If you are not careful, you will lose everything dear to you. If you are not careful, you will lose everyone dear to you. She learned it the hard way.

"I love you, my blossom hime."

Her mom.

"Faith is how the most powerful people got to be that powerful."

Her father.

"Thank you."

Sasuke.

"I'll get him back, I promise with my life."

Now even Naruto.

Ino.

Kakashi.

Everyone.

"Give them back to me," she whispered under the rain.

"Give them back so I can be with them."

"Give them back or take me with them!" she yelled out to the dark sky.

Pitter patter.

The rain soaked her clothes. It didn't bother her. Not if the matter was as small as that. No, she wasn't bothered by that. She was bothered by the fact that she was alone; no one to hold her or laugh with her, or to spend time with her. NO ONE.

"Why," she laughed bitterly, "must you do this to me? What have I done? DO I NOT PLEASE YOU?"

But she knew there was going to be no answer. Everyone had left her. She stared at the graves. Fingers fluttered over the printed letters on the stones. Bit back a sob. Crying wouldn't help, but she deserved at least one tear. She let it slide down her cheek; she felt like a child again.

"Sakura," she started talking to herself, "you are worthless. You couldn't protect anyone. Now you're all alone. That's the consequence you get for being so weak!"

Her eyes widened. She felt a presence.

Black hair.

"Sasu-" She froze. Then replaced the name with a different one. "Uchiha Itachi."

Cold. Bitter.

"Kunoichi."

"I hate you."

"It seems though, that Sasuke's hate wasn't strong enough to defeat me."

"You killed them."

"Does that bother you?"

She snarled. "Kill me."

He hid an amused look.

"Why should I?"

"I'll get to be with them. I won't be lonely. I'll see them again."

"Do you really believe that, kunoichi?"

She growled, then closed her eyes. Would she see them? Or would they be far away, so far away that she could never reach them?

"I'll take that risk."

"Then don't blame me."

Sound of a kunai gliding through the air, then the sound of blood splattering. She coughed up blood. "My last wish."

He didn't move.

"Bury me between Sasuke and Naruto," she whispered faintly, then took her last breath. Closed her eyes, never to open them again.

Wait for me, everyone. We'll be together, soon. I promise.