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Chapter Fourteen
The new team 7 was nearing the Sand village. "I don't see anyone just yet, but we should be getting close." Kakashi exclaimed. Naruto looked determined. "Alright! I'll beat these Akatsuki freaks once and for all. Believe it!" He punched the air. Sakura punched his head. "Baka!" She whispered. "We're the one's going to be beaten if you don't keep it down." Naruto scrunched his face up and pouted. "I don't care. Let them come." Sai just stared at him. Kakashi looked behind him. "Keep it down you three and stay on your toes. I sense some chakra up ahead."
They all fell silent as three figures came into view ahead of them. Their hoods were covering their faces, but the red clouds were unmistakable. Sai looked at the figures suspiciously. Something wasn't right. Why would they just stand on the borders of a village waiting to be attacked? The mismatched team stopped in front of them. "Well, this is a surprise. I didn't know Akatsuki members were dumb enough to stand out in the open, letting themselves be caught." Smirked Kakashi. Naruto laughed at them. The tallest of the three stepped forward. "Laugh while you can boy, because you won't be laughing after we're finished with you." Naruto glared. "Oh yeah?! We'll see about that!" He ran toward the man, hand outstretched in a fist. Before he could hit the guy however, Naruto was knocked back by a fast blow to the head with a fist the size of a watermelon. Naruto fell to the ground. "I like dancing pandas." He garbled, before fainting.
Sakura gasped and ran toward him. Kakashi and Sai just stood there, dumbfounded. So fast. They thought. Naruto isn't one to pass out after just one punch. There must have been some kind of poison in his fist. The next tallest guy laughed. "That'll teach you to mess with us!" Kakashi glared. "What is it that you want?" The last one spoke. It sounded like a woman. "What we want is none of your business. We've come to get what we want and leave before the sand brats get here. Don't need anymore trouble than we already have. Isn't that right sonny boy?" She directed the question toward Sai. Said boy glared as much as he could and sent some of his painted animals toward them. Sai too was knocked out before he could do any damage. Kakashi and Sakura were the only one's left standing. This isn't looking good. Kakashi thought.
The figures laughed again. "Is that all you've got? Some kind of ninja's you are." The medium sized guy yawned. "You guys are too easy. I think I'll just stand here and read this book. The ending of it is very interesting." He peeked at Kakashi from under his hood. Kakashi's lone eye widened. It was Icha Icha Paradise! Kakashi covered his ears and closed his eyes as the man started to talk out loud. He didn't want the story spoiled! The tallest guy, seeing his chance, ran behind the closet pervert and knocked him out just like the others. Things were looking bleak for team 7.
Leaving the two in a heap they turned toward Sakura and an unconscious Naruto. She was glaring at them. "What do you want with us?" "We don't want all of you, we just want you, Sakura." The shortest guy said. Her glare got even more pronounced. "What do you want with me? Who are you people!?"
Sakura suddenly felt someone rush up behind her. "Isn't it obvious Sakura? I want you." He whispered in her ear. Sakura's eyes widened. "Sasuke." She got a glimpse of the figures faces when they removed their hoods. Before she could do anything else she felt a sickeningly familiar hit on the back of her neck and fainted. Sasuke gathered her in his arms. "Let's go." Team Hawk disappeared into thin air leaving three unconscious ninja's where they lay.
About two minutes later, Gaara ran up to them, with Temari and Kankuro close behind. "We're too late." Temari gasped. Looking around at the boys Kankuro narrowed his eyes. "Where's Sakura?" They looked around. Sakura was nowhere in sight. "I know she came with them so the Akatsuki must have taken her." Temari exclaimed shakily. She was about to cry. Gaara was kneeling by Naruto. He didn't say anything but his fists were clenched and sand was rolling around in his gourd. He was furious. They had knocked out one of his best friends and taken another. His glare deepened. If anything should happen to Sakura... Oh, just wait until he got his hands on them. They would be begging for mercy, and he wouldn't give it to them.
After examining Naruto to make sure he would recover, Gaara turned toward his older siblings. They were also examining the red marks on the other two's necks. "Drat it!" Kankuro yelled, exasperated. "Where is that medic nin when you need her? I can't figure this out. Temari nodded. "It must be some kind of poison. If only the other girl's were here. Ino would know what to do. She's also a medic nin. Gaara closed his black rimmed eyes and sighed. "Even if they were here, there is nothing they, or we, could do. It may take us ages to find out where they could have taken Sakura. Believe me though," he said, looking around at his siblings anxious faces. "When I find them. They will pay."