Sakura began to stir at Sai's touch. Slowly eyes fluttering, her body felt so heavy. Chakra loss always makes her body feel dead. Breathing in she inquired "Sai, is Sasuke okay?" She really can't help but think of him. The paper manipulator smiled and nodded. "Do you want to see him?" Sakura weakly nodded. Carefully Sai assisted her to sit up.
Sasuke a few meters away saw this gesture. He felt cheated as Sai gently held Sakura by her waist. Her head leaning on another's chest, he felt lost. It seems that the bargain has now begun. He had to withdraw away and fast. As Sasuke turned his heel to leave a soft meek voice called out "Sasuke…Sasuke-kun please wait…."
Weakly Sakura tried to stand up. "Ugly, be careful." Sai irritatedly said. "I can stand by myself thank you." Was her retort with sarcasm. Sasuke continued to walk away. "Sasuke-kun wait!!" she screamed. He had to speed up his pace. There is no time to hear her drama, no sense in seeing her cry once again. And all of these emotions are because of him.
In a flash a figure came in front and pushed him back. "The lady said wait teme can't you understand that?" Irritated he regain his composure and blurted out. "What do you want from me? Like I said before I am not going anywhere else until Itachi is dead."
"We know that Sasuke-kun, we have no intention of dragging you back to Konoha." She stated sadly. "I just need to do some standard operating procedures then you can go." She tried to say with confidence. "And what are these standard procedures?" Sasuke hissed back. "Well that's for Sakura-chan to know and for us not to find out." Kakashi answered out of the blue. "Are you making fun of me?" Sasuke was beginning to loose his temper. "I can take on all four of you, if you want trouble." He challenged. "No, Sasuke, we are not looking for trouble. Enough chakra has been spent." Kakashi reassured. "So what is it then?" Uchiha hissed.
"Kakash senseii, Naruto and Sai please leave us. I'll get back to you when the procedure is finished." Sai huffed. "What's so confidential about it?" Sakura smirked "If I told you it wouldn't be secret now don't it?" Sasuke didn't like the way she smiled at the paper manipulator. "You have been doing to much secret jutsus and know a lot of forbidden ones. You might get killed by it one of these days." Sai can't help but say. "Now,now Sai we won't let that happen, if I had to transfer all my chakra just to save her I would." Naruto said with conviction. Sakura glanced at her current teammates. They cared about her so much, if only Sasuke could at least be half of that. "Thanks guys, don't worry this is just a simple secret jutsu." Sasuke backed away "I refuse to be under any kind of control."
"This isn't control Sasuke-kun just precaution. Please guys leave, I have to lay the bargain down" Sasuke for some reason decided to comply. In a flash the three men were out of sight, leaving only the beautiful flower in front of him. "This is for Konoha's security purposes only. When you were down after fighting Orochimaru I did my best to heal your injuries." Sasuke interrupted "Am I supposed to be thanking you now?" He sounded as a total ingrate that he wanted to project.
"No I don't expect such a thing from you. After all you are too well known in knocking me down and walking out of my life." These words somehow pained him a certain way he can't place his finger on. "That aside, I didn't just heal I placed a seal on that will of favor to Konoha." This statement took Sasuke's attention. "What did you do to me?"
"I have placed a poisoned capsule inside your body. I and a chosen number of shinobi had seal it. To make it short, if you decide to be trouble for Konoha it will simply unseal itself and assure you of your death. So be careful of your motives Uchiha Sasuke, Konoha has power over you." She waited for his response.
"So all I have to do is not have any sort of killing intent for Konoha correct?" Sakura nodded. "I have no problem with that. Honestly, when I left I had no intentions of betraying the village. However, it was the only way I could attain the power I long for. I told myself that I would leave Konoha alone as long as they do the same." He said as a matter of fact.
He really had no care of whatsoever to come back. Sakura had nothing left to do but respond. "We're leaving you alone, so stay out of trouble. If in case you die, Konoha's hunter nins will be able to find your body. The capsule also serves as a tracking device if the bearer is dead." He looked back at her " What for? Why do you have to take my dead body?"
"Your sharingan is popular to other mad scientists out there. We don't want them possessing it. If you do die, Konoha will make sure the your eyes will be disposed or used wisely." She kept her voice calm and stern. "You talk as if I'm a commodity. I see that even my former village has view me as a thing." He was beginning to hurt. He knew people won't love him after what he has done. To treat him as an object seemed too much. He looked at the woman in front of him, is she viewing him that way? She wasn't really into healing him earlier. It was all because of the blasted sealed capsule she had to place.
"It's the price you have to pay for you decisions Sasuke." He looked at her with a blank expression. Sakura started making hand seals. "This is good bye Uchiha Sasuke. Let's just hope that if we do meet both of us are still breathing." With that statement she was gone in a puff of smoke.
As the remnants of smoke fade, Sasuke had begun to realize he was alone. The people who cared about him has finally turned away. Though he hated to admit, Itachi did have a reason to call him "Foolish little brother".