I don't own Naruto – VZ

"What's going on here?" Karin snarled, looking at the direction of the pink haired brat and her one and only true love; Sasuke Uchiha. They were busy staring at each other, at a very close distance. Should she be worried? Hm…Nah, she's a child for crying out loud. A child that obviously hated her boyfriend. Well, the girl was busy glaring her heart out and their leader was as cool and calm as ever.

"Oh, just a lover's spat." Suigetsu muttered, not really saying so for his personal amusement of Karin blowing up but because he honestly thought it was a fight between a guy and his girl.

To his surprise, she didn't screech or wail, like the crybaby that she was. Instead, the red head smirked and sniffed haughtily.

"She's a kid, or have you gone blind?"

"We both know that Sakura is more than that." He shrugged casually, noticing the pinkette speaking to their leader. Her stance was defiant and so were her brilliant green eyes.

"Oh? It's Sakura now?" She rolled her eyes and adjusted her glasses as she spoke to Suigetsu. Who chuckled and drawled in a low and suggestive voice.

"Jealous?"

"Ha!…Hardly."

It was silent after a while, but he interrupted with his annoying face and voice as usual.

"Admit it, she's stronger than you."

Karin didn't answer but she narrowed her eyes at the brat, focusing on her chakra signature and reserves.

To say she was shocked was a severe understatement, but she would never admit it of course, especially in front of Suigetsu.

The girl's chakra storages were not really that impressive, but it was above average. However, what really shocked Karin was her entire chakra system. It seemed so…unstable and volatile. The flow was fluctuating so much; it was amazing that the kid was even standing. It's just that her inner energy looked so aggravated. No, there was something else; she just had to look deeper. Her eyes concentrated more, digging deeper than ever before. Past the layers of flesh, muscle, veins, everything. A gasp almost escaped her lips, what she saw was totally abnormal.

Two.

There were two different chakras in her system. One was the pink brat's normal color but the other one was totally dissimilar. It was almost black; the hue was a murky and dark shade that polluted the girl's usual flow. Karin even more shocked when she realized what the foreign energy was doing to her chakra network. At first she assumed it was melding or fusing with the other color. But at closer glance, she finally noticed that it was eating it. Devouring whatever chakra the girl replenishes.

What the hell happened to the kid?

In all honesty she had no idea what would happen to her. One thing was clear though, foreign chakra in your system was not only unhealthy but it could do something to your energy storages. Alright, Karin had a theory. If your own energy was dominant, then it could overpower the opposing one. But if it were the other way around….then it's basically having a virus eating you up from the inside.

It was a complete wonder why the girl wasn't dead yet. How long has this been going on? Was she that strong? "What do you see?" The white haired man questioned quietly, at this point he would usually insult her looks, attitude or desperation concerning their team leader. Although, he remained silent, waiting for her response.

Normally, Karin would ignore him but for some reason she felt the need to tell someone about this odd discovery. And after seeing the brat so cozy with their leader (her future husband) she was quite glad for her recent finding.

There was a sick smile on her face and a wicked glint in her eye as she replied to her teammate.

"Her death."

The silence around them was not only deafening but full of tension as well. Sasuke was towering over her tiny body; his eyes were red pools of deadly intent. Yet, she never let her gaze falter or waver. No, she remained strong and leveled his cold stare.

But then, he suddenly disappeared from her line of vision, effectively throwing her off.

"What-" Sakura never got to finish that sentence. Out of nowhere, a fuma shuriken appeared, slicing past the air and in the direction of her head. For a moment, she panicked. However, she had to remain strong as her words. Sakura could not take them back (not that she wanted to anyway) if she said that she would kick that bastard's ass, then that's exactly what she was going to do.

The pinkette immediately went into a splitting position, effectively dodging the blade. From her stance on the ground, one leg on either side of her, she readied herself. After crouching, she pushed up her tiny body into the air and flipped into a well fortified fighting stance. Prepared for any weapon Sasuke would throw her way, but for some reason, it was silent in the clearing. The confusion faded once she realized that he was doing this not only to find the most opportune moment to strike, but to rile her up as well. Which was turning out, to be his specialty. Sakura breathed in and out, relaxing her tense muscles. If she was going to fight, she needed to be fast. The youngest Uchiha was her teammate before, she knew how fast and strong he was then, imagine how much more powerful he was now.

No….I've improved as well.

With that thought, she fisted her hands. Commanding chakra into her little fists as she searched for her enemy. There were many trees lining the grassy plane, there was a possibility that he would be hiding there. Although, knowing him, she had a feeling that his superiority complex wouldn't allow him to hide from the mere likes of a child. No matter how much power she packed into her punches.

And so, she opened her ears as she closed her eyes. Completely relying on her sense of hearing instead of sight. Considering the fact that Sasuke was a formidable genjutsu user. It would be best to depend on her other senses instead of the one that could lead to her defeat.

For a while, all she could hear are the birds in the sky and the grass dancing with the wind. But then, she could hear it. Another familiar whizzing sound, this time it was louder. As if there were more than one…

Oh shit.

The medic-nin twisted her body, to the side then into the air.

She then realized that it was proving very, very difficult to fight with your eyes closed.

Difficult, not impossible. Sakura smirked to herself, knowing that she wasn't going to go down without a fight.

Sasuke grit his teeth in irritation, hating the girl that he once called his teammate. He watched from his spot a few yards away from the pinkette, as she closed her eyes. Effectively dispelling the minor genjutsu he had placed her under. It was a simple shinobi trick really, just blocking yourself from your enemy's line of vision. Some would wonder why he hadn't killed her at the moment she was practically blind to his presence. He would never admit it out loud but he wanted this fight to be a lesson for her. Sasuke wanted this child to grasp the fact that she was weak. That she hadn't grown from the pathetic little girl he had left on that bench on that fateful night. Most of all, he wanted Sakura to learn her place, which was beneath him.

He was sure that she didn't know that he was standing not even a good distance away from her. But now that she had closed her eyes, he had no way of using his bloodline limit to end this fight swiftly.

Sasuke smirked.

He knew that fighting him without the use of her eyes was going to be impossible. Yes, he realized that as a kunoichi, it required reflexes and senses that would help in the battlefield. So that would explain how she had survived his onslaught of shurikens up till now. Although, he highly doubted that Sakura could keep it up. He had already sent kunais with exploding tags attached to their end towards the tiny girl, who had dodged each and every one of them without a scratch.

Tch….not for long.

Besides, the dark haired man wanted to see the fear and vulnerability in those endless green depths. He longed to see the shock in them as he thrust his blade into her small body. The absolute terror when she perceived that moment to be her last.

He was no longer weak.

He had no ties to his past.

He had no regrets.

He was an Uchiha, and that's all that really mattered.

The pinkette would have jumped for joy if not for the battle she was participating in at the moment. She had successfully avoided all the blades he had sent her way. Nonetheless, she had to remain sharp and as lethal as Sasuke's weapons. Speaking of weapons, she currently had none. And there was no big, blue mist-nin to help her out this time. Swallowing her nostalgia, she focused on the task at hand. Which was kicking Sasuke Uchiha's ass.

Sufficed to say, he was getting very irritated. Sakura Haruno was like a cockroach to him, she just wouldn't die. And the fact that he'd thrown the majority of his jutsus at her, she'd either counter them with her own or dodge. At first the youngest Uchiha didn't think he'd have to rely on his sharingan to heavily, however he soon realized that the medic-nin was proving to be quite a formidable opponent. True, she wasn't as experienced or lethal as he was. But she had agility, skill and strength. It was a rather intimidating combination, not that he'd ever admit it.

And the fact that she was gifted at the art genjutsu, he was in for a fight alright.

Sasuke had to hand it to her, Sakura's taijutsu wasn't as horrible as he remembered. Just slightly awful. After exchanging a few more blows and dodging a kick here and there, he soon noticed the way the pinkette was fighting. Her stance was always steady, her movements were quick and her strikes were strong. Since when did the pink haired girl who resembled a lovesick puppy turn into a decent fighter? Every single motion was fluid and graceful, the epitome of a perfect kunoichi.

Sasuke's slight frown transformed into a tiny smirk.

This was going to be fun.

He was going to enjoy pummeling her tiny body into the ground.

As he unsheathed his sword, Sasuke glared at the girl who was panting with sweat beading over her girly pink brows.

Yes, she would die.

Sakura could literally feel the killing intent rolling of Sasuke in waves. Hitting her brutally and affecting her fighting just a tad bit. The cut on her arm was a testament to that. His sword had sliced through her skin like a hot knife through butter. Luckily, she had moved before he could chop the rest of her appendage off. The pinkette was proud to say that the scratch on her left arm was the worse of her injuries. She had fought tooth and nail to stay alive. Her old teammate hadn't shown the slightest bit of mercy. Not that she'd expected him to.

Her train of thought was interrupted by the thin blade headed for her chest.

But before Sasuke had the satisfaction of seeing her blood pooling on the ground, she arched her body. As soon as her hands planted on the ground, Sakura brought up her right leg, jerking it upwards and hitting Sasuke's jaw. The impact was so strong (thanks to her chakra that was concentrated in that part of her body) it caused him to actually lose balance.

Unfortunately, her happiness didn't last long because he regained his stability and was headed straight for her. His arm was outstretched with his blade's tip pointing directly at her.

Sakura instantly reacted, jumping into the air and catapulting herself at Sasuke's sword.

Okay, most would ask 'Why run at full speed towards our enemy's weapon?' Well, the pink haired medic would just roll her eyes and say 'Watch and learn'

At this moment in time, she was immensely grateful for the fact that her body was light and small. It helped her execute her not-so well thought out plan perfectly.

She had run up the length of the Uchiha's blade, her dexterity and balance helped of course.

Once she was at the hilt, she did a frontal flip in mid-air.

It was as if time had slowed and everything around her stopped. Although, Sakura didn't really notice her surroundings at this point. The only thing she was totally focused on was his eyes. How red and haunting they looked. So many emotions were evident in his deadly gaze. Anger was the most obvious, but under all that, was hurt. A part of her simply ached at the knowledge of Sasuke still in pain, from the loss of his clan and the betrayal of his brother. Sadly, she had no room for sympathy for the man before her.

The pinkette narrowed her eyes and gave a war cry as she commanded a heavy amount of chakra into her fist. Where it collided with his…..

…..hand.

Sasuke almost yelled in agony at the pain that shot up his arm from his hand. He was grateful that he had caught the girl's chakra laden fist in time before she delivered a powerful blow to not only his head but his ego. What was happening exactly? Why wasn't she dead yet? He was certainly capable enough to finish her off. Then…why was she alive?

He grunted as he tried to overpower the little girl. Who was basically using his own body for support as she pushed against his palm, not willing to give up just yet. Her other arm was on his shoulder and her feet pressed onto his upper torso.

And the most ridiculous thing about this scene was the fact that her eyes were shut tight.

Sakura was fighting with her eyes closed!

And she wasn't dead yet.

If he wasn't so surprised, he would have smiled at the girl.

Maybe she wasn't so weak after all.

Sakura whimpered at the pressure of his hand around hers.

Then again, he was never wrong before.

And with that, he spoke to her.

"Are you ready to die Sakura? Are you ready to join all those other foolish people who've crossed me in hell?"

He was no longer shocked with her harsh and artic replies. Which rivaled the heat in her gaze, green and glowing with determination.

"Yes. As long as I get to take you with me."

Yey! another chapter up! sorry if i took so long. Hehe anyways, lots of love and thanks for those who reviewed last time. :) - VZ