The Black Butterfly
Chapter Two
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"Normal" (none)
'Thoughts' (Italics)
'2nd Voice in thoughts' (Bold)
'3rd Voice in thoughts' (Italics and Bold)
From the last chapter of Black Butterfly:
"Gee thanks...way to make a leopard feel safe."
"Anytime Kyo, anytime" ...Sakura became stiff.
0~~~O~~~0
"I'm sorry Naruto..." "MASTER-SAMA!"
All movement from within Ichiraku froze as the small snow fox continued to smile. A whirl of wind engulfed Sasha and Team Fox, their eyes closed from the intensity of it. When they opened their eyes they were greeted by the sight of a small meadow that extended all around them. Taking advantage of their confusion Sasha slipped out of the Uchiha's arms and dashed towards a shadowed figure 15 feet away.
"Master-sama!" Sasha exclaimed as she jumped into the figure's outstretched arms. 'Glad to have you back my little kitsune.' Sakura murmured into the fox's ear. Sasha started to shake as she cried into her master's cloak. Out of nowhere a poof was sounded in the somewhat quiet field.
Everyone looked up to see a chibi sized Kyuubi walking toward Sakura.
"It's a pleasure to see you safe and well again RaRa-san." Kyuubi remarked with a bow of his head.
"I would say the same if the conditions were different." Sakura remarked.
"There's not much I can do about that child." Kyuubi replied.
"I understand that, better than you think I do." Sakura was quiet for a moment as she stared into the distance. Suddenly she looked at Kyuubi and started to talk again. "I see you mastered the trick Sasha showed you."
"Yes but what she seemed to have left out was how draining the process is. I don't see how she can remain outside of your body for so long." Kyuubi stated.
"Ah…that's because little Sasha forgot to tell you one little detail." Sakura began. "You see, when Sasha gave me the protection of a Blood Pledge I released her from the contract made by my birth. She is of her own free will and I've sworn to keep it that way."
"Why was I not told of this? No wonder she can do this trick of hers with ease." Kyuubi growled.
"You never asked, father." Sasha laughed as she leapt out of Sakura's arms to sit next to the laying Kyo.
"So with a Blood Pledge Sasha was released from the contract but a Fire's Swear was made to keep Sasha unbounded and because of that if one was to bound Sasha he or she would feel the wrath of your untamed wrath." Kyuubi mused. "My only question is why Sasha would fear getting close to being bound so much."
"You don't understand Kyuubi-san!" Kyo raged jumping to his feet along with Sasha. "If Master-sama's powers where to go berserk because of her Fiery Swear innocent people could get killed, along with herself…" he finished in a whisper.
"Yeah! That's not the only reason but it's the most important one." Sasha agreed.
"Oh? So tell me daughter…what else is there to make you panic like you did?" Kyuubi grinned.
"Think about who was trying to bind me. As if I could survive if that red headed tramp of a whore was to take care of me. I'd die by just waking up to see her morning face and don't get me started on morning breath." Sasha shivered as Kyo and Kyuubi barked with laughter. On Sakura's face a small smile appeared as she gazed upon her animal friends.
Unfortunately the lovely moment was ruined by the red haired beast and no I do not mean Kyuubi. "WHAAT! WHAT DID THAT LITTLE RAT CALL ME?" Karin fumed as she threw a kunai at the now laughing snow fox.
Suddenly the wind changed as a small clank was heard. All was still as a few strands of red hair drifted to the ground. A centimeter away from Karin's ear on a tree right behind the said girl was the same exact kunai she had thrown naught but a mere second ago.
7 feet away from the ninja's now stood the cloaked girl. Arm bent slightly in front was slowly brought down as her head slowly went up. Sakura's cloak began to settle as the hood slide slightly to reveal a plain white porcelain half-mask hiding the top part of her head. Adorning the front of the mask was a symbol that revealed her village and status. Her smile was nowhere to be found and she was glaring.
"Attacking a ninja from the same village of your own outside of training is a server punishment in itself Karin." Sakura hissed. "Doing something even a Genin knows not to do is laughable, but attacking a fellow ninja who is a much greater rank than your own is deadly."
"Greater rank?" Karin laughed. "I've never seen your rank before; who are you trying to fool. I'm an Anbu and your mask means nothing."
"You're even more pathetic than I thought you were Karin. I know you're an Anbu; I was there at the exam. You're fresh meat and you know what? I don't care who your supposed friends are. They mean nothing in the real world outside of the villages. Let me tell you what my rank is since you don't understand it." Sakura took a deep breath before she began again.
"I'm a Level 5 Special Black Ops Interrogations Warrior Medic and a Genjutsu Master. If you're thought to be S-class enemy holding information back you deal with me. If you're on your deathbed labeled as a lost cause I bring you to life. In times of war I'm on the front lines destroying the enemy. I save and I kill those I deem worthy. I am the best at what I do. Nobody knows my real name anymore because of all the tittles I have. While your bodyguards are talked about in high voices, I am talked about in shadows and the safety of the mind.
"If I choose to switch sides during a war then that side is the winner. Yes you're an Anbu, congratulations, but that's all there is to you. You're exceptional at tracking chakra trails but I bet you can't find Sasha's, Kyo's or even my own chakra point and we're in plain view. All you have for protection is that of your team but remember there was another before you. Where is she now? Without the protection she had from the same team as yours. She is no longer heard of. Open your ears; everything including walls has a tale to tell." With a small smile Sakura was gone, as was Sasha and Kyo.
The Kyuubi stared at the group as a single black butterfly sat in the spot the group of rejects once stood. "This is the beginning of Sasha's master's wrath, you were warned about. Tell me boy..." Naruto looked over to the Nine-Tailed Fox as a gust of wind blew on the branches of the cherry trees around them. "Whatever happened to the young cherry blossom?" In a flurry of petals the butterfly disappeared.
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Flashback: Konoha March 27th
The day was over and the sun was setting. It was time for all the little ones to be safely tucked away in their warm beds and adults to relieve their stress from a long, hard day's work.
All throughout the village you can see lights shutting off and darkness reigning. In the shadows of the hospital a single light flashed dim. Inside an office was a young pink haired medic bent over a stack of papers, her hand dancing along in a flourish of movements finishing all of her remaining work. A lone cup of hot tea sat next to her work.
With a sigh the woman leaned backwards and stretched. A brilliant smile graced her face as she started at the paper pinned to the wall from upside down. In a heartbeat she was up and humming, shuffling the papers around and organizing them before placing them in the bin for tomorrows workload. Turning off the lights she left the room and shut the door behind her.
A single ray of moonlight fell upon the paper to show a calendar with a date marked with a big heart. March 28th: Sakura Haruno's 21st birthday.
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Outside of the gates of Konoha was a red haired girl, a smile upon her lips. She whispered something into the night air and entered the village.
"I've come here for you…Sasuke-kun…"
~~~X~~~
The sound of porcelain shattering broke the tranquil night air. The clouds forced the moonlight onto the desk where the forgotten cup was left broken, its contents no longer warm and steamy but cold and impassive.
End Flashback
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"Did we really have to turn tail and run like that Master-Sama?" Kyo questioned the pinkette. They were now up in a tall cherry tree resting on the branches above Team Fox's heads. Sakura sat closest to the trunk with Sasha on her lap and Kyo to her immediate left. It amused Sasha that they did not realize they were right above them.
"I'm pretty sure we did not run and as far as I know I don't have a tail." Sakura replied looking down on the group.
"Ugh…you know what I mean Master." Kyo moaned.
"And you know what I meant Kyo." Sakura said lightly.
"Are you sure these are the same people The Red Ones are after Sakura-sama?" Sasha's bell-like voice asked softly after a moment of silence.
"I'm quite sure Sasha." Sakura responded immediately, "Even though it was during the period of my weakness they were after them in the past as well." Sasha nodded in silence.
"Speaking of the Red Ones…how is Red Eyes holding out?" Kyo yawned.
"The process is taking longer than I thought and it grows very draining day after day. I suppose that's normal considering all the bloodshed that took place but he shall be up very soon." Sakura answered with a bit of thought.
"Do you intend to allow him to keep them?" Kyo pressed on.
"Kyo you know as well as I do that Master-sama does not have a choice on that matter. Red Eyes already talked to us about it. If she does anything then all of our goals will merely be dreams and you know how dreams end." Sasha reprimanded the leopard.
"No do tell me Sasha." Kyo growled,"How do these dreams end?"
"Shattered and turned into your worst nightmares. Dreams are what we call our goals we know to be unattainable and foolish." Sakura said in a lifeless voice underlined with venom.
Both Sasha and Kyo turned their heads to look at the savior and mother-like figure as she stared off into the distance, a forlorn look hidden in her eyes. The joyful mood that had surrounded them quickly grew somber.
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Flashback: Konoha March 28th- Morning
Bits of light began to peak over the hills as the morning sun began to ascend high to the sky with sunshine and warmth beginning to coax the awaiting buds into their blossoming beauty. Birds started to chirp and, with animals alike, begin the new day.
Down in an apartment building, inside a bedroom with curtains placed to block the morning sun's rays was a young woman slumbering away and a group of troublemakers ready to start the day. They spoke in whispers, as if to keep the maiden sleeping.
"So everything's ready and ok right?"
"Mhmm." "H-hai." "You bet."
"Yosh! Now who's gonna wake Ms. Sleeping Beauty here?"
"Not me. Last time Neji had to use his Byakugan to find me passed out in a tree in the middle of the Forbidden Forest. I'll open the curtains to help wake her up."
"A-and I was forbidden to try to wake her up again."
"How did that?"
"S-Sakura-chan…"
"Well I'm sure as hell not gonna do it. Last time I had a humongous bruise that neither I nor anyone else was allowed to heal on my face."
"Haha I remember that. She strictly said 'If anyone dares to heal this pig they shall feel the wrath of my Cherry Blossom Smash.' Everybody avoided you like a plague for the longest time in fear of her rage. Even you were too afraid to heal yourself."
"Shut it Bon-Bon. Who knew such a powerful attack would be named after something so delicate."
"Oh look at that Tema, she's shaking."
"So she is Ten…Well if you pansies aren't gonna wake her then I will. How bad can it be?"
"You just signed your death contract Fan Gurl…"
"Yea yea Piggy. Okay on the count of three…one…two…three. WAKE UP PINKY!"
*Swish* *Scream* *Gasp* *SMASH*
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"Daang forehead how much force did you put in that hit. It's a clean cut." Ino commented looking at the new Temari shaped hole in the wall across from where the bed was shoved.
"Tell me about it." Temari muttered.
"I said I was sorry Tema, people know better than to wake me up like that."
"Looks like I didn't get the full memo."
"Yeah sorry about that but we did try to warn you."
"Whatever Tennie. At least the sleeping beauty here is now awake."
"Yeah...about that…why did you wake me up? I thought I had the day off?"
"You do forehead. We just decided that as your loving friends we'd celebrate your birthday by having a shopping spree, then go to the spa and end your special day with a trip to that new club you haven't been able to go to."
"Awe all that for me? Thank you so much Temari, TenTen, Hinata and Ino-chan…I knew you guys loved me ha-ha." Sakura winked.
"Yea yea Pinky…just hurry up and get dressed so we can leave already."
"On it Temari-chan." Sakura cheered as she shot out of bed with her arm raised high in a fist, only to get tangled in her blanket and fall face first into the ground. The girls just laughed as a Sakura stood and skipped over to her dresser to get dressed with the blanket trailing behind her.
(A.N.) Ok this is the begining part of the second chapter of my story and I'm really sorry for the long wait, I had this chapter done and ready to post but my laptop crashed and I lost everything including my muse. Obviously I got my muse back but then I had to move to the US and everything was packed. I'm extremely sorry and I ask for you to stay with me as I try my best to finish this story. The rest of this chapter should be posted whenever I get my shipment but there may be a long wait for that and I am truly sorry about that.
On the side note I went through and made a little grammar fixes in Chapter One so if u received an email about the first chapter over again I'm sorry.
Please R&R. I would love to hear any suggestions and/or flames you may have for me to improve my story or to add to it. Thank you!
~Miyu Maniac