A/n: Bundyangel: Hey everyone! Thanks to my 3 reviewers;
al2010
Flame Unicorn
egustogustason
they
rock my socks and were really supportive gives them cookies and
plushies
Unfortunately al i think I'm gonna make this a sasusaku, don't hate me though.
If anyone spots misspellings by me please let me know so i can either fix it or remember for future chapters. I love Naruto and everything but some spellings can be difficult.
Also what's the name for the village headband? Hitai ate or something, first person to tell me will get something special in my next chapter
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Me: today for the disclaimer i have brought in Inner Sakura! Please do me the honors!
Inner Sakura: No.
Me: What the hell? Why not?
Inner Sakura: Because I aint got a reason too.
Me: Well Sasuke helped me with it last chapter and seeing as you're the most awesome character it would bring my readers and I joy to no end.
Inner Sakura: What the hell? Could you be any more of a kiss-up? But seeing as i am the most awesome ill do it! HELLZ YEAH! CHAH!
Me: HELLZ YEAH! Do it Inner Sakura!
Proceeds to hit fists with Inner Sakura and do a chest bump
Inner Sakura: Bundyangel obviously and pathetically doesn't own me or anything to do with Naruto except for this plot. Otherwise shed be hella rich and would buy me a convertible and hook up Sasuke and Tenten
Me: What the hell?! I would not do any of those things!!!... tears You gotta rub the salt extra hard into the wound don't you Inner Sakura?
Inner Sakura: Damn right I do! Now shut up and write the damn story!
Me: You do realize I have Gai and Lee in a inescapable box at my disposal, don't you?
Inner Sakura: FUCK! You evil bitc-..!
Me: So i've been told.
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"baaaka"- regular speech
'baaaka'-thoughts
'Baaaka!'- Inner self's
The Ancient Curse of Love PART I OF III
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Part 1 - Running from the pain
Chapter 2: Time to head out! Apologies and a confrontation
By Bundyangel
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Sakura opened her mouth to ask Tsunade a question when she was interrupted by a smug blond friend of hers,
"So it doesn't matter if forehead fails again or not as long we don't screw up?" Ino asked.
Inner Sakura decided to speak up screaming loudly inside Sakura's head as her eyes widened in shock and hurt,
'INO-PIG!!! Die!!!' Inner Sakura began to destroy a badly made puppet of Ino while Tsunade answered Ino, Sakura so shocked she was unable to find any words to hurl at her so-called friend.
"No, I'm afraid it matters very much." Tsunade steepling her hands under her chin, "If we don't bring back both we fail and risk war. I have promised the Shadow Country that nothing shall befall the artifacts, no matter if one is useless without the other. That will come to all your advantages I suppose. Without both the jutsus scroll and artifact together in possession of one person it won't work. Even if you read the scroll a million times you cannot do it without the scroll. Same the other way if you have the scroll but not the artifact you can activate the jutsu. Therefore the enemy doesn't have a extremely powerful jutsu to kill you all with." Tsunade rose to her feet and the shinobi around her followed suit,
"Now go and get your things together. All of you run out of the gates in fifteen minutes or im sticking you all back in the academy again."
The shinobi all widened there eyes except for the smug Hyuuga who let no emotion show other then contempt and smugness, the bored Nara, who was coincidentally fascinated with the sight of the academy through the open window, and Sakura's whose were still wide from the backhanded insult. With a few nods they disappeared with four puffs of smoke, a small shower of rose petals, cherry blossoms, and lavender petals. With a sigh Tsunade sat back down in her chair massaging her eyes with one hand as she blindly reached for her sake bottle,
"So glad I taught Sakura and her friends how to teleport with petals and flowers." Tsunade called out for Shizune to find someone to clean up the fallen petals before taking a swig strait from the bottle.
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Sakura left her house after about 8 minutes packing the necessary extra set of clothes, weapons, food, and medical equipment needed. Locking her door walked the short distance from her house to the Gates of her village. Arriving with 3 minuets to spare she noted that both Hyuuga's and Shikamaru were already there. Glad she wasn't the last one to arrive she walked and started a small conversation with Hinata asking about how she and Naruto were among other things.
Before long Kiba and Ino (Accompanied by a short sharp glare from a pink haired kunoichi) arrived leaving Naruto and Tsunade not to have arrived yet. Just as Tsunade came into clear vision on the road almost to them a puff of gray smoke appeared next to Sakura, between her and Hinata. A loud obnoxious blonde began screaming out apologies and begging not to be sent back to the academy before a already angry Sakura hit him hard on the head,
"Shut up Naruto! For once you're not late. You're making an idiot out of yourself though." Sakura growled at him slightly irritated.
"Aww Sakura-chan! Did you have to hit me so hard?" Naruto whined clutching his head as Hinata smiled shyly at his side.
"Yes I did. It might help you learn to think before you activate the stupid in your brain." Sakura replied and all conversation was stopped when Tsunade stopped in front of them. Handing the two team leaders the scrolls assigning the mission all she said was 'Good luck.' before the two teams leapt out of the gate three heading north and four heading south.
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Sakura leapt from one branch to another ignoring the slightly hurt pouty looks Naruto shot at her every five minutes or so for the past 2 and a half hours. Apparently if you hit the idiot in an ally or less populated street it was okay after about 5 minuets, but if you hit him in front of their peers and his girlfriend you got pouted at for close to three hours.
Go figure.
Sakura sighed aloud and picked up her pace catching up to Shikamaru after she realized she was falling slightly behind. Another 2 hours or so Shikamaru motioned for them to slow down they all landed on a large branch. Leaning against the trunk of the tree Shikamaru said,
"We'll rest here for half an hour regain some energy and eat some lunch." Sakura nodded and swung her pack off her back opening it and pulling out some foodstuffs. Handing out little Baggies of cut up fruit and another of celery and baby carrots. Sakura remained silent as she sat down and ate a slice of apple. Sakura was about to eat another when a lazy voice called out,
"She didn't mean anything rude or hurtful this morning." Sakura looked up suddenly slightly confused. Shikamaru must have seen the question in her eyes because he continued, "Ino, this morning. What she said about your part of the mission. Ino doesn't mean to be rude and say cruel or hurtful things but just like Naruto has stupid in his brain along with his courage,"
Shikamaru stopped and glanced at Naruto as he jumped to his feet and half shouted out things slightly confused whether or not he was being insulted. Sighing and muttering a 'how troublesome' Shikamaru continued,
"Along with his courage, Ino has Obnoxious along with her kindness. She just says whatever pops into her head. Anyway she wanted me to make sure you knew she didn't mean anything this morning. She said she wasn't going to ask before we left because she didn't want to risk dieing from super Sakura."
Sakura smiled at Shikamaru before answering,
"I'm a little hurt is all. I know she didn't say it deliberately to be malicious, but things like that hurt anyway." Shikamaru and Naruto both nodded before continuing their meal. Finishing soon afterward Sakura packed away the remaining food and they set off again.
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Sakura crept through the branches of some tall bushes carefully making no sound as she came behind a wounded cloud shinobi in possession of a large ancient chest most likely filled with scrolls if you noticed the fact the symbol of shadow country was carved all over the thing. Sakura snapped back to attention, dodging quickly as the shinobi whipped around and shot a jutsu attack that looked like blue lightning at her.
Running forward Sakura ran at the shinobi her arm raised as she concentrated chakra to her fist. He laughed at her, perceiving her as weak or stupid running at him with no weapon of any kind, 'mistake number one idiot', Sakura though to herself as she swung her fist at him. As it neared the cloud shinobi he jumped backwards several meters away, 'mistake number two', Sakura grinned as she slammed her fist to the ground causing it to shake and a large crack to extend out caving in the ground 20 meters in front of her. Sakura saw Naruto run out from his hiding spot and grab the box of scrolls, Shikamaru jumped out as well to help him lift the heavy chest and move it out of harms way.
The man swore as he fell into the crevice her punch made. Seeing no reasons to prolong the fight Sakura pulled out a senbon needle and flung it at him hitting with precision the spot on his neck that would end his life immediately without pain.
"Wow Sakura-chan! That was fast!" Naruto cried out wrapping her in a tight hug. Sakura smiled before returning the hug and responding.
"I saw no reason to drag out the fight when I had a perfect opportunity to kill him. If I didn't he would have tried to kill me or either of you." Sakura smiled, " Lets head back. With this thing well be lucky if we get back by afternoon tomorrow." Sakura broke out of Naruto's hug and walked over to the chest a small frown marring her smooth features. Her mind slightly confused as she ran her fingers over the engravings on it,
'How could he have died that easily? Am I just that strong now? Or was I lucky because he was already injured? You would think a shinobi would last more then one minuet in a batt-.'
Sakura's silently musings were cut off a low snakelike voice hissed out,
"Well well, Sasuke-kun. It appears your friends took care of your job for you!" Sakura, Naruto, and Shikamaru spun around to see three figures standing just past the edge of the clearing. The one with the snake-like hiss to his voice stepped forward into the sunlight a evil glint in his yellow eyes. A gray haired man with glasses on, and then a young man with hair and eyes equally dark shades of onyx soon followed him.
Sakura's eyes opened wide and her mouth parted in shock as she whispered out,
"Sasuke-kun!"
"Now... Sakura is it? Now don't forget about Kabuto and myself. That would be distasteful if you ignored our gratitude." He chuckled as her eyes snapped to his and narrowed to a glare. He continued, "I offer you my thanks Sakura-chan. Killing that shinobi in less then two minuets is quite a feat, isn't it Sasuke-kun? You never mentioned that you had such a powerful and pretty kunoichi as a friend."
Sasuke's eyes turned blood red as he glared at the snake sennin who addressed him in such a revolting manner. Orochimaru smiled at him before switching his gaze to the group of leaf ninja,
"Sasuke-kun's not very talkative today. You'll have to excuse him. Now if you all will be good little shinobi and hand over the chest I will let you keep your lives... for now." The snake sennin this time widened his eyes in surprise as both Sakura and Naruto stepped out shouting at the same time,
"FUCK THAT!" Naruto continued by himself, "No way in hell we'd let you have this chest snake-bastard!"
Orochimaru smiled and hissed,
"Well that's just too bad now isn't it?" He chuckled and launched at the three ninja Kabuto and Sasuke along side him.
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A/n: Yes yes I know sucky place to end at but what cha gonna do? Ill update soon, please review. I list all reviewers
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