Chapter 30- Sasuke's reason

Senryu- GYAAAAAAA! I DID SASUSAKU… I did sasusaku…I can't believe myself…think Sasuke hate…I HATE SASUKE….it's not working nooooooo.

Shiirya: We don't own Naruto…please review…enjoy…

Senryu: Hope u like the chapter…

Shiirya: You Tragedy fanatic. Couldn't just let everyone live and be happy could you?

Senryu: No. You guys wanted a reason why Sasuke wanted Sakura so much? I gave you one.

Shiirya: Here is the story. Till' next time nya.

Senryu: Ja ne!!!!!!!!!!!

Ino and Haku ran through the empty corridors with Yuka and Tonton. After what seemed an eternity, the two animals finally stopped next to two bodies. Neji and Tenten were before Ino and Haku, still wrapped in each others arms, and shivering uncontrollably. Ino stared, barely breathing herself. "Neji and Tenten…? Tenten…?! How…What wrong with them…?"

Haku kneeled beside Tenten, feeling her forehead... "…It's poison..."

Ino stared at him. "…But you're a medical ninja…you can heal them right…?" We finally found Tenten after all this time…she can't die…

"Hn…I-Ino…"

Tenten slowly let her eyes open.

"Tenten…you're alive…what happened to you and Neji…?"

" Ino….you have to listen. Sakura…she's in danger…it's a trap." Tenten coughed up some blood. "Sasuke wants Naruto, and Hinata dead…But more then life itself…he wants Sakura…He going to kill her…."

Ino sat there for a few seconds, attempting to translate what Tenten had said. She stood up and ran over to Tonton. "Tonton, you have to take me to Sakura." As soon as the pig had the scent they were off.

'This can't be real…'

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Sasuke stared at Sakura, hate burning in his eyes. If that bastard hadn't gotten in the way she would have been dead. He felt his neck, the chakra healing the burns to the last cell. 'This has to end.'

Sasuke summoned the strength to stand, his sword forgotten…

Nina stared at the Uchiha, slowly working his way to Sakura.

"He-He's alive…impossible… Sakura!"

Too late…when Sakura looked up, there was Sasuke, kunai drawn.

Before Sasuke could even say anything, Sakura tackled him to the floor in a death grip, protecting Ryuku who was still slightly alive. "Leave him alone…Why do you want to kill him anyway?!" Sasuke stared at the girl crying into his chest; she looked even more beautiful then before.

Focus.

"I don't care about him…it's you I want dead."

Sakura froze. "Me…"

"Yes you! You…"

Sakura cried some more, hugging Sasuke tighter. "Tell me why…and I'll get off." Sakura stared into Sasuke's eyes. He could kill me right now if he wanted to. He's holding back.

Sasuke was now staring at the ceiling. "That night I left Konoha, you said you loved me…I should have finished you then, but I just left, thinking I was done with you…"

"You're avoiding the question…"

Sasuke laughed. "You still don't get it?" He sighed " I love you…You of all people. I'm in love with a weakling…"

Sakura looked at Sasuke, he was actually crying. "You look so confused."

"I'm an Avenger Sakura! (His excuse for everything) I don't have time for weaklings, or Love!! If I kill you these feeling will go away. If you die I can finally get back to my brother."
"Why can't you just forget about him?"

Sasuke broke his arm free of Sakura's embrace. He shakily raised the kunai.

Sakura smiled into his chest. "Go ahead…kill me…but is this really what you want…?"

Sasuke held the kunai tighter.

'Kill her…'

And he swung the kunai.

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Naruto held the unconscious Hinata in his hands as he swam to shore.

The two had managed to dodge the rocks on the way down, but Hinata had hit the water, hard. Furthermore, Naruto was on the brink of blacking out from exhaustion.

"Naruto…"

Naruto felt something grab his foot under the water. Before he could take another breath, he and Hinata were being dragged under. Shikamaru, Mikomi, Akamaru, and Kiba stared at him underwater. They silently resurfaced.

Kiba stared at the ship. "Don't make a sound. The ship was taken over by Sasuke's thugs."

Naruto stared too. "What are we going to do?"

Shikamaru sighed. "Here's the plan…"