Recap:
"Shut up. You will address me as Suzaku." he replied (A/N Suzaku means phoenix, the name will be explained later in the story)
"LIKE HELL WE WILL!!!!" Ino, Kiba, and Naruto yelled.
"Let the training begin." Suzaku said.
2 years later
"What is your position Akako?" asked a male voice over a communicator.
"Northeast of target about 10 meters away." replied a female voice.
"Finish the mission so we can get back, yeah!" whined another male over the communicator.
10 minutes later
" Mission completed." Akako said.
"Yay!" We can go home, yeah!" a male shouted happily.
The three headed back to their 'home' in silence.
Akatsuki Base
"Saku-chan!" a blonde shouted running up to her.
"Quit calling me that." Sakura hissed.
"Fine Akako, yeah." Deidara said.
Over the past two years, Sakura changed her name to Akako, meaning red. She rarely talked to anyone unless she absolutely had to. Her hair was not the vibrant cherry blossom pink it once used to be, but now black. Her eyes, once shining emerald, changed to a dull green. Akako sometimes went as Kita, meaning north, but she preferred Akako. North was signed on her ring; she traded her ring for another's.
She became more distant over the past two years and became a lot stronger. Itachi helped her in the becoming distant part. If you would compare the two, Itachi would seem like a cuddly teddy bear.
'Akako' created many jutsu's herself and showed no one, unless she had too. She depended on no one, she cared for no one. That statement would be considered false because she cared very much for her Akatsuki family, even if she would never admit it. She had been in life threatening situations just to protect her family.
"Would you like some ramen, yeah?" Deidara asked hopefully.
Akako didn't reply but made her way into the kitchen, which Deidara followed happily.
"You okay Akako-chan, yeah?" Deidara asked concerned.
Akako just stared back into the blonde's eyes. He stared back and found no emotion shown.
"Itachi is better for a conversation." he mumbled.
Akako couldn't help but give a small smirk at his actions.
Deidara went wide eyed at her action and went crazy.
"GUYS!!!! SHE SMIRKED!!! SHE SMIRKED!!!! SHE SMIIIIRRRRKKKKEEEEDDDD!!!!" he yelled at the tops of lungs so crazy he forgot his usual 'yeah' at the end of each sentence.
Kisame was the first to rush in to see the once and a lifetime action by the cold hearted black haired girl.
True enough, Akako still kept the small smirk on her pale face.
"Wow." was all Kisame could say.
When others entered the room, her smirk soon faded and left the room.
"Huh?" Hidan asked very confused.
Sakura's Room
'Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn!' Sakura shouted in her head.
'What's wrong with you now?' her inner asked.
Sakura didn't reply, instead she sat down on her desk and started to read some scrolls.
Itachi walked in quietly not bothering to knock.
He looked over her shoulder resting his chin in the crook of her neck.
"Hmmm?" Akako 'hmmed.'
"Don't over work yourself." Itachi replied.
Akako didn't reply but when back to reading her scrolls. Itachi just stood up and reached for the scrolls. Akako, wanting to keep reading, moved his hands away. Itachi tried again, resulting in his hands being pushed away, this made him smirk. This time when she pushed his hands away, he put his hands on her shoulders.
She froze.
He then put his face by hers. She could feel his hot breath going down her neck.
Before anything else happened her door opened to reveal a very surprised shark-man.
"Am I interrupting something?" Kisame asked stifling a laugh.
Itachi stood up and glared at Kisame.
"I'll tell ya later." Kisame said running out of the doorway laughing his ass off.
"Damn it." Itachi said under his breath. "Sakura?"
'Sakura's' face went back to her usual cold expression.
"I am not Sakura." she hissed.
"Yes you are." Itachi said centimeters away from her face.
Akako back away until she hit the wall. Itachi just kept getting closer.
"You're Sakura." he said pinning her against the wall.
"No I'm not!" she said louder.
"What happened!?!?!?!" Deidara yelled running into the room. "Huh?"
Akako slipped out of Itachi grasp and walked out of her room.
"Did I interrupt, yeah?" Deidara asked grinning madly.
"Shut up." Itachi replied leaving her room.
Other Akatsuki Base
Naruto was training with Kakashi. Neither holding back. Sasuke was watching from the sidelines as the rest of his team battled to the death. Naruto had Rasengan activated and Kakashi had Chidori. Hinata was staring at the fight emotionless. Ino was near tears but dared not let them fall. Kiba was paying no attention, instead playing quietly with Akamaru. Shino was talking to his bugs.
"That's enough!" Suzaku shouted from the shadows.
Naruto and Kakashi deactivated their attacks and waited for further instructions, as did the others.
"Lucky for all of you, you will be able to see the other Akatsuki members." as soon as he spoke, he disappeared.
The group was lead to their rooms. Not prison rooms, but bedrooms. Sure they were not as luxurious as the Akatsuki's rooms, but they were better than nothing.
"Do you think Sakura will be there?" Ten Ten asked.
Everyone's expressions showed anger and hatred and the mention of her name. Shikamaru on the other hand had a look of sadness written all over his face.
"Most likely." Shino replied casually knowing no one else who answer her question.
"When do we leave?" Kiba asked petting the large Akamaru.
"Tomarrow." said a voice behind them. "Now go to your own rooms." he said leaving.
They all went to their rooms silently not wanting to say anything. They would have to face the person that they themselves destroyed.
Shikamaru's Dream
"Hey Shikamaru!" greeted a smiling pink haired girl.
"Hey Sakura." Shikamaru greeted back lazily.
"Guess what today is?" she asked.
"Tuesday?" Shikamaru guessed.
She looked hurt at his guess.
"No." she slowly shook her head. "Guess."
"I don't know. Give me a hint." the genius said giving up.
"Someone is turning eleven today." Sakura hinted.
"Really? Who?" Shikamaru asked.
"A-are you serious?" she asked apparently hurt.
"Yeah, who's eleven." he asked.
" Me." she said quietly walking away.
Shikamaru just watched the retreating figure.
Naruto's Dream
"Hey Sakura-chan!" the overly hyper blonde shouted at Sakura.
"Merry Christmas Naruto!" Sakura said as she walked up to the blonde. "Here's your present." she said handing him an orange and blue box.
Naruto opened it and found a lot of coupons for instant ramen. His eyes lit up.
"THANKS SAKU-CHAN!!!!" Naruto yelled jumping up and down.
"Did you get me anything?" Sakura asked quietly.
"Actually." Naruto began. "I forgot." he admitted rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh. Well, that's okay." Sakura lied. She held back the tears stinging her eyes. "I'll see you later." she said leaving the blonde.
Morning
Naruto and Shikamaru said nothing at breakfast. Neither did Kakashi and Ino.
"What are we going to say?" Naruto asked breaking the silence.
"We broke her." Ino said staring at her food.
They all were silent after the few words were exchanged. They just hoped for the best.
Morning with Sakura
Sakura woke up and did her normal routine. Brushed her hair and teeth. Dressed in her normal red tank top and black shorts and an Akatsuki dress. (A/N: Instead of the big cloak all the guys had, Sakura got a dress. Think of the dress where Sakura wore at the 3rd's funeral)
When she walked into the kitchen, she was greeted by no one. Usually at least one person was awake before her. She didn't let it bother her and so she just continued with her humdrum daily activities. Instead of making this huge breakfast for all the members, she decided on a simple bowl of cereal.
As she was pouring the milk into her cereal, she felt this strong wave of chakra coming toward the base. She dropped the carton and quickly looked out of the nearest window just to make sure Kisame wasn't trying to kill Deidara or Hidan again. To her dismay it was not her teammates, but her old ones.
To her Naruto and grown the most, he was starting to resemble his father more. Instead of his usual orange jumpsuit, he sported black cargo pants, a black jacket with a fishnet shirt under it. A katana was strapped to his back and weapon pouches on his waist and his upper legs.
Sasuke apparently grew out of his chicken hair stage, his hair resembled Itachi's. He no longer wore the Uchia symbol or the usual midnight blue clothing. Instead he wore a white thin jacket with a black t-shit underneath along with black pants.
Kakashi no longer wore is usual attire, his face was no longer covered by the cloth; his headband was attached to his left arm. He wore a midnight blue vest with a fishnet shirt underneath. He also wore black cargo pants, and had twin blades strapped on his back, weapon pouches were easily visible on his right leg.
Ino and Ten Ten looked like twins, except for the hair and facial expressions. They both were wearing a brown tank top and a dark purple vest with matching jean capris. She had bandages all along her right leg while the other was left bare. Attacked to her waist were two katana's. Ten Ten had her left leg covered in bandages while her right leg was left alone. Scrolls were hanging from the weapon mistress's waist and a rather large weapon pouch was on her right leg. Both of their headbands were on their fore heads
Hinata was wearing a simple kunoichi dress that was black with dark purple skin tight shorts. Instead of her usual innocent look in her eyes, they were empty. Senbon dangled from her waist and some pinned up her hair. Her head band was on her left leg.
Kiba and Shino looked basically the same, except the fact that they have gotten a lot taller and more muscular. Akamaru got a lot bigger and looked a little bit evil. Their attire was similar but different in a few ways.
Everybody else had changed, but not too much in the eyes of Akako.
"Hey Kita!!!!" Deidara yelled beside the large group.
She didn't pay any attention to the over active blonde and went back to her breakfast. When she sat down at the one of the small tables, they all came in.
Akamaru was the first to recognize 'Kita' as really Sakura. Akamaru barked low, instead of his high bark years ago. Kiba quickly hushed him. She paid no attention to the eyes looking her way.
"Who is that?" Naruto asked Kakashi.
Kakashi shrugged and continued Deidara into another room.
Everyone else soon followed except Sakura, who couldn't care less.
The only person that stayed behind was Shikamaru, who was still staring at the black haired girl.
"Who are you?" Shikamaru asked.
Sakura continued eating her food, paying to attention to him.
He took a few steps forward until he was right beside her. He reached out his hand to touch her but was knocked out of the way by her.
"Sakura?" he asked eyes full of hope and sadness.
"There is no Sakura." she said quietly standing up to him forgetting her bowl.
Shikamaru was taller than her by at least a foot. Shikamaru noticed this and stifled a small chuckle.
"Sakura?" he asked again putting his hand on her shoulder.
"I meant what I said." she said brushing his hand off of her shoulder and went into another room.
'This really can't be Sakura can it?' Shikamaru wondered joining the others.
Hope you all liked it. It took me forever to write/type this.
NOTE: the rescue squad is NOT joining the Akatsuki. Keep reading to find out why they are there.
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