CHAPTER EIGHT

{Can't get a break.}

Team seven and team eight enter the gates of konoha smiling that there finally home

"We're home!" yelled Naruto a big grin on his face

Sakura rolled her eyes at him

"I'll hand in the report to hokage-sama tomorrow." Kakashi said

Kurenia nods

"Just make sure it is not late Kakashi." Kurenai said

Kakashi smiled and nods

"Of course Kurenai."

Sakura started to walk in the direction of the hokage tower

"Come Haku we have a meeting to attend." Sakura said putting her hands in her pockets staring at the ground

"Hai Sakura-sama." Haku said following behind

Sakura sighed

"I already told you haku to stop calling me that just Sakura." Sakura said

"Hey Hinata-chan lets go get ramen!" Naruto suggested

Hinatas eyes widen but she then smiled

"Hai Naruto-kun."

Kiba stared at them slightly jealous

{+}

Sakura knocked on the hokages door

"Come in."

Sakura opened the door letting haku walk in first then herself

Hiruzen looked up and smiled

"Sakura-chan who is this?"

Sakura bowed to him

"Hokage-sama this here is Haku he use to work with Zabuza."

Hiruzen raised an eyebrow

"Use to?"

Sakura nods

"Zabuza was killed and Haku was dieing I saved him and for that Zabuza left Haku in my care I want to know what you want to do?"

Hiruzen rubbed his chin

"He's a ninja….he is strong I bet….i will have him fight ninja of different ranks starting with chunin and watch as he fights if he losses to a chunin he will be a genin you get the idea." Hiruzen said

Sakura nods and quickly looks at Haku

"Haku can you wait outside the door I need to talk to the hokage alone."

Haku nods and leaves the room

Sakura looks back at Hiruzen

"Hokage-sama in my last mission with Hinata I felt someone watching us I don't know who but somebody is out there watching us." Sakura said recalling the feeling she got back at the mission

Hiruzen's eyes narrowed

"I have been getting that same feeling Sakura." Hiruzen confessed

Sakura's eyes narrowed

"Who is it then?" Sakura muttered

Hiruzen leaned back

"We have to be careful now Sakura they might know about you and Hinata." Hiruzen said serious

Sakuras eyes narrowed

"If that's true then they might do something soon in trying to capture us but who?" Sakura muttered

Hiruzen's eyes narrowed

"Watch out Sakura you don't know how powerful these people are they might strike at your one time of weakness." Hiruzen said concern shown in his face

Sakura nods

"Hai hokage-sama." Sakura said having a look of uneasiness on her face now "Hokage-sama I request a mission."

Hiruzen raised an eyebrow at her

"A mission?"

Sakura nods

"A solo one please I need a mission to rain."

Hiruzen sighed

"Why a mission to rain?"

Sakura looked him in the eyes

"Akatsuki." she half lied

Hiruzen nods looking around his desk for missions "Let's see there is this assassination mission on this criminal that sells stripers to other people." Hiruzen said with disgust

Sakura nods

"It's an s-rank mission so you should go as anbu."

Sakura nods turning around

"When should I leave?"

Hiruzen frowned

"At sunset."

Sakura nods opening the door

"Remember Sakura."

Sakura nods shutting the door behind her

{+}

Haku followed Sakura silently taking in the village

"Sakura-chan!"

Sakura stopped making Haku do the same

"Hello Naruto and Hinata."

The two grin at them

"Let's get ramen together!"

Sakura chuckled

"Sorry but take Haku I have other plans."

Naruto frowns

"Okay Sakura-chan see ya soon." Naruto said

Sakura nods

"Hinata will show you where I live Haku."

Haku nods as Sakura jumped on the roof of a house

Sakura took one last glance at them seeing Hinatas worried face but soon looked away

{+}

Sakura strapped her anbu uniform on as she held her crow mask in her hands Sakura looked at herself in the mirror as she slowly put her mask on she kept staring at her reflection seeing what she became Sakura growled

"You failed us."

"You let us die."

"We all hate you."

BAM!

Sakura panted as pieces of her mirror fell to the ground she looked at her fist to see small pieces of glass in her hand and that blood was dripping from her fist

"Just shut up!"

Sakura hissed as her hand started to burn in pain

"I need to heal this before leaving." Sakura muttered

{+}

Sakura took one glance back at the village before taking off into the forest

Sakura's eye narrowed at the feeling again

'What the hell is it!?'

Sakura continued to run faster she just wanted to get there in time and get away

Sakura performed hand signs

"Transportation jutsu!"

Sakura disappeared in a flicker

{+}

Hinata sighed as she got ready to go to practice she already dropped Haku off now she was looking for her father

Hinata walked faster having an uneasy feeling creep its way into her heart

Hinata was about to knock on her father's door when she heard talking

"Danzo-sama what brings you here?"

Hinata froze as her body went rigid

"But first shall we tell your daughter to just come in and not stand outside the door?"

"Hinata get in here."

Hinata gulped and walked in

"Come sit Hinata." her father Hiashi commanded which Hinata did

Hinata stared at the floor

"So where were we?" Hiashi asked

Danzo smirked

"I came here for a request."

Hiashi raised an eyebrow at that

"What is it?"

Danzo smirked bigger

"I will like to watch your clan to just see how powerful you truly are."

Hiashi stared at him eyes narrowed

"Are you calling my clan weak?"

Danzo shook his head

"Don't take that as an insult Hiashi-san. I just want to know how powerful this clan is." Danzo stated

Hinata could tell he was hiding something but couldn't figure out what

"There is another option so your clan won't suffer being watched by anbu constantly." Danzo continued

"And what is that?" Hinata hissed shocking her father of her forwardness

Danzo looked at Hinata and put a false smile on

"You become my apprentice."

{+}

Sakura's eyes look at the cloudy sky of rain she had a cloak on her hood hiding her pink hair and only showing her emerald eyes "I made it here with my jutsu." Sakura muttered making sure to lower her chakra to civilian level

Sakura walked into the village looking for the strip club the man should be in

Sakura sighed and went into a hotel

"Hello one room for a week please."

The man at the desk nods taking them money from her and giving her a key

"B8 miss."

Sakura nods

"Thank you."

{+}

Sakura took her soaked clothes and put new clothes on she had a lower cut shirt and a tiny skirt that showed her thighs her clothes were showing her curves she had she put pink lipstick on and pink eye shadow she quickly put on a wig she brought for this occasion she had black shoulder length hair

Sakura smiled

"Now to find the man named Akito." Sakura muttered walking out of her apartment she wanted to end this mission so she can search for the antidote

{+}

Sakura let out an angry sigh as she entered the third strip club here

"This better be the right one." she hissed

Sakura looked around and was disgusted at what these women were wearing

'Let's see they said he was tall slim red spikey hair and had grey eyes he was tan skinned and is flirty.'

Sakura walked around the place her hips swaying making men stare at her ass Sakura kept a fake smile on her face as she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder Sakura turned to look at the person and secretly smirked at the person

"Hello beautiful I am Akito." he said running a hand through his red hair he was giving her a charming smile

Sakura faked a giggle at the man

"Well hello I am Mika." she said having a fake shy expression

Akito grinned at her taking her hand in his and placing a soft kiss on her hand

"Why don't you come with me?"

Sakura giggles and nods but before she can move an inch an image of Hinata appeared in her head but soon broke in pieces

'What was that?'

{+}

"What!? No!"

Hiashi glared at him

"You think I will just give my daughter to you?"

Danzo shook his head

"Not give train Hiashi-san." Danzo said with his cold eye staring at Hinata

Hinata clenched her fist

"I will not be trained by the likes of you." Hinata hissed turning away from him trying to contain her anger

Danzo smirked

"Well I suppose I will go now the anbu will be watching you closely Hiashi-san." Danzo said standing up

Hinatas eyes narrowed

'He never gives up this easy.'

"Goodbye Danzo-sama."

Danzo nods and walks by hinata only stopping slightly to look at the expression in her face he saw confusion just what he wanted

Hinata stayed silent as she watched him leave

{+}

Sakura twitched as she felt Akitos hand went lower on her hip she kept reminding herself this is a mission and to stay calm Sakura smiled as they walked to a room in the back filled with others in it

Sakura looked around to see it was filled with men and strippers

'Disgusting.'

Akito sat down taking Sakura with him

Sakura sat on his lip trying not to glare at him

Akito smiled at her still and slowly bent down to kiss her as he felt sakura's arms go around his neck

He smirked thinking the wrong thought

Sakura slowly brushed her fingers over his neck looking for the right point in his body to kill him Sakura's brows knitted together

'Where is it?'

Sakura's eyes widen as akito touched her butt she had to bite her lip from not yelling in anger Sakura's eyes soon narrowed as she found the point

'Now let's end this awful mission.'

Sakura quickly put chakra in her fingertip and touched the point his body soon went rigid as his eyes widen on pain

Sakura fake screamed as Akito coughed up blood

"What's going on!?"

Sakura jumped away from akito letting him fall to the ground

"I-I don't know we were just having fun then this happened!" sakura said with fake tears as the girls ran out crying Sakura followed

{+}

Sakura sighed as she through her clothes off to the side and went straight to her ninja clothes quickly putting them on she pulled the wig off showing her bubble gum pink hair and then quickly took the makeup off

"Now to begin with the antidote." Sakura muttered picking up her note book and opening it

I have checked in with this disease it only ever spreads through my lungs not my body only my lungs but I did discover every single minute it feeds off my chakra back in my time I couldn't figure that out back in my time because we were at war but now I have years or even months left all the antidotes I have used don't work this is a disease I can clarify that I haven't dealt with this before

Sakura grits her teeth

"I can probably start working on finding it but I know I need shishou for this." Sakura stated

Sakura started to read

I searched long and hard looking for the right herbs to use but couldn't find them I'm starting to think that maybe the herbs I need are rare that even I don't know about I first want to figure out how I got this disease I am a medic I couldn't have been reckless enough to get this maybe it was a disease that ran in the haruno family maybe? I don't know but if I find out I may have a lead I never told this to someone and I can't even say it out loud I am afraid of what might happen if I can't find the antidote.

Sakura closed her notebook maybe she was tired she just needed rest that's it she bet

{+}

In the tower of rainstood two figures watching the village as it rained

"Pein-sama I have a report." a voice said bowing to their leader

Pein glanced at the man his rinnegan emotionless as they look back out to the rain

"Hm?"

The other man looked up letting his blazing red eyes stare at the back of Peins orange locks

"Well after per trolling the village I have gotten news akito died."

Peins eyes flicker back to red ones

"How itachi?"

Itachi look out to the village

"They say he was with a stripper they haven't seen and thought she was new she was sitting on his lap with her arms around his neck she could have been a medical ninja sent to assassinate him and make it look like an accident that he was killed by a heart attack." Itachi said thinking that he may be right

Peins eyes narrowed he was wondering who could get into his village without him noticing his rain made sure he could sense there chakra the only reasonable answer is that she is a very skilled ninja

"Itachi what did she look like?" pein demanded

Itachi could tell his leader was not okay with being fooled by a mere medic ninja that was below him he who thought himself a god

"They said she had shoulder length black hair and emerald eyes she was wearing a lower cut shirt and a tiny skirt that showed her thighs her clothes were showing her curves she had she put pink lipstick on and pink eye shadow. They were very detailed on how she looked but for all we know she could have put up an illusion or put a wig on and changed her features." Itachi said his red eyes emotionless like always

Pein nods agreeing with him on the idea

"I want you to find this girl and bring her to me right now Itachi."

Itachi nods disappearing by crows

Pein glared down at his city making it rain harder trying to stop his anger at being fooled by a pathetic medic but did he little know that this medic may interest him

{+}

Hinata stared at her father in shock

Hiashi just stared at his daughter sternly expecting her to follow what he has ordered of her

"No! I won't do it!" Hinata yelled feeling her anger she never knew she had start to rise

Hiashi nods

"You will follow what i say! Hinata you're my daughter therefore you must listen to what i say! You will become the apprentice of Danzo rather you like it or not! If you deny this our clan will be put under watch! Do you know how much respect we will lose in the eyes of the civilian for having anbu monitor us for our skills! I don't want this either for you but it must be done the clan comes first." Hiashi said eyeing his daughter

Hinata stood up abruptly shocking her father who was always telling her to have a backbone and stop being weak

"I'm sick and tired of you always harping on this clan!" Hinata hissed in anger "Is the clan really that important!? That you will throw away your own daughter to a greedy man whose views are wrong!?" Hinata yelled glaring at her father her face red with anger "I can't believe you are this heartless!" Hinata stated her fist clenched all she wanted to do was punch his lights out "will you do this to Hanabi!? If he asked for her will you just give her up as well!?" Hinata yelled at him

Hiashi glared at his daughter

"My decision is final."

SLAP!

There was a red handprint on Hiashi's left cheek Hinata had slapped him

"No! I wont accept this!" Hinata walked away not caring if her father punished her it was the truth "You have lost respect in my eyes." Hinata stated to him her back to him not letting him see the tears trailing down her face at the cold hard truth that her father will never love her and only thinks of the clan

{+}

Hinata sighs as she stares at Sakuras door

'Sakura i need you so badly right now.' Hinata thought walking away feeling gloomy eyes red and puffy

Hinata kicked a pebble as she walked around aimlessly

"How could he do that?" Hinata muttered her eyes narrowing at the thought of her father

"Hinata-san?"

Hinata jumped at the voice and looked up to see it was Haku

"Haku-san what is it?"

Haku crossed his arms

"Do you know where Sakura is?" Haku asked

Hinata raised an eyebrow

"I just thought she was busy where is she?" Hinata muttered in surprise

Haku shrugged

Hinatas eyes narrowed

{+}

"Hokage-sama!"

Hiruzen slightly smiled as he sees Hinata barge into his office with an angry face but soon there was a slightly scared Haku behind her

"Yes Hinata-chan?" he asked innocently

Hinata growled walking closer

"Do you have any idea where Sakura is!?" she demanded

Hiruzen chuckled

"No sorry Hinata." Hiruzen said

Hinata twitched

"I looked for her chakra signal and couldn't find it!" Hinata hissed not in the mood to be fooled

Hiruzen sighed

"I can't tell you that's classified."

Hinata twitched

"She's on a mission and a solo one?" Hinata demanded again anger rising

Hiruzen frowned

"What happened?" he asked concern for the girl

Hinata stiffened

"Don't change the subject hokage-sama. Where is she?" Hinata hissed glaring at him

Hiruzen shook his head

"That's classified and you know that."

Hinata twitched

"Haku get out of here." Hinata ordered

Haku nods quickly shutting the door behind him

"Why didn't you send me!?"

Hiruzen sighed

{+}

Sakura sighed as she stretched her limbs

"That's was a nice nap." Sakura muttered putting her black cloak on Sakura grabbed her note book deciding to go to rains hospital to ask some questions

'Outer-chan!'

'What?'

'Can't you feel this chakra? it may be hidden but we have excellent chakra control!'

Sakura froze while walking out of the hotel as she slowly turned around to see one akatsuki with black hair and blazing red eyes enter her hotel

Sakura quickly walked off slightly shocked

'How could they know?'

Sakura quickened her pace trying to get far away from the hotel now

'I thought I covered it up as a heart attack.' Sakura grits her teeth in anger at how she was found out so easily

{+}

Itachi looked around the village looking for anything out of the ordinary but couldn't find anything his red eyes blazing

Itachi walked into one of the hotels going to the front desk

"Itachi-sama." the employee said

Itachi stared at him

"Has anyone suspicious entered this hotel?"

The employee narrowed his eyes remembering something

"Yea a girl about thirteen or something with pink hair and emerald eyes came here she didn't look like she was around here Itachi-sama."

Itachi nods thanking the man for the information

'Pink hair?'

{+}

Hinata tapped her foot on the ground

"I said everything is fine."

Hiruzen shook his head

"I can tell something is bothering you Hinata." he said leaning back in his chair

Hinata bit her lip

"Come on hinata-chan tell me."

Hinata looked up at him

"It's….my father."

Hiruzen raised an eyebrow

"What happened?"

Hinata balled her fist

"He…." she began

{+}

Sakura's eyes widen at the person in front of her

"Uchiha Itachi."

Itachi stared at her blankly

"So you do have pink hair….who are you?"

Sakuras eyes narrows at him

"None of your business." Sakura hissed

Itachi got into a stance

Sakura did the same telling it's going to be a fight

The two skilled ninja disappear in a flash

The air was filled with metal hitting metal

{+}

Hiruzen rubbed his temples he felt bad for Hinata he never thought Hiashi would stoop that low and say that all to her and then how Danzo came into the picture is suspicious

"Hinata…I'm sorry."

Hinatas eyes widen

"What do i do hokage-sama?"

Hiruzen stared at her with sad eyes it wasn't for him to decide

"I'm sorry Hinata but that is not for me to answer but yourself to." Hiruzen said to her watching as she was conflicted

Hinata balled her fist not knowing what is right

"Why is everyone betraying me!?"

Hiruzen looked away

"Where's Sakura tell me!"

Hiruzen looked at her

"On a mission."

Hinatas eyes widen

"Why is she on a mission?"

Hiruzen got up and looked at his village

"Hinata she chose to go on that mission I didn't order her too."

Hinata looked to the ground she knew Sakura has been acting weird she changed a lot on the wave mission

"Please where did she go?"

Hiruzen glance at her

"Rain."

Hinata paled

"She knows she's not strong enough to take all of them on!"

Hiruzen nods

{+}

Sakura leaned against a tree her hand on her hip trying to cover up a deep gash Itachi caused her Itachi looked at her his body having Nemours cuts and wounds just like hers they were panting

Sakura's other hand clutched the katana's hilt

"So uchiha-san give up?"

Itachi smirked

"Never."

Sakura ran at him her chakra was running low soon so was Itachi's he also ran at her he had a kunai

Sakura slashed at his waist but Itachi twisted away from her sword he then tried to stab her in the back but Sakura quickly spun around blocking the kunai the two fighting to knock the weapons out of each other's grip

"Would you like to give your name to me?" Itachi asked her

Sakura smirked

"How about later?"

{+}

Hinata turned around

"Can I go after her?"

Hiruzen looked at her already knowing he couldn't stop her

"Fine but take Yugao with you she should be ready for a good fight."

Hinata nods walking to the door were Haku was waiting

"Make up an excuse if my father is looking for me." Hinata hissed in anger

Hiruzen nods

"Good luck Hinata-chan."

{+}

Hinata walked faster looking at haku

"Haku you are going back to sakura's she's going to be gone for a while and so will i." Hinata stated her eyes staring straight at him

Haku nods at her

"Do you know where she is though?"

Hinata nods stiffly

"I need to hurry and go help her. We will see you later Haku." Hinata said her eyes filled with determination

Haku nods as he watches Hinata head to the hyuga compound

{+}

Sakura glared at itachi as he made her fall to the ground

"Here she is leader-sama."

Sakura looked up from the ground she was bleeding on to see a tall male who had pale skin piercings were on his face he had two rinnegan eyes he had an akatsuki cloak on he was staring down at her intimidating

Peins eyes look back at Itachi

"It seems she's not just any medic." he mused looking at Itachi's injuries

Itachi nods as his eyes never left sakura

"It seems she's a konoha ninja and anbu she has the tattoo on her shoulder." Itachi said motioning for Sakura's right shoulder

Pein nods to him

Sakura pushed herself up into a sitting position

'Hey outer-san?'

'What?'

'Why did you hold back on Itachi?'

Sakura stiffened even she didn't know why she held back on him she could have used her jutsu to leave but didn't

"Who are you?" Pein demanded

Sakura looked back up at him and smirked

"Why wouldn't you like to know." Sakura taunted smirking

Pein twitched at her

"What is your name!"

Sakura stared at him blankly

"No."

{+}

Hinata jumped through the trees it's going to take them a couple days before they can reach sakura

Yugao stared at Hinata through her dog mask

"Where is captain?"

Hinata glanced back at her

"Rain." she answered simply

Yugao nods

"If captain went alone then doesn't that say she doesn't want us with her there." Yugao pointed out

Hinata stopped on a branch she already thought of that but she knew Sakura longer then Yugao and Sakura will do something stupid if she's not there to help her

"I know but I knew captain longer then you did and I know if I leave her alone to where they are she will do something stupid." Hinata said as she started jumping to the other branch

Yugao stared at hinata

"Who are they?"

Hinata glanced at her

{+}

Sakura continued to smirk at Peins enraged face

"Aww come on Peiny don't get your panties in a twist."

Pein glared down at her

Itachi just stared at Sakura wondering how she got guts to talk back to Pein

"Leave Itachi." he hissed in anger

Itachi nods closing the door

"You told Ita-kun to get out? What's wrong honey?"

Pein was about to use his almighty push but a voice stopped him

"Stop Pein."

Sakura froze at the voice

'Madara!'

'Now outer don't lose it you know if you do then they will sense neko in you!'

Sakura nods to inner

"Tobi." Pein said with an edge to his voice

Madara walked out from the shadow arms crossed as he stared at the injured Sakura

Sakura glared at him

"Who are you girl?" madara demanded

Sakura glared harder at him wanting to see him burn in flames

"Who are you?" she shot back

Madara stared down at the girl seeing her injuries

"I wouldn't talk back to me if I were you." he said with an arrogant edge to his voice

Sakura laughed

"You don't scare me." she stated simply while looking at her nails

'Hey outer?'

'What?'

'When are you going to heal your wounds? You're bleeding out!'

Sakura blushed in embarrassment as her hands glowed green when they were placed over her injuries

Madara stared at her

"You know Pein we need a medic." Madara pointed out

Sakura froze

"I'll never heal your damn people you just think you can take the tailed beast out of their container! You don't care if they die well people do! People like you disgust me!" Sakura yelled having a harder time of controlling neko she knew neko wanted out to rip them to shreds Pein looked at her he knew it was a brief second but he sensed a demonic chakra come from her

"Why would you care? There demons that nobody wants." Madara said pushing her more

Sakura growled she had to calm down they were taunting her wanting her to slip up

"Fuck you."

{+}

Hiruzen looked at the new anbu team it was Kakashi and Yamato

"I'm sending you to rain." hiruzen said his body was stiff with worry about Sakura

The two anbus nod

"It's a retrieval mission." Hiruzen continued "I sent one of my best anbu's out there alone and I was a fool thinking she could do it alone her team just left to go help her." Hiruzen said his eyes down cast

Kakashi spoke up

"Who was it? Yugao?"

Hiruzen shook his head

"No Kakashi it was….." he knew he had to tell him he will find out on the mission no matter what "Sakura haruno." he said his eyes looking back up to Kakashi to see the shock and anger

"Why did you send her out!? How is she anbu!"

Hiruzen looked at Yamato

"Leave."

Yamato nods going to stand outside the office but making sure not to hear what they say

Hiruzen looked at him

"Kakashi let me start from the beginning….." he began

{+}

Hinata stayed silent yugao was processing the information she just gave her on the akatsuki "So they take..." Hinata nods "And the host dies after." another nod from Hinata "And they won't stop until they get all of them." another nod from Hinata "So this is serious."

Hinata nods

"Now you see why I need to be with captain sometimes she makes idiotic choices sometimes she lets herself be captured to just to mess with the people who kidnapped her!" Hinata huffed at the memory of the rogue ninja attacked them and Sakura let them take her just to have fun

Yugao shook her head

"We have a messed up captain."

Hinata nods

"But that's not the only reason why I'm hurrying."

Yugao raised an eyebrow

"If we don't get there in time they might know she is also a container."

Yugao's eyes widen in shock

"She has a tailed beast?"

Hinata nods

"We have to hurry and save her in time…..captain is waiting for us."

{+}

Sakura coughed up blood as her back hit the hard wall she was thrown into a cellar

"We will be back konoha ninja." Madara hissed

Sakura gave him a confident smirk

"I'll be waiting."

Madara growled low in his throat as he stocked out of the cellars

Sakura laid her back on the ground her eyes looking up at the brick wall ceiling

'Hurry up Hinata you must know I'm here by now.'

{+}

Kakashi jumped through the trees now he just found out about his student being from the future he had to save her

"Why would she go alone?" he hissed under his breath

Yamato glanced at him

"Dog-san?" he called out to making sure to not use Kakashi's real name

Kakashi looked at him

"What is it hawk?"

Yamato caught up to Kakashi

"Who is crow-san to you?"

Kakashi's eyes widen

"She is someone close to me that I swore to protect on a mission a while ago." he said thinking to the wave mission

Yamato nods knowing to not push the subject

Kakashi looked a head his hitate up showing his sharingan

'I'm coming Sakura just hold on a bit longer please!'