Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Pisces
The Stars
by
BlackButterfly-RedRose.
Summery: She knew his plan all along. But it was only now that she had worked up the nerve to stop him. But it was too late.
A/n: Originally, Ginriku had pointed out that Tsunade's Zodiac sign was Pisces. upon further investigations, I have found that her sign is in fact Leo. She was born August the second. And if that is not correct, I give up and could care less.
Also, this is the rewritten chapter 2... again.
Chapter Two
Leo
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The Lion. It was made up of one star, split into tiny little peices. That star happened to be her favourite of her mentors, Tsunade. The leo is a dominant, creative and extroverted character. They possess grace, dignity and an expansive personality. The lion is king of the animal kingdom, and an appropriate symbol for Leo who tends to dominate his environment. Ambitious, courageous, strong willed, positive, independent, self-confident are all words that describe Leo traits.
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As promised, Sakura visited Sarutobi once more. She was glad to be away from the Uchiha household, not from Itachi or Mikoto, or even Sasuke, but away from Fugaku. He was annoying, intolerable, and a completely stuck up Jack ass. She wondered who stuck a piece of ice up Fugaku's ass. (thank you Narutofang91 ;P)
How he had dared to presume she was weak-, it made her blood boil just thinking about it.
None the less, her visit with Sarutobi was nothing but surprising.
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"Tsunade-shishou!!" Sakura called out, thoroughly surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I have come to see exactly why you have changed the stars? Once again, I might add. You do know the conseguences, Sakura." Tsunade asked, sitting before her in a chair next to a window. She wore a traditional kimono, thick with wool to keep her warm. The yellow silk obi was tied in a rose knot, which must have been a punishment for Shizune, poor girl. The kimono itself was as red as the sun, with yellow thread to make up fire. She stared at her expectingly, her hands folded neatly on her lap.
Sakura bowed before nodding. "The Ram is not missing, only replaced by-"
"Some one not worthy of the place, dear Sakura. You are the Ram, and I miss you as a pupil."
"Tsunade-shishou, please, you know how I-"
"Love a human. A mortal, dear Sakura! Just because you are Mother's and Father's favourite-"
"I'm not!"
"Sakura. Do you honestly think that they would do what they did for me? Or Ino? A grudge I do not have, but stop being so oblivious, Sakura! You are the true Ram. You belong in the stars. Not amongst the mortals and the traitors." Tsunade was standing directly in front of her, her hands on her hips. The lions harsh words could not stop the tears from flowing. "Tsunade-shishou, I love him... You do understand this, don't you?"
Tsunade sighed. She hated it when Sakura was like this.
"So... you are willing to die for him?" she finally asked. Silence surrounded the room. Sarutobi stared at Sakura, whose head was down, her hair covering her face. He knew Sakura very well. And he knew her answer.
"...Yes."
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Sakura walked past Itachi's room. She sensed the presence of two people, Itachi, and of course, his girlfriend Megumi. She sighed inaudebly. She walked as quietly as she could to her room. She did not want to hear Megumi's moanings as they made out. She wasn't exactly in the mood to listen to the girlfirend of the man/boy she loved. It was honestly a good thing that the Uchiha's were out with Sasuke. She doubted they would want to hear her either.
What Itachi saw in her she didn't know. Although she could easily find out, being a star and being able to know their human's thoughts. But she didn't, because she knew it would break her heart.
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Sakura sat at the dinner table. Mikoto had offered to invite Tsunade over for dinner, knowing from a previous conversation with Sakura that she was her mentor. Tsunade conversed with Mikoto over trivial and important, and, to her dismay, Sakura. The conversation neither botherd nor intrigued Itachi, since he sat silently, eating quietly with his head down. Sasuke, however, who was beside him, had his eyes wide with wonder, eating, while listening to the conversation. Tsunade seemed to be enjoying herself, like Mikoto, but unlike Fugaku. He seemed to be unhappy that her mentor also happened to be the best medical ninja around.
"How hard is the medical training at a young age?" Fugaku had asked.
"Oh, it is quite difficult. Little Sakura -she recieved a glare from her pupil- had problems when we began her training, but she got the hang of it afterwards. She is a fast learner." Tsunade praised with a brilliant smile.
"Aa, I see. What age, exactly, did you start, Sakura-chan?" Mikoto asked.
"I believe it was when I was two years old I developed my chakra control. Perfect chakra control is difficult, but I managed to obtain it." she replied politly.
Sakura stared at Fugaku, who muttered something under his breath. She sighed. That man would never change.
"Uchiha-samma, do you know how much damage a chakra scalpel can cause? If hit in the ankles, I could cut your tendons in half and you wouldn't be able to walk for several months, even with proper healing. I can remove chakra from your body with a single stroke, I can take life, as well as I can heal it. Do not presume I am weak."
"You are a twelve year old girl, you will not speak to me that way! Tsunade-samma, control your pupil!" Fugaku commanded amgrily. He stood up, glaring at Sakura with all his might. If it wasn't for the Hokage and the council, he would have kicked her out days ago.
Tsunade stood up right from her seat, following his example. "Uchiha-san, I thank you for your hospitality, but you will not speak to Sakura that way. She deserves the most respect out of every one, even young master Itachi-san. Mikoto-chan, thank you so much for the meal, it was delicious. But I am afraid I must go." She bid them good bye, planted a kiss on Sakura's cheek, and left.
An idea comes at many times, and this happened to be one of them.
"Itachi-san, would you like to spar?"
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(I suck at fighting scenes, so forgive me if I do not feel like fixing them.)
The wind blew the young kunoichi's hair around her face gracefully. She stared blankly into Itachi's eyes. He was in defense position, while she, was just... standing. A smile tugged at her lips, but she refused to let it show. He was waiting for her to move. Her eyes crinkled, and in a flash, she disappeared in a whirl of sparkling fire flies.
A kunai drawn from her pocket, she appeared behind Itachi, the kunai at her neck. He smirked smugly, grabbing the knife and twirling it in his hands, taking her wrist in the other, and pinning her down on the ground. He applied pressure to her neck with her own kunai, only to see clouds. It was a clone. She stood not two feet in front of him, smiling. He made the proper handseals, and called out the infamous fire jutsu. She dodged the huge ball of fire, and chucked a senbon needle at him. He dodged it, but it slightly grazed his arm, paralyzing it.
"Give up?" she asked.
He simply shook his head, throwing multiple explosive tags at her. She gracefully dodged them all, like he wanted. They exploded behind her, burning her back. She coughed, and smiled at him. He took his chance and locked her in a genjutsu.
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Emerald pools glanced at her new surroundings carefully. She was in a genjutsu, a strong one at that. She was in Konoha, the streets empty. But further up ahead, she sees the Cherry blossom festival, going on without a hitch. Sasuke and his friends from school, Naruto and Kiba, ran around in what was once crisp and clean kimono's. Itachi walked around, smirking at her with his unnamed lover. She was quite beautiful, her hair as long and as silky as Itachis, and took the color of a ravens feather. Her kimono was a rich purple silk, with equally rich obi.
A lump formed in her throat, but she ignored it. Instead, she walked on, to where there was more peace. And then, was when she saw Tsunade dead. Humor leaving her, she disabled the genjutsu, glaring at Itachi. She stood up quickly, and gracefully pinned him with her katana, much to Mikoto's horror. His shirt was ripped, but he was not harmed. "If you dare show me that genjutsu again, Uchiha, I swear on my life you will pay dearly for it." She whispered as she removed the katana from the tree, and left.