belonging to you. I'm sure nice walked out of here long before we ever crossed paths".

"I'm having an odd case of Déjà vu, I'm positive we've already had this conversation and we both agreed that you are mine". Sakura scoffed, such an un-lady like trait to have. "I never agreed to anything", "Of course you did, your memory seems to escape you, perhaps if you take the barrier down I could make a cup of Yokukansan or even some Kihito, or possibly you need a strong brew of both as you constantly seem to forget that you accepted my proposal of marriage".

Sakura tilted her head her long lilac-colored hair flowing to the side as she did so. "You understand I have an arrow aimed straight at you right? I will shoot you".

"Sakura, you seem to not understand how barrier seals work, see they don't only keep things out, they also keep things in ... That arrow will only fall". She smiled. "Really now?" She lowered the bow then, her dimples deep as she blinked her long white spidery lashes at him. "Well then it's a good thing I know how to readjust seals then isn't it". She lifted her bow just a bit and let go of the arrow.

The pain that spread through was immediate and he hissed as he realized what she had done. Pulling out the arrow from right above his bell button he took in careful breaths. "Nee-san!" He held up a hand then as Sakura aimed a new arrow just above his heart. "That's so you can't use Katon, want to keep insulting my intelligence?"

"No promises to heal me this time?" Sakura kept the arrow aimed at him, steady and ready to let go of the arrow. "Do you feel as humiliated, insulted and injured as I did yet?"

He spit out blood then and Sakura's nose scrunched in disgust. "Sakura, nothing you can do could insult me ... Though if you'd like to humiliate me we could make it a more of a private affair and I'd allow you to do whatever you want with me".

Sakura frowned then. "You're right, it's obvious I haven't injured you enough", She let go of the arrow and aimed at his shoulder then and he hissed as he felt the arrow hit him. 'She really is good with that thing'. Izuna leaned over and spoke in a rather amused tone. "Nee-san maybe you should stop messing with her, if you haven't noticed she just shot you with an arrow". He shook his head as he made sure she could hear him. "She can handle it, besides she'll be my wife, she'll have to get used to me".

"I am not marrying you! Are you deluded? Were you dropped as a child? Did the Uchiha inbreeding cause you to be born with the inability to get a clue?" Izuna did not like that. "Hey! That was uncalled for Sakura-san! I take offense to that!" Sakura only smirked. "What was uncalled for was ripping me out of Gama no Kuni! I really liked it there, nobody wanted to kill me and there weren't demented Chiefs demanding I marry them! Not to mention you interrupted my work! I was making good progress and you went and just took me like some brainless caveman!"

'She had no rejections to taking her out of there before, and had even talked a toad out of alerting their master about us possibly wanting to harm her, for that matter Sakura would never cry about her concerns either ... She's up to something'. Looking down at the wound in his stomach, he realized she had shot him there not to remind him of their last encounter but to truly make him unable to use Katon jutsu's. She was distracting them, or drawing out time for herself, either or she was up to something.

"Sakura, if you don't take down the barrier, I will tear down this house and when I'm done I will force that poison down your throat and chain you down do you understand me?"

She let go of another arrow and this time he didn't play around with her and caught it. "Take the barrier down now Sakura", her tone oozed haughtiness in one word that it really pissed him off. "No" He took in a careful breath as he stood up to his full height. "Izuna, burn it down". Sakura rolled her eyes. "Don't insult me with scare tactics Madara and I already told you not to insult my intelligence that's twice now, I've readjusted the seals".

He glared. 'Who's insulting whom now?' "By readjusting the seals to allow you to get the arrow out then the barrier has to be weakened at the point of where you've allowed the object and or persons to leave the barrier".

Sakura put the bow down then and he could see the wheels turning in her head as she went over the formula in her mind. She looked up at him then and flicked her hair off her shoulder. "I'll chance it". 'The gall of this woman!'

"Izuna!" Izuna hesitated then. "Nee-san are you sure? This is Sakura after all". He took in a deep breath. "I don't care! She's insinuated I'm a rapist, locked me out of my own house and shot me ... twice and attempted to shoot me again now burn it the fuck down!"

Sakura looked at him apathetically then and shook her head, her tone just as empty. "You keep on insulting me Madara, you're not winning any brownie points here". He was down right pissed off now, she was up to something and he was going to figure it out, even if he had to tear down his own house to get it. "One more chance Sakura, take down the barrier" She sighed then and put the bow against her leg. "No". "Izuna burn it down now".

Izuna sighed then and took a deep breath, the chakra and oxygen in the air seeming to fizzle all around them. "Katon Gōkakyū no Jutsu" The fireball was massive enough to cover the entire front of the house and he took in careful breaths. 'First thing I do when I get my hands on her is have her heel me before I chain her down'.

The flames died down carefully and revealed the still standing barrier, the door having been fried off with the rest of the engawa revealing Sakura sitting on the staircase looking back at them with that apathetic look still on her face and she flicked the hair off her other shoulder. "I'm rather confident that my readjustment of the seals will keep up for a good while".

He looked over at Izuna, his brother sighing, he already knew what he wanted. Izuna walked over to where the screen had been and placed his hand up against the barrier, hissing as it stung him and Sakura frowned. "Why are you so insistent on fighting me?" 'She always said ironic things didn't she?' "I could ask you the same Sakura, take the barrier down, and maybe I'll actually be nice and only give you the poison".

Sakura frowned. "And you want me to marry you when you talk to me like that? ... No brownie points whatsoever Madara". 'What in the fuck are these brownie points she keeps referring to?'

"Sakura, trust me when I say by the time I'm done with you you'll never think about wanting to marry anyone else". Sakura rolled her eyes. "I already don't want to marry anyone, including you".

"We'll see after I get this barrier down", "You won't", "I will". "Who's Kita?" Her question threw him then, he was not expecting her to ask that. "Kita?" She nodded her head. "Yes Kita, who is that?" "Kita is ... My grandaunt". Sakura picked up the bow fixing another arrow to it and aimed right at him again. "Wrong answer Madara, the Uchiha clan has never had a female be born into the main house, want to try again". He licked his lips. 'Someone knew too much about the Uchiha Clan'. His wounds now becoming numb he gave her the answer she was looking for. "She's a bastard".

Sakura's brow lifted and he explained. "Illegitimate children aren't recognized unless they've been legitimized by their forbearers or they marry a legitimate offspring, one other case would be if the elders have no other choice but to legitimize a bastard of a chief in order to keep the succession of that main branch going, the clan will not issue a certificate of legitimacy unless these requirements are met, the chances of either happening is slim, most bastards are put on the frontlines and females are placed as caretakers of the clans". That brow went higher up. "In other words these children become enslaved to their own kinsmen because their fathers didn't know how to keep their dicks to themselves".

"Well that's rude", "Is it not true?" He shrugged. "Doesn't matter, the Uchiha Clan isn't the only clan that uses such practices". She rolled her eyes at him and kept her bow pointed with steady hands. "Who's Leiko then?"

Everything in him told him he should have expected that question but it was still surprising to hear Sakura ask it, it was even more of an odd thing to hear the name roll off her tongue. It's wasn't a pretty sounding name like the name Sakura but, Sakura's pretty accent and soft feminine voice seemed to make the name sound even more rough than it already did.

His mind was whirling though as he realized what she was digging for and he smirked, from the moment he'd met her he realized that she was a very competitive person. Her intelligence wouldn't allow her not to be competitive, she was confident in what she talked about and even how she looked against others. In a way to exert the game she had nearly lost to the Senju when they'd sealed her chakra she turned her vindictive mind on both clans and forced a bond to prove that she was just as strong as they were, if not more than any of them.

Now here she was again, forcing him into a corner because she did not like looking like a fool and he noted that she did like to make a theatrical scene when she decided to show her strength.

"Why Sakura are you so curious about whom these people are to me?" She shrugged her shoulders, "They've were mentioned and you didn't seem to want to acknowledge them, I'm curious". "Worried that you might have competition?", "It's not competition when I'm not playing the game". She looked him over then, her nose scrunching as she continued. "Whomever wants you can take you for all I care, I was much happier before you opened your mouth".

Izuna snorted then and he looked over at his brother who immediately turned to look at the ground. "Sorry it is funny". He took a deep breath. "Sakura I'm bleeding out here and I'd really appreciate it if you took the barrier down and healed me". Sakura reached into her pants then and it was only then that he realized she was fully dressed again. Her clothes clean with no rips, no tears and no bloodstains unlike how they had looked earlier, someone had gotten her clothes.

They'd only been out of the house for at the very least three hours now, and he highly doubted that any of the servants in the house were capable of traveling long distances and knowing how to find dimensional portals in order to get Sakura her clothes. So that meant that Sakura had either somehow left the house within that time frame or he was looking at a clone ... Another probability would have a clone leaving the house in Sakura's stead.

She tossed the small bottle he had given her then and he caught it easily, the cork was back on and he looked back at her. "It'll heal you". She said simply.

Uncorking the bottle he smelt it, he was positive now that he was bleeding so much that all he smelt was blood, and he sighed as he tossed the bottle back and drank the liquid in one swoop. It was runny, not nearly as thin as water but near close enough and it had an almost metallic taste.

He took in deep breaths as he looked down at his wound and watched as within moments of drinking what she had given him it immediately began to repair his wounds back together. Izuna looked down at him amusedly. "Well now she'll be able to shoot you with another arrow in the same places, won't that be interesting her shooting you and healing you at a continuous rate". He glared over at his brother then. "That's not funny".

"It is when you realize that she's got another arrow ready to shot you with". Looking back at Sakura he sighed. "Sakura I've had a very hard month, I've had to deal with both the Senju and the Uzumaki clans trying to track you down, I think that allows me a little bit of leeway here". Sakura scoffed.

"You're changing the subject Madara, either answer my questions or say you want me to shoot you again okay", "If I answer all your questions will you take down the barrier? Or perhaps a better option, you take down the barrier and then we can talk about this in a more private setting". Sakura tilted her head at him. "Do I look like an idiot to you?"

"Actually you look like a fine woman that needs a good fucking in my opinion". Sakura threw her head back and groaned then. "Why are you such a pig?".

He smirked "You bring out the animal in me" As expected she had the best quip. "Well then maybe I should take you to the slaughterhouse and get some gold and bacon out of you". Izuna chuckled and he couldn't help the smirk, she was so very witty when she wanted to be.

Standing up he looked back over to Izuna. "We'll take turns, swap out after every five". Izuna nodded his head in understanding and he looked back at Sakura. "Alright then Sakura, remember I gave you the choice but it seems you truly prefer me to have you more brutishly than I had imagined".

Sakura only sighed as she sat back down on the staircase, chin in hand with her nails thrumming against her cheekbone. He took in a deep breath "Katon Gōkakyū no Jutsu"

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...Ten hours later... The barrier was still not down and he threw himself onto the ground, thanking everything that he'd had the smarts to get Kanaya to tell the elders and guards that he and Izuna had been sparring, though how anyone could still believe that after all this time was no clue to him.

The footsteps were heavy then and he tilted his head back, watching as Hashirama and Tobirama appeared before him. 'Why do they always insist on coming into my lands?' He sighed as he rested his head back and closed his eyes. Hashirama spoke way to loud and his voice too chippier for him to want to deal with. "I had thought Izuna-chan was joking when he'd told us about why you cancelled" He was indeed too tired, he was hungry, and his throat, cheeks and jaw were beginning to ache from using Katon jutsu's so much.

He was not going to pretend to be happy. "Why are you here?" Hashirama sat down next to him and he frowned as Hashirama looked down at him. "I was concerned, is that such a bad thing?", "Yes, I don't want you here".

Tobirama scoffed as he walked passed him and over to the barrier around his house, completely refusing to give Izuna a proper honorific as he spoke to Sakura. "I'm surprised your barrier has kept up so well, considering what the Uchiha had told us". Propping himself onto his elbows he watched as Sakura picked at an orange, peeling it quickly with her long nails.

She shrugged her shoulders as she looked over at him. "Barrier seals aren't very complicated once you break the formula down" Tobirama nodded his head in agreement. "It also helps when you understand basic seal work and know how to create a structuralism" He wasn't sure but it sounded as if Tobirama was fishing for information from Sakura.

Any other situation he would have found this amusing, truly he would have Sakura wasn't only just lounging in the doorway of his house, she had brought down a futon and blanket at some point and had even changed into a dark sleeping yukata. On the other side was him, sweaty, exhausted and tired.

If the barrier kept up any longer he might actually lose his mind, and she looked perfectly fine with the idea.

Hashirama frowned then. "Say Sakura-chan any reason why you're torturing poor Madara here?" She smiled at them then as she popped a piece of the fruit in her mouth and chewed, the smell of the orange was so wonderful in that moment and she knew what she was doing. She chewed carefully and looked up and around before finishing the piece of fruit and looking back at them. "Is there a reason why I shouldn't be?"

Hashirama rubbed the back of his head. "Well she has a point old friend" He glared at Hashirama whom looked away. "This is not funny Senju!" Tobirama walked back over to them then. "Well this only proves that my choice was the best choice, I'd kill her the moment the barrier goes down if it was me".

That wasn't sounding so bad right now. "What did you do to set her off?" He looked over at Hashirama then trying to remember exactly what would have set her off exactly. "Nothing". Sakura scoffed. "Liar" He lifted a brow. "Enlighten me then Anata". Sakura glared at him, hard emeralds burning cold at their very depths.

"That!" He looked over to Hashirama who looked confused then. "Please explain now what I did". She crossed her arms and her breast became more noticeable then, if she wasn't so skinny she'd probably have a very nice body.

"That! You incessantly thinking that I'm somehow your fiancee! The touching and the kissing and then you go and shoot me with an arrow and poison me! Then the pure humiliation when you and Izuna-san decided to gag me and tie me and carry me like a fucking sack of potatoes! I was humiliated Madara! I've been debased and raped!" He scoffed as he rolled his eyes as he defended himself.

"You kissed me first" Her eyes widened then. "I didn't want to kiss you! I did it because I needed to figure out a way to knock you unconscious, kissing you distracted you long enough ... It does not mean that I want you to kiss me now". Hashirama looked between them then. "Wait, how come you seduced him and Tobirama but not me?"

He sat up straight then, 'So she did seduce Tobirama'. Sakura shook her head. "I don't feel like catching a venerial disease". Hashirama scratched the side of his head then. "What's a venerial disease?" Sakura groaned as she threw her head back and Tobirama sighed as he rubbed his head. "I often have to wonder how we're siblings ... It can't be possible for someone related to me to be this moronic".

So it would seem. "Despite your words you've enjoyed every moment I've given you and you've reciprocated as well". Sakura glared at him. "I did not" he sighed as he rubbed his forehead, his head was starting to ache. "Anata you can deny it all you want but we both know you did, you're just as much sexually attracted to me as I am to you".

"You're an idiot if you believe that", "If you hadn't been able to find a solution the night before you bound us you would have allowed me to fuck you and you would have enjoyed it, just like you would have allowed me to fuck you in front of Izuna. What I do believe Sakura is that if you'd just given in and let me, you probably wouldn't be so stupidly hysterical right now" Sakura's eyes lit with hot wild-fire just then and Hashirama stood up. "Tobi-chan, perhaps we should go, this obviously is meant to be a private conversation".

He rubbed his head once more. "I'd really like to stay though and see what more happens, especially now" Hashirama shook his head as he grabbed onto Tobirama's sleeve and looked back at him. "Send us a message when you're ready to receive us". He turned back to Sakura then smile in place once more. "By Sakura-chan! Have a pleasant sleep tonight!"

Sakura's glare become deadlier then and she watched as Hashirama and Tobirama disappeared. He sighed as he stood up and walked over to where his front door once stood before Izuna had burned it off. He laid down then on his side, propping himself on an elbow and faced Sakura who's glare was still on him.

It was quiet and they continued to stare at one another he sighed as he dropped his arm and laid his head on where the engawa once stood. "You called me a rapist".

Sakura was careful with her tone. "You kissed me without consent", "That's not rape", "Perhaps not rape of the genitals, but there was no consent", "If you didn't want it we both know you would have fought harder against me at all times and I would have gotten the message the first time if that were the case. If not for the binding on me I probably would have killed you for making such a false claim, especially one so serious".

"I needed to get a barrier seal and I knew after you're little display was made what would work in my favor to get it". She took a deep breath then. "For a minute there I was worried it wouldn't have worked, Kanaya is very loyal, I actually had to cry in order to really convince him of my fear, not one of my proudest moments, but a necessary one". 'Smart girl' "Ah ... Besides keeping me out of my own house what are you doing in there? What are you hiding from me?"

He didn't need to look at her to know that she was smiling that impish smile of hers that he couldn't resist. "Why can't you tell Anata? I'm only doing this to drive you perfectly mad". 'Liar', "You should know the only person that could drive me crazy is Hashirama, if not my own kinsmen", She scoffed. "Give me time, I've been told I'm very annoying". 'That's interesting to note' "Perhaps to the uneducated, I find your wit very charming actually, especially since I've never had a conversation with an educated woman ... I've never really had conversations with women for that matter".

Sakura actually snorted at this and he turned his head to look at her. "Something amusing about that?" She gave him a closed lip smile with deep dimples telling him that yes she was amused by him. "I'm sorry it's just an ironic thing for you to say, I mean you're Uchiha Madara, the Chief of the Uchiha Clan and on top of all of that not only are you single and childless, you are gorgeous I mean ... No I mean that truly, there's no way women aren't lining up to be with you".

He looked away from her then. "I suppose I am a product of excellent breeding", "That's a sad way to put it" He looked back at her then. "Shinobi clans don't have children Sakura, they only breed more soldiers, the Uchiha clan is very selective as well in those they choose as their partners, unless otherwise directed most if not all shinobi even those outside of the Uchiha clan attempt to have the best looking shinobi possible, especially the main house families, the better looking the easier to marry off and the better chances of getting an attractive shinobi for the Daimyo".

Sakura looked away from him then. "That's a depressing reality, marrying only to breed a lineage, marrying not out of love, but out of obligation, having children out of obligation and not out of of love". He propped himself onto his elbow again and turned to her, this was now turning into a very interesting conversation, not only did he get her to admit that she found him equally attractive as he did her but now. ... Now he was able to get a true peek inside that mind of hers.

"There is a form of trust built between two that are married and have created a family together, it is not the love you find in romance literature or poetry, it's trust between two that understand they must have children to continue on a legacy, to protect that legacy, but there is an indefinite love for our children, but love, the sort of love you speak of is only a mere concept that soft-hearted civilians sing about".

Sakura looked away again, her long lilac-colored hair falling in gentle waves down passed her breasts. "When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred" He took in her youthful features and took in a deep breath. "That's a very jaded way of looking at things, and yet you speak the words that are etched upon the bones of my soul, you always seem to do that ... Sometimes I wonder if we've met somewhere".

She turned to him then, grim smile on her face. "Not in this life" There was always more to her words and he looked up at the dark sky wishing on all the stars to be able to understand that head of hers before looking back at her. "Whatever life we knew each other I'm rather jealous of that me". She scoffed. "We never knew each other in any life I'm sure the gods aren't that cruel to torture me with this unending annoyance you bring upon my life".

He frowned. "You'd be surprised how cruel the gods are", "I've seen the cruelty of gods, the uttermost wrath one could inflict on human kind, humans that are mere ants in comparison, the longer I endure this world the more I come to truly believe that those that are prayed to are nothing more than tyrants and narcissistic psychopaths" He sighed., "To that I must agree". She folded her knee's to her chest then and laid her chin on them a curious look on her face.

"This is the Uchiha Madara I prefer, I don't see why you insist on being so insufferable and so chauvinistic, I much prefer the intelligent man that I spoke with in a tea houses storage than a man that only see's me as someone to bed" He lifted a brow. "You're more than someone I want to bed". "You have a funny way of showing it".

He took a breath. "I am still a man Sakura, just as you're still a woman, none would blame me for wanting you or any other woman", "Then maybe you can go want other women", "There are no women like you Sakura". She turned her head away from him and laid her cheek on her knee's. "Take away the binding contract Madara and there's nothing more than a civilian-born girl, an annoying civilian-born girl, there's nothing special about me, I'm not a genius, I've got no Kekki Genkai ... I'm just normal, you seem to see me through rosebushes not actually seeing me, but seeing the flowers that surround me".

This time it was him that scoffed. "Sakura the binding agreement is just the final touch of everything special about you. I've never met someone like you, you talk yourself down not realizing that shinobi would be jealous of your gifts. Being able to heal others, the very fact that you play god the way you do when you heal how you do and by gods are your genjutsu abilities the most beautiful I've seen outside an Uchiha, and your- and I mean this when I say it, your chakra control is superior to all of us, these attributes of yours may not be that of a Kekki Genkai, but you wield them as if they are and that's what matters. Kekki Genkai don't mean your invincible, The Senju would't be able to cut us down the way they do if that were the case". Her ear turned red then and he didn't need to see her face to know she was blushing and he licked his lips at the enticing site, 'Even her ears are perfect'.

He continued, wondering if he'd finally be able to get her to admit it. "And really being civilian-born is what all shinobi want, none of us want to live the hardships we do and we don't want our children to be born into this world, being born a civilian is a blessing really, especially when one is born in a noble family".

Her head snapped up then and she regarded him carefully as she sat up straight. "Why do you insist that I'm of noble blood?" There was the hook. "Honestly". She nodded her head, line. "Yes, I don't comprehend it". He looked back up at the sky and fixed himself to face her. "It's little things really, the way you touch objects, hold them, hold yourself, you don't just talk down to me and the others, you know your better than me, than everyone around you and you walk that way as well".

"That doesn't suggest in any way I'm noble blood". "No? Tell me then Sakura how far can your trace your lineage? I can trace mine nearly eight-hundred years because the Uchiha clan is of noble blood, just as the Hyuga and the Uzumaki, so how far can you?"

She looked away then and he knew the answer. "You say you are civilian-born though, so that makes me wonder, why a noble-woman would demote herself as such unless of course your family has been demoted in the hierarchy, if not has been disowned".

"You should not be allowed to be this intelligent" Sinker, He smirked then. "So it's true then, you are an aristocrat". Sakura sighed. "My mother ... She ran away and married the stable boy when she was sixteen".

And there it was. "Ah, so then disowned it is" She looked down at her knees then. "A fairytale sort of story with a harsh lesson at the end of it, I'm sure my mother thought she was so different when she had secretly given birth to me in the stables without the rest of her family knowing, according to her, she and my father had spent months hiding me away before the family realized what was being hidden out with the horses and by the time they'd found out my parents had already figured a way to get us all out alive, and it worked".

It was common knowledge that one didn't just fool around with noblewomen. Men born in nobility could have all the dalliances they wanted and as many illegitimates as the gods permitted, but a woman of noble birth, that was different.

The laws of shinobi were simple really, the laws of civilians a little more simpler, but aristocrats had a whole different look on laws.

In the case of a commoner having a sexual relationship with a young noble-woman, it wasn't public knowledge but even he'd heard the rumors about what happened when one went around fooling with those girls. All the men had their heads chopped and proclaimed rapist despite the fact the girl was the one that had most definitely initiated the interactions, only a complete idiot would ever think to touch a girl like that. There were whispers though, not really rumors, but more so quiet conversations that never actually happen but seem to happen when a noblewoman goes missing.

Supposedly if a noblewoman had an affair with a commoner that resulted in children, the house made sure that the indiscretions were taken care of, the girls always mysteriously vanished which suggested that they were killed along with their newborn children, ... And the men they turned blue-bloods over for. Most likely made an example of for the other women that had thoughts of marrying outside their class and tainting the blood-line.

Sakura no doubt was probably one of the very few that would have survived such laws, which suggested that despite her parents being civilians, they were rather strong willed, something Sakura herself exhibited at a constant.

"Sakura?", "Yes Madara?", "Will you take the barrier down now? I'm rather tired". She frowned. "I can't do that though", "You've tortured me enough though, you're not really going to make me sleep outside ... Are you?"

"Madara, you should make yourself comfortable, I actually can't take this barrier down, I readjusted the seals to mimic my own, those can hold up to a week and even I can't take them down without serious effort and that could end up being a days worth of effort, these have held up against you and your effort I'm not sure when their coming down but they aren't coming down right now".

He bit in the inside of his cheek. "What are you doing in there anyways? I know you're not a clone so I must assume you've had your clones running around doing your bidding while you keep me busy with the barrier", "Is it working?", "Obviously Sakura, I want to be dealing with the real you not a clone".

"How do you know I'm not a clone?", "I can't tell you my secrets", She smiled at him dimples deep and green eyes bright. "But won't your secrets be mine as well when we marry?", "Are you finally admitting that you accepted my proposal?" She rolled her eyes. "I'm only joking Madara", "Don't tease me like that, it's cruel and you know it". "You're a masochist Madara, you enjoy my cruelty".

He smirked. "You're learning, that's good, the elders will be happy to know that we can be civil with one another, they'll be very happy to note that their Matriarch will know how to please her husband". Sakura rolled her eyes. "Good for your Matriarch, when will I met her? And does she live in a different home? If so can I stay with her?"

"You just reminded me I forgot to explain to the elders that we decided on a late autumn, early winter wedding". "It's not funny when you actually make it sound as if you believe your own words".

"Sakura". He closed his mouth trying to figure out a way to explain it to her, then he decided it didn't really matter. "The clan has already approved the match and with the fact that you've finally admitted to your lineage I can explain to them that your an illegitimate child, it makes the matter of tracking lineage simple, you do understand that we will marry, even if I have to force you to write your name down on the certificate it will happen".

Sakura sighed. "It won't because soon enough you won't want me" She looked down at her hands then and in that moment he realized they were bandaged. "Sakura I'm being serious", "As am I" She looked behind herself then. "It's late you should rest, maybe you should head to Izuna's house for the night, I know the ground isn't comfortable at all".

"Sakura take down the barriers", "I already explained it to you Madara", "You've explained nothing!" He stopped and took a deep breath as he calmed himself. "What have I done that warrants this treatment?"

Sakura stood up then and rubbed at her arms as she turned away from him and he realized then that she was wearing his sleeping yukata. He took a careful breath as he calmed himself. "The uchiwa looks good on you". She looked over her shoulder at him then. "Some people decided to grab me out of where I was staying without asking me about it and didn't permit me the time to gather my things, it would have been nice"

The sleeves were fine on her, but the robe was too long and the bottom dragged across the wooden floors and it was much to bulky but somehow despite it all she still looked attractive. "I prefer you like this, my clothes look better on you". She rolled her eyes.

"And the pompous pig is back", "I'm merely stating a fact". Sakura sighed. "Madara", "Yes Anata", she took a calming breath. "Hypothetically speaking ... If I were to ... If I heal your eyes would you drop this delusion of us getting married?"

"Hypothetically ... If you were to do that I'd give you everything and anything, myself and all the Uchiha belong to you, I'd give you everything else your heart desires if you were to heal my eyes", She took another deep breath as she looked away from him again. "Talk to your elders Madara, or else I won't help you".

He chuckled. "You're rather good at ordering other's around, seems the apple doesn't fall far at all", "Madara, I can heal your eyes right now if you do it now", "You realize it's ten at night, it's rather inappropriate to start making demands of the elders". Sakura turned swiftly around her eyes wide. "You're their Chief Madara!"

"I also respect other's private lives" She glared at him. "That's total bullshit and you know it". He took in a deep breath, if she was offering to do it and he didn't come through with her demands, the probability of her ever offering to do it again was extremely slim. "If I talk to them tomorrow will you still heal me tonight?"

She was staring up at the staircase seeming to ignore him. He tried a different approach. "Sakura", She turned her head carefully then. "Yes Madara?", "I'm going blind Anata". She looked down then, frown on her face. "I know", "Will you heal me please". Sakura sighed. "It's not permanent eventually you'll burn up your eyes again and it'll just begin a new cycle with me healing you and Izuna-san, you understand this yes?"

It made sense, if the clan hadn't figured out a way to stop those that began to go blind, let alone heal the blindness then it was obvious that an outsider of the clan hadn't either. "With the peace treaty I won't need to use the Sharingan anymore" Sakura scoffed. "Peace is but temporary, eventually the Daimyo's will find out about the shinobi village you and Hashirama have begun to build and they'll demand blood. ... It's not the Sharingan that causes one to go blind, it's the Mangekyo, only those that reach this stage have lost their sight. Eventually I won't be around to heal you Madara, I'll heal you tonight, but you must remember, it's a temporary solution".

"All I want is more time Anata, more time to protect Izuna, to make sure that the clan is settled and that I can give Izuna happiness and a peace of mind", Sakura turned around then, kneeling in front of him, the barrier shimmered gently in front of them as a piece of the yukata grazed it.

"And what of your happiness?", His happiness? Had anyone ever cared to ask him that question. "What of it?", "You put so much into Izuna and this clan, you give everything for them, if you were to lose it all today, what do you have left?" He smirked. "I still have you Anata", "And if I were to disappear as well?"

The thought of losing all he'd ever known was a sour thought and he didn't like how she was watching him, already knowing what would be left. "Sometimes it's alright to be selfish".

Sakura touched the side of the doorframe then. "The seals still strong, as I said it may be a bit before it weakens enough to take it down, we'll check in a few hours". Sakura walked out of his line of sight then and he heard her shuffling around before she was back in his sight, dragging a futon along with her. She pushed hers further from the doorframe and moved the futon through the barrier. "You should rest, you've expended a lot of elemental chakra, especially with a wounded solar plexus, I'm sure your exhausted".

He took the futon and unrolled it in front of the doorframe, mimicking her own. "You know a lot about the chakra circulatory system don't you". Sakura moved her futon back and laid down on the mattress, turning away from him, she hummed her response as she covered herself with a blanket.

"Are you capable of charting the Sharingan's circulatory system?" She sighed. "I already studied Izuna's ... What I need to do is study the circulatory system of the final form ... The problem in itself though is to study the Sharingan's final form".

"So you know of that as well", "The Sharingan is an incomplete form it's shown through the circulatory system, when I was healing Izuna even with the Mangekyo it showed that it was still incomplete, it's why you lose your sight, the chakra pathways are quickly being flooded with too much chakra, you use less chakra in the first form of the Sharingan which is why you can continue to use it without any side effects, whereas the Mangekyo opens a new chakra pathway, but it uses more chakra outage than the first form, this suggest that there's a final form which would open up more chakra pathways to keep from burning your chakra pathways up and loosing your sight".

...'To get the light back one must gain the final form of the Sharingan, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, to gain the final form one must take the eyes of a blooded Mangekyo Sharingan, to get my eyesight back completely I'd have to kill Izuna'

"Could you find a way, to make the solution permanent?", "Not unless I was able to study the final form itself, even if I wanted to I cannot force chakra pathways to open ... The Sharingan itself is already a temperamental Dojutsu, more sensitive than any other Dojutsu out there, one little slip-up and I could ruin your eyes. I cannot afford to lose your's or Izuna's Sharingan, there hasn't been eyes like yours in over a century, the chances of there being another Uchiha born with your eyes is difficult to calculate, we must care for them, it's to important to lose".

"Do you know how the Sharingan evolves to the Mangekyo?" She turned over then and faced him, frown on her pale face, green eyes all-knowing as she answered what he did not ask. "Don't got there Madara, to force it upon others in order to save yourself". "Izuna and I are going blind, we need to find a solution, if you were to disappear tomorrow Sakura, we'd be back here once more needing you and not having you".

"That doesn't mean I can agree to such a thing though, you understand what you'd have to do? To force your own kinsmen to commit such an atrocity ... Madara, don't even think such things, if you cannot even speak the words then you know it should not be thought of".

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes because she was right, but with the threat of her possibly leaving them someday, it was only a question of what happened then. He knew how to get her to listen to him. "What happens when the monster that destroyed your home finds ours Sakura, if in a hundred years this monster that destroyed everything that you loved comes back and my descendants are going blind because there is no healer like you around to stop it, how can they protect all they love from such a monster they cannot even see?"

Sakura glared then, green eyes feral as she sat up then, "Don't speak of things you don't understand", "You said it yourself, you're only here to make sure that the monster that destroyed your home didn't destroy ours. What happens when the Uchiha are blind and unable to protect our home?"

"Don't ask me to go along with this, it's cruel and you know it", "You are the only person to have successfully healed the effects of the Mangekyo, to ask this of another that knows nothing of what you do would be preposterous". Sakura turned away once more. "I'm not having this discussion anymore".

"Sakura, listen to me", "I will not have any part of this". Reaching out he hissed as he felt the barrier burn him and he pulled away. "The seal does not permit any organism with a chakra signature that isn't mine to pass through".

... Though a non-organism could pass through and Sakura could pass through ... Why hadn't he thought of that before?

Fixing himself he bit his thumb and Sakura turned quickly around, brow lifted up. "What are you doing?", He smirked as he began the hand seals and her eyes widened. "Getting you out of the barrier Anata".

Sakura was quick to run up the stairs then and as he finished the last seal he placed his hand on the ground and felt the pull, and heard Sakura scream from the second floor. "No!"

Pushing more chakra through the connection he heard a thump and knew that it had caught, the wood creaked and he smirked as he heard Sakura scream and nails scratch against the wooden floors. Standing up he crossed his arms over his chest as he watched Sakura appear in front of him, his Kusari-fundo wrapped around a thin pale ankle.

Sakura was quick and she crawled towards the entrance and he grabbed her by the waist, the bindings locking down and his muscles tightened at the burning sensation that covered him. "Not without me you don't!" Sakura threw an elbow back and he caught it. "Get off me you ass!"

He attempted to pull her up and she held on. "Let go", She breathed as she continued to hold onto the frame. "I swear on everything Madara if you don't let go of me this house is going to be destroyed". He seethed, "Let go!" Sakura got her footing better and he pulled on he waist harder.

With his Sharingan activated he saw her chakra travel through her body and into her fist, Sakura released a small amount and the frame creaked under the pressure. Taking a different approach he let go of one of her sides and grabbed at his Kusari-fundo and pushed his chakra into it, watching as the weights locked and Sakura's ankle dropped with a hiss. "You asshole!" "Let go", "No!"

With her out, he would be able to get the barrier to break, or at the very least weaken it enough to allow him entrance. Bringing his thumb up to his mouth he bit down again, the metallic taste flooding his mouth and he moved Sakura's hair from her neck and Sakura struggled harder. "What are you doing? Don't touch me!"

Smoothing his blood across her neck he forced his chakra into her system and Sakura tensed under him. Flooding her body with more of his chakra he moved his other hand over and grabbed her hand from the frame. The barrier allowing him to pass his hand through with a small sting against his skin.

Sakura's body went limp beneath him and he pulled her up by her forearms, keeping them behind her back as he pulled her up, her smaller form leaned against his for support before he pushed more of his chakra into her. Her back arched and he moved her hair to watch as she bit her lip, a scream attempting to make its way passed bitten lips and soothed her. "I know it doesn't feel good". Slumping in his hold he held her up. "The barrier should give". "You're such an asshole".

Spinning Sakura's body around he smirked down at her. "I belong to you though ... Now hold still", she looked confused then and he leaned down at lifted her up and over his shoulder once more. "Madara!"

Her toes touched the barrier and she hissed. "That hurts you asshole" He rolled his eyes. "You're over exaggerating, you don't have enough of my chakra inside you for the barrier to hurt you so much", "Ow! I'm hurt! You're hurting me!" He sighed. "No your not, notthing can hurt you. ... And must you be so dramatic? I only pushed enough of my chakra into you to confuse the barrier, not for it to mistake you for me". "It's still hurts you asshole!", "Stop squirming, your ass is too tempting for that". She quickly stopped and he smirked.

Her toes touched the barrier again and she tensed up once more. "If you'd like you can always bite me to help with the pain, though I will bite back happily".

"You are such a pig!" He ignored her and reached out to touch the barrier, rolling his eyes when the barrier shimmered along his skin in little more than a prickle. "You should have been an actress Sakura, your ability to over-exaggerate is outstanding". "Hey!" He walked through then, nearly tripping over the futons and blankets then and he felt Sakura chuckle as he righted himself. "Serves you right!"

"Where shall we do the healing then Anata?" Sakura sighed. "Due to the sensitivity of the cornea-", "Where?", "Obviously the darkest place in the house", "I didn't need an explanation", Sakura sighed. "Can we just get this over with, it's a very delicate procedure and with the sun down till the morning it would be nice not to waste it".

Taking two steps at a time he walked down the dark corridor with much ease. "This is so demeaning" He rolled his eyes. "Perhaps if you hadn't put up the barrier I wouldn't have had to resort to this once more", "You're an ass". He sighed. "With such a great imagination, couldn't you come up with a better insult?"

"Overly-inbreeded obsessed sycophant", He smirked."Doesn't that feel much better Anata?" Sakura sighed and he stopped in front of his room and looked over at Sakura's shoji screen, shut and looking perfectly innocent. "What are you up to in there Sakura?", "Nothing haven't you realized that yet?" He scoffed as he pushed open the screen and saw that just as she had said he did not find anything suspicious looking.

Everything was clean and in it's place and that was suspicious, this woman in his arms had locked him out of his own house for a reason, there was evidence somewhere. Looking back over at his room he saw that his weapons were tossed all around, his chest turned over from where she had attempted to keep him from getting ahold of the weapon.

"At the very least Anata, I'm happy to see you haven't destroyed our house", "Yet". Moving through the room he tipped toed around all the weapons. "Can't we do this in my room?" "So you can throw me out later, I think not Anata".

"And what exactly do you expect to happen once I'm done healing you? Do you think I'm just going to suddenly have a change of heart and get on my knees?" He smirked as he dropped her on his bed 'Isn't she just cheeky'. "Well that's a good idea, but lets wait to talk about that till after you've healed me". Sakura glared at him. "I need to wrap your eyes". "We shouldn't introduce kink until after the wedding".

Sakura tossed a pillow at him. "Stop that!" He chuckled as he turned around and opened the chest next to him. Turning back around to Sakura he saw that her brow was lifted in question. Before he could explain she held up a hand. "I don't need to know, just give it to me". She snatched the cloth from him and fixed herself on his bed, moving her hair behind her as she did so before grabbing a pillow and placing it on her lap.

With his Sharingan activated he was able to see within the darkness of the room and the sight of Sakura, sitting on his bed, wild-flower colored hair curling behind her neck in soft tendrils, her skin pale and green eyes glowing. His large yukata hung on her frame in a fascinating way that tempted him like a gift waiting for him too unwrap. Sakura looked ready to be eaten by him and he was only too willing.

"Lay down". Her tone was soft but commanding and his knees nearly buckled, there was something about her commanding him around that made him weak. "It's no wonder Izuna adores you, if he saw you like this on your first meeting". Her brows knitted together in confusion. "What is that suppose too mean?" It was almost too easy getting her flustered. "Have you seen yourself?", "And what's that suppose too mean?" Did she not even realize how attracted to her he was? He laid his head on the pillow then and he smirked up at her.

"You already use your body against me, I don't need you knowing any more of my weaknesses". Sakura only shook her head as she weaved her hands through his hair, moving it from his face. He nearly groaned as she brushed it back. "I don't need to use my body against you Madara and I only ever did it once, it's not something I'm proud of even if the results exceeded expectations".

She really didn't need to use her body in this moment, he'd be happy if she just brushed his scalp with her fingers. "Why do you keep your hair down? You're an attractive man, you make yourself difficult to approach when all this hair is covering up your face". He took in a deep breath as she continued to brush her fingers through his hair. "Would it make you happy if I put it up?"

He opened an eye then and looked up seeing that even though her head was turned he could still see that her cheeks and ears were tinged pink. He closed his eye before she caught him. Feeling the thin material slide over his eyes he took in a breath and calmed himself down. "Just for you, I'll start wearing my hair up".

"Madara", "Yes Anata?", "Activate your Mangekyo, we'll start from there and work our way towards your normal sight". He nodded his head and pushed chakra into his eyes as Sakura placed her fingers carefully on them. "Alright, you're going to feel a chakra surge, it's only my chakra, it'll feel ... different, don't be alarmed".

Indeed the chakra she released was powerful, alive and seductive as it called out to him and Sakura moved a hand to his chest and held him down. "Don't move" He hadn't realized he'd moved, but the feel of her cool hands on him calmed him. "It feels different", "I know", "Why?", "Maybe I'll explain it to you someday if I have to". The feel of her chakra slithered across his head like snakes coiling around prey and he felt the shift in her chakra then. How it went from dark and powerful to light and clean in a near instant amazed him.

"You know, now that I think about it what is yours and Izuna's Mangekyo abilities? I've never seen you use them". He smirked. "Maybe when I have to I'll explain it", "You know all I have to do is ask Izuna if not the Senju's, you know one of those two figured it out by now".

"That's playing dirty", "I never said I played by the rules" Neither of them did and he respected that she owned up to it. "No you never did". Sakura tisked then, "What's wrong", "The chakra pathways for the Mangekyo are nearly obliterated". She took her fingers off his eyes then and he knew she was looking down at him. "Don't freak out I want to see something... Remove your shirt". He sat up then and removed the high colored tunic, feeling Sakura's chakra shift and he smirked to himself as he threw the tunic on the floor. Laying back down, he settled back on Sakura's lap then, feeling another shift in her chakra, that odd feeling of her chakra coiling around his body started then and he felt Sakura hold him down once more, cold hands burning his skin.

"Oh my god!", "Ah" So she used her chakra to see the interior of the body. "How are you even able to?" There was no choice for him, he had to survive, to endure. "I'm used to the pain, and the clan physicians have a few remedies that help ... Though somedays are worse than others, honestly I think since I've met you I've been feeling a lot better" She sounded concerned, concerned like the soft-hearted girl she was. "This isn't a joke Madara, you should be lucky that I've already seen this once before, though ... Considering one of them was a Kaguya I must start to hypothesize that- ... You're all descended from the same family it must be because of that ... Perhaps the mixing of human and extra-terrestrial-" He caught that, he wasn't sure if she realized that she had slipped up and he stopped her then. "What are going you on about Anata?"

He didn't need to see to know that she was biting her lips and she sighed only realizing a little of what he had heard. "... Kaguya Kimimaro and a man named ... Itachi, I studied the Kaguya's body after he died, he was officially diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis, it's an autoimmune disease, which in layman's terms means that your immune system, the system that keeps you healthy and kills off bacteria and such, is instead attacking your healthy tissue, in the Uchiha's case, it's attacking the respiratory system and your sight, it's why you're losing your sight faster than Izuna was even though the two of you seem to have awaked your Mangekyo at the same time-"

Was it wrong that he was getting turned on by her confidence in her knowledge of the human body? "Anata, I meant what do you mean by extra-terrestrial mixing and all that". "Oh! Well I thought I explained that already to you and Hashirama, the Rikudō Sennin is your ancestor, considering that his wife would have had to have been human and it's a high probability that his father was human as well this would mean that one, the Rikudō Sennin, was a half-breed human because Ōtsutsuki Kaguya is credited as being from the sky, which equals to that of a celestial being if you would or in other words an extra-terrestrial being as in an alien from outer-space"

Sakura stopped talking then and he could almost feel her mind turning within. "Anyhow, from what I can gather the drops of DNA from the Ōtsutsuki bloodline is just like the Sharingan, sensitive and temperamental, due to the fact that it's been outbred, the Kekki Genkai's that have derived from the Ōtsutsuki Clan must be matched with the right physical form as well as the right chakra ... Kimimaro ... and Itachi ... for instance, it's possible that they didn't have the right body structure or chakra to sustain the Kekki Genkai's of their respective clans, which resulted in them developing an autoimmune disorder ... The same one you seem to have developed, though it doesn't make sense, I looked over Izuna and he was perfectly healthy, I don't get it ... You're chakra, it's like Hashirama's so there should be a compatibility for your Sharingan, which would mean that it's not the chakra that's not right, it shouldn't be, your chakra is strong, abnormally strong especially when you consider- It would mean that you're body is not capable of supporting the Sharingan... That doesn't make any sense though, your chakra ... it should be compatible with your body, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible..".

Sakura went quiet then and he felt her chakra coiling around his chest. He was beginning to feel dizzy from trying to understand what she was talking about. The pure knowledge that she had locked away in her mind had him wanting to tear her mind apart just so he could have everything about her and her knowledge to himself.

"You said you've come into contact with this before, did the other man live? ... This Itachi?" Sakura was quiet and he knew something about that name seemed to bother her. "Kimimaro died in battle, and Itachi was nearly-already dead when his younger brother killed him ... A man ... Obito ... He had a medicine ... Something no doubt similar to what your physicians have been giving you, that in combination with his chakra kept him living off sheer will really. Kimimaro on the other hand ... Didn't have the same knowledge as Obito did".

"So the physicians tonics have been actually helping then". "Surprising to me as well considering their antiquated methods" Such words she used. "Antiquated?" She shook her head. "I need to focus Madara, you're distracting me, now hush, I'm going to flood your system with healing chakra, focusing everything in your respiratory system and musculature system ... If it hurts let me know and we'll take a break", "Shouldn't we be focusing more on my eyes before we consider healing my body", Another head-shake, "I can't heal your eyes until I've dealt with your body first, when I heal your eyes I'll need you to switch your Dojutsu forms, if I don't heal your body now, then the Sharingan will only cause deeper damage than it already has ... I'd rather heal your body first, this will cause smaller damages to your body than if I were to heal your eyes first ... Does that make sense?"

"Won't that mean you'd have to go back and redo the healing on my body after you've already done so much?" "It's less work in all reality than if I were to do it afterwords ... It makes sense, you'll see".

What more could he say? She was the healer after all. "Now" She began and moved her hands over his chest her hair falling and tickling his chest muscles as she leaned over, he groaned as her hands moved over his chest in an almost sensual way. Her lips nearly touching his jaw as she spoke softly. "Let me heal you". This woman was trying to kill him.

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"Switch your Sharingan off for me", "This is getting annoying how many more times must we continue?" She pinched him. "Sharingan off now", "I love it when you get bossy", Another pinch this one harder, he'd have a bruise later.

Sakura sighed. "I need to make sure that your chakra is flowing properly, if there's even a small hole in the pathways then we'll be back to square one, and you are not to be back here for a serious procedure as this after all the work I've done", "I already turned it off", "Then why are you even arguing if you're just going to do what I say anyways?"

"You like to torture me with your body, I'll piss you off with my words, it's an even trade really and honestly your adorable when your flustered and pissed off".

Sakura groaned then. "You're sick in the head", "Aren't all shinobi?" Another pinch this time he really felt it and he hissed. "Stop that!" "I'm going to remove the cloth ... Don't kill me okay, just ... Give it a little bit but do not, absolutely do not under any circumstances activate your Sharingan not for at least a week!" He smirked. "Hai, hai, hai Sakura-sama".

She reached under and undid the tie, pulling the material carefully off his face. "There's a little bit of lite out right now, I suggest you close the shutters for the next two-to-three days until the sensitivity has gone".

Blinking he opened his eyes, indeed the little bit of light did hurt a bit, turning on his side away from the window he felt Sakura stretch her leg out on the side of him and he saw then. Everything was blurry, shapes and colors fuzzy like an animals fur, but where complete darkness once sat in the corners of his sight, shapes sat instead, colors began becoming sharper, shapes more pronounced. He blinked again watching as the sight of his bedroom became familiar to him, something he hadn't had in a long while.

Where Izuna had told him he had been terrified upon opening his eyes for the first time after Sakura had healed him, he instead rejoiced, he hadn't been able to see like this since the first few weeks after having awakened the Mangekyo. Bending his arm he reached under the pillow and grabbed at Sakura's thigh, she tensed then. She moved her fingers through his hair once more and calmed him down, not seeming to understand. "I know it's scary, but don't worry give it a little bit and you're sight will settle"

If she only knew how much it delighted him that he even was able to see this much without the Sharingan. "No, no, it's not that". The more he blinked, the more his vision settled, colors more vibrant, objects sharper, clearer, and in the corner of his eyes, vision, clear sight that had been gone for over a year.

"Madara?" Her voice was filled with concern and he sat up then and turned around.

His Sharingan had been his clutch for years now that his actually sight had been damaged so severely and his Sharingan had begun to fail him also just recently. Now that Sakura had healed him though he could actually look at her. Seeing her in the sharpest precision he'd had in years had him surprised, he knew she was attractive, knew that there were certain features he could always make out more clearly that others, her eyes being the most notable if not the hair, but her smile and those dimples were impossible to miss even with his failing Sharingan.

Now, he could actually see her, her skin wasn't just clear it was smooth, the dark circles didn't hinder her beauty, from the diamond seal on her forehead to her long thick hair, everything was so much more clear. Those eyes of hers though, even in the darkness of his bedroom he could see those eyes of hers. Shaped large like a felines with nearly white lashes, long and thick fanning high above to her brow bone like a birds feathers and looking like a spiders legs on the bottom her green eyes were crystalline clear and bright. Staring straight into the multifaceted depths had his mouth go dry. Just her eyes, there had never been someone to cross him with those eyes of hers.

"Madara?" His eyes moved from her eyes to her lips then, perfectly smooth and plush and pink and so very enticing. Down her slender neck was barely a hint of her pale skin. Her dimples were very noticeable as she called out to him once more. "Madara".

With proof that his sight was back he stood up and stretched, he'd loose himself to her just by staring into those pretty green depths that hid her soul. Looking around his room finally being able to actually see with his own eyes and not the Sharingan. He listened as Sakura went on. "Are you okay? As I said, if it hasn't adjusted yet it will in a little bit, there was a lot of damage done by the Mangekyo so it'll be a bit sensitive also".

He turned back around and saw her, still sitting on his bed, pillow in her lap and he knew with the barriers still up that he'd never have another chance at having her alone like this, with just the two of them and nobody being able to hear or see. Placing a knee on the bed, he grabbed the pillow from her lap then and tossed it over his shoulder. "Madara?"

Leaning over her he brushed her chin with his pointer finger. "Tell me you don't want me". She looked confused for a moment and he made his move and covered the remaining distance as he took her lips with his own.

Like her chakra, Sakura thrummed against him, her kiss was fire, scorching his own as she tugged him into her body. Her chakra twined and writhed against his own, so alive and seductive in it's purity, that it pulled his own in further and he groaned into her lips as he felt her fingers move through his hair. With his knees weak and mind dizzy he pulled away from the woman underneath his. Her skin cool and slightly damp from her chakra exertion after she had healed him.

She had healed him, given him back his sight ... And what a sight beneath him she was. Leaning his forehead against hers he moved his hands down her smaller form and towards her thighs. Large green eyes closed as Sakura keened beneath him as he massaged the delicate flesh. "Tell me no". Sakura shook her head against his and he wrapped her leg around his waist. The yukata spreading open and around her, giving him more access to her feminine flesh. "Tell me no Sakura or belong to me, just as I belong to you".

Sakura's gem-colored eyes opened then, hazy with lust and wild-fire and she traced a hand down from his hair to his neck and further down his chest. Her long nails scratching where his heart laid beneath. Her voice but a small whisper. "There is only one man, be him in this time" She always said things in the weirdest ways, but she leaned forward then, her lips burning his. "Help me be human", she almost sounded as if she was begging him.

Humans made mistakes, and when the village was built, if she were to choose him, he'd be the mistake, because he was an Uchiha, because he was Uchiha Madara. No matter what he did, he would always be the lesser to The Senju.

Sakura kissed him then, her lips and chakra hungry and pleading and he gave her what she wanted. She writhed and keened under him as he smoothed his hand further up her small body coming up to the knot of the sash keeping the yukata in place. The knot was loose and easy to undo and as he moved the material away from her body he broke away from her luscious lips and down her jaw and neck. Her mewls delightful music in his ears as he made a slow descent down her neck and collar, biting and kissing every bit of skin his lips could touch.

She was small and so very thin, her breast looking bigger than they actually were as the bones of her chest peeked up through her thin skin. He took in a deep breath as he rested his head against her small body. "Let me take care of you Anata, you've been so good to me, let me care for you as you have me". Sakura sighed then, "I don't need to be cared for, I need you to listen to me". He looked up at her through his lashes then and moved back up. "I'm listening" Sakura shook her head. "No you aren't", Her fingers were soft and gentle as she touched his chin and she smiled grimly at him. "Maybe after though". She kissed him then soft and chaste her lips lingering against his as she whispered. "I'm sorry".

Those large green eyes were hauntingly fearful as everything went black.

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Pushing Madara off of her she sat up taking in a deep shuddering breath as she stood from the bed. Looking over her shoulder she took in the site of the unconscious man that laid behind her. He had actually sounded sincere ... She shook her head as she walked out of the room, her heart shuddering as she looked across and watched as a clone opened her bedroom door.

Closing the screen to Madara's room she took another shuddering breath as she calmed herself down, her heart beating wildly as she felt the tears falling from her face. 'There's no place for love, not in this life'. A sob broke from her and she held herself as she attempted to get herself together. Wishing she hadn't found out what it had felt like to find the warm embrace of Uchiha Madara comforting and safe, the arms of the man that had helped destroy her world. The man that had killed thousands of shinobi within hours of being resurrected.

... 'That's not this Uchiha Madara' ... There was no guarantee that he wouldn't fall into Zetsu's schemes.

Shaking her head she steadied herself as she stood straighter and walked into her room, the clone had already prepped everything and she dropped the large yukata onto the floor and began undoing the knot of her breast bindings as her clone shut the door and placed up another barrier, simpler than the one from earlier. They would only need so much time to complete the procedure.

Sitting down on the makeshift cot she grabbed the small chest, the painted moon and sun standing proudly as she checked the box over, making sure that all the seals were secured properly. 'Stronger than what Sasori had used, that's good'. Placing the chest on the side of the cot she looked down at her wrapped hands and unwrapped the bandages that covered them, the sun on her right hand and the moon on her left were proud on her skin as they looked up at her in the candlelight of the room.

The clone kneeled next to her then and she nodded her head understanding that it was time. "We'll do the relocations first and then do the switch" The clone nodded back at her, laying down she closed her eyes when her clones face up above looked down at her.

Taking in a deep breath she opened her mouth as her clone placed a wedge of wood at her lips, taking it between her teeth she took in a deep breath as she felt her clones chakra flare and felt the tip of the scalpel at her sensitive skin. She steeled her nerves as she felt it dip into her skin and she screamed, biting down on the wood as her clone opened up her body, feeling small hands open her chest completely, the sound of skin splitting, bones breaking and she bit harder as the pain flared deep, her body turning hot and heavy and cold, sharpness contracting at a level she had never experienced before entered her system as the pain continued to dig deeper into her body. Her clones chakra flickering as they moved through the chakra pathways and she bit harder gripping the sides of the cot, her scream blocked by the wood and the silencing seals in the room.

Her chakra flared and flickered out of control and she saw her own clone flickering in and out as they continued, the pain starting to fade into a numbness as they continued. She felt it nearly immediately, the way her chakra settled down, twitching as it adjusted. She took in another deep breath as her clone looked down at her. Reaching next to her and grabbing the small chest and opening it.

The artificial heart that was lifted from it chilled her and she felt her chakra twitch again and she closed her eyes.

Her parents faces flashed in her mind as she felt the chakra scalpel come closer to her, a flare of chakra and she knew another clone was there in the room. There was no going back after this.. Sasuke's face bleed into her mind and she held onto the sides of the cot. Kaguya could never be allowed to be released, to take her body as her own, to find her true body.

Kakashi, Tsunade, Shizune, Ino, Sai, Tenzo, their faces flashed across her minds eye as she felt the first cut and she screamed ... If she wanted to defeat Kaguya completely she couldn't have any weaknesses. There was a knock at the door. "Sakura". A deep familiar voice.

Hot tears covered her face and she heard another familiar voice at the door, the knocking continuing. Another slice. She couldn't fall into Kaguya's trap, couldn't fall for Indra in this life as she had in her own.

"Sakura open this door now!" Snip, cut, clean, more chakra ... That face showed up then, happy-go-lucky with a wide smile and sapphire eyes that beamed like the sun with love and hope and she screamed as the pain burned deep into her and she fell deep into the darkness of her mind.

Opening her eyes she found herself surrounded by a deep blue sky with diamond littering the sky like a blanket and falling all around her. "This is unexpected" Her neck snapped at the deep voice and her eyes widened then as she took in the dark eyes, the scared face and long high-neck tunic. "Obito".

He craned his neck as he looked down at her "Very unexpected". He blinked nearly mechanically and she took a step back as she looked around seeing nothing and no-one. "Where am I?" He sighed deeply then. "The safety of your psych was split when you became a jinchurriki, on one side is the cage you created for Kaguya, on the other side is this place, where even she can't find you, where the Uchiha's can't reach and can't see, it's made by the chakra that was used to create the seals for the cage, any leftover is placed here in this place".

"But you didn't seal Kaguya" Obito sighed. "You still haven't seemed to learn anything it seems" He straightened himself out then and stood up surprisingly straighter than he had already been before he continued. "You're not normal girl, not like you were before all of this, see in order to use Kamui we sacrificed Kakashi in order to take his chakra ... Then the two of you sacrificed me and Sasuke, Na-" She stopped him. "Don't say his name". Another sigh.

"It's scary to hear it still", "You don't realize what it's been like, this world, knowing what I know, it's a curse", "And you hate him for it and that's alright". She refused to listen to anything he had to say.

"If what you're suggesting is true then, how come none of the others are here instead of you? Kakashi? Sasuke? Where are they? I want to speak with them instead". He shook his head. "You're not ready, you can't even say his name girl, if you can't say his name then you're not ready to see any of them".

Suddenly he was right in front of her and he placed a hand on her shoulder, keeping her in a tight grip. "You're psyche is protecting you by sending you here, you're doing something even you know is insanity, necessary, but insane, something only someone like me can understand".

"Why didn't I know about this place before?" "Because you never needed us as much as you do in this moment, you know I spied quiet a bit on Kakashi, seeing you grow up in front of him, everyone telling you that you wouldn't amount to much, I understand what that was like, I came from the greatest clan in known existence and couldn't please the clans elders, I wasn't right in their eyes, didn't grasp onto any of the lessons like all the other kids in clans" He eyed her then. "Though I supposed we are very opposite on that side, from what I remember you were second only to Sasuke in all the class, and even then I'm sure you played stupid to impress him and let him have the higher scores in certain areas, though like me you were pathetic at ninjutsu, and all physical aspects, but still never once had I thought you this strong" He licked his lips.

"I didn't think you were capable of surviving this world, to be perfectly honest I thought Itachi and Shisui insane for their little plan, without your chakra I figured you wouldn't last very long, especially having Kaguya's chakra raging inside you, but here you are proving me wrong".

"Why can't I talk to the others?", "I already told you, you're not ready, and I don't think they are either. ... You know they wouldn't be mad at you, it's alright to have feelings, to love, love is the most powerful, the one thing that keeps you alive". She looked away. "Love will release Kaguya, she wants me to fall, wants me to lose myself in emotions so she can take my body from me".

He let go of her. "So it would seem, but I thought I'd let you know that it would have been okay. This world is not like the one you grew up in, and Madara with Izuna still around and Hashirama at his side again as well ... Well as you've found out he's rather different than the Uchiha Madara you and me had known".

"I can't". "It's okay, everything will be okay", She looked up at him. "I feel it, like I'm about to lose them", He smiled grimly at her. "Of course you're losing them Sakura, you've given up the part of them that they loved about you" He placed two fingers on her chest then. "When this is gone, placed safe and sound, they'll be gone as well, safe and sound and locked away unless you put it back, if you ever want to put it back ..." Everything was turning black all around them. "Seems I'm disappearing as well, this side of your psyche will be closing, without this" He tapped her chest once more, "Without it, you won't need any of us".

He faded away then and she gulped. "Obito?" Looking around she saw that the darkness was squeezing in on her. "Obito!" She screamed as it pressed down more on her. "Sasuke! Kakashi! Someone help me!" She cried as the darkness pressed down more on her. "Help me please!" Less room in the darkness, she couldn't move as it pressed harder on her. "Naruto!" She screamed again as she lost herself in the darkness "Naruto!"

'Naruto ... I'm so sorry' ...

The darkness consumed her and she opened her eyes as loud banging came into her hearing range. "Sakura open this door now!" She blinked then as she stood from the cot, her clone handing her the rob to cover herself. Everything smelled like blood and antiseptic, she looked down at her chest and realized that the stench of antiseptic was coming from her.

She felt light, like a feather floating in the air. She looked back at her clone whom held the small chest. "Take that to Gamamaru-sama". Her clone nodded as she placed a dark cloak on herself before opening a window and leaving her sight. Looking back at the room she cast a genjutsu, covering the blood that was on the cot and all the evidence, Madara wasn't able to use the Sharingan right now, it would be to damaging after she had healed his eyes.

Walking over to the door she slid it open, Madara and Izuna looking down at her, with concerned eyes and she blinked. 'He must have broken the barrier from inside to let in Izuna-san'. Not feeling even slightly at the sight of his dark eyes. "Can I help you?"

His brows scrunched together and his anger spiked and she stopped him. "Activate the Sharingan and you'll quickly undo all the work I just did Uchiha-san, wait at least a week before you use it please, I really hate having to redo such delicate procedures so quickly after having them be successful the first time, now was there something that you needed?"

"The bindings ... I smelled blood, a lot of blood" She slid the screen open then, letting them see into the room before she closed it quickly, "You must be mistaken Uchiha-san, as you can see there is nothing here" He glared at her and looked back at Izuna. "You smell it?" Izuna nodded as he looked down at her questioningly. "Hai Onee-san"

The two brothers looked at each other before Izuna sighed and walked away. Madara grabbed her hand then and pulled her out of the barrier, grabbing her face and pulling her into him. His lips were smooth, his breath moist and warm, warm like the rest of his body, but there was nothing. No sparks, no fire, no pull. He opened his eyes then as he looked down at her confused then and she grabbed his face, pleased that the procedure had been successful and the results better than she could have expected.

"Uchiha-san, if you ever kiss me again, understand I won't hesitate to cut your tongue out and sew your mouth shut as punishment, understand? If you'll please I must rest, we have a lot that needs to get done". She unwrapped herself from him then walking back into her room, into the protection of the barrier seals. This time she wouldn't place any limb out for him to be able to grab her by.

"Goodnight Uchiha-san". She slid the door shut.

Nobody would be able to take control of her, only she had the power, only she controlled the binding.

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... So if you have anything to say please review, I enjoy reading reviews, they help me figure things out.

One. Please never, make any sort of false claims ... this is a fiction story, not real life so please, no false claims.

Seconds ... Yes Sakura cut her heart out and replaced it with an artificial heart- Something Tsunade would have taught her how to do, the other thing she did will be explained later.

Third ... Sakura's parents. Hashimoto really left people open to interpretation for this really, not much is known about the Haruno Clan, if they even are a clan at that, they are civilians is what we find out. Though considering that this is a miliatary village first and foremost I would believe that they would have had to at least train to be shinobi in order to live in the village. Also the fact that Sakura was treated oddly cruel by her classmates, there are characters with large foreheads like hers and none seemed to be picked on like her which didn't make any sense either. In this story I've decided to make the fact that her mother is a disowned aristocrat and Sakura being born outside of the Fire nation as the reason she was picked on so much and why nobody ever expected her to go far in the shinobi system. ... If you hate me for this ... well then sorry but it's already done.

Anyways, thank you for reading I hope this chapter was good to you, for you? I had a lot of things I wanted to put in but didn't want to write another 30,000 something word chapter and wanted to post this asap for you all. I have the time after all.

Also HisokasAceOfHearts you reading this in one day is awesome though I'm unsure if you like it or not ... Anyways the virus that I gave to the Kaguya children is not Dengue but it is based more so on Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) of course it's not as deadly as it is in my story, but I wanted to base it off something that was real-lish ... Anyways hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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See you in the next chapter.

-Aethi