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Recap.:
Sakura almost drag her self up to Sasuke.
"Sakura…" Sasuke said while the pain was taking over him.
Chapter 4: Emotions Held Back
She just looked at him avoiding his eyes. "You're really bruised… I'd heal you but as you can see I'm not in any better condition."
Sakura let herself fall to the ground. She soon began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Sasuke asked while leaning his back on a tree for support.
"For a moment… I actually thought you were dead…." She faked as smile.
"Whoa! What the hell happened here, Cherry?" Toto said.
Sasuke looked up to see Team Ryuu standing there.
"Just a little problem out of schedule…" Sakura replied.
"Out of schedule? I knew that we shouldn't have let you fight those ninjas alone." Tsumy said.
"Calm down, Tsumy. The ninjas weren't the problem…" Sakura interrupted.
"What was the problem then?" Luuke asked.
"That asshole. Next time I swear I won't have pity on him." Sakura said coldly.
"Itachi, ei? Looks like you got yourself another fan…"Luuke said laughing.
"That is not funny…" Sakura said as she struggled to get up.
"What does he want with you?" Sasuke asked with his usual emotionless face.
"Yeah Sak, what those he want? I mean Akatsuki wants your powers but why is Itachi so obsessed with you??" Toto asked.
"I don't know… But if he gets in my way again I'll have to eliminate him…" Sakura murmured. She was lying...
Sasuke stared at that cold kunoichi in front of him. He couldn't recognize her. She wasn't that weak Sakura he met when he was a kid. Sakura was now a strong and distant.
"Oi, Seems like we will have company soon.." Tsumy whispered.
"We must leave now." Luuke commented.
"Wait! What about him?" Toto asked pointing to Sasuke.
Sakura closed her eyes and focused. "We will leave him here…" She replied coldly. "The ninjas coming are apparently one of Konoha's ANBU teams." The pink haired kunoichi smirked. "Time for Sasuke-kun to face his old friends."
She walked over to Sasuke. The Legendary Cherry Blossom leaned over and whispered in his year. "Don't tell Tsunade what happened here today… please. And tell Naruto-kun he will be the best Hokage Konoha has ever had." She forced a smile.
Luuke picked her up [A/N: She is bruised and low on chakra and with that Team Ryuu was gone leaving one jealous Uchiha behind.
Why didn't she take me with her? He wondered as jealousy filled his mind. Sasuke was jealousy because of Luuke carrying her like that, and especially because she was seemed to still care for Naruto while she treated him,Uchiha Sasuke, like he was nothing.
"Naruto-kun" A purple haired girl said.
"Yes Hinata-chan?" The blond guy said.
"I can see a small chakra coming from behind that tree" Hinata pointed.
"Neji?" Shikamaru said.
"Hai, I can see it too" Neji replied.
"Is it her?" Sai asked.
"No its-" Hinata didn't finish.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as he looked down at the bruised guy almost unconscious.
"Naruto? Is that you?" Sasuke said trying to open his eyes.
Two days later Sasuke woke up finding himself inside Konoha's Hospital. He could hear a distant conversation but as he regained conscious he saw that it wasn't that distant.
Naruto was talking to Neji and Sai. They were almost whispering but he could understand almost everything.
"I only told you two about this because I trust you. Now, Tsunade-baa-chan told me we must bring Sakura back as soon as possible." The blond shinobi said.
"Is that Baka coming with us?" Sai said pointing to the Uchiha who was pretending to sleep.
"Tsunade-baa-chan said that if he helps us bring her back she will forgive him for betraying the Hidden Leaf Village." Naruto stated.
"Yeah, but after all he did he will be forgiven just like that?" Neji asked.
"Sakura is more important now… We can't let Akatsuki have her… If they succeed we will be doomed!" Naruto reminded them.
"You're right Naruto… But if she is really as strong as the rumors say we don't stand a chance… We don't even know what she is able to do…" Sai commented.
"Now I understand! Kiba said that he found Sakura's scent on Sasuke which means she was with him! We will use all the information he has on her to help us!" Neji spoke finally understanding Tsunade's plan.
"And who says I'll help you guys out?" The younger Uchiha interrupted.
"Well Baka, Sakura has been followed by the Akatsuki right? Mainly by Itachi and Kisame, ei?" Sai asked.
"Yea, and you're point is?" Said one annoyed Uchiha.
"Use you're brain, if you have one!! If Sakura is close to you then Itachi will come straight to you and you won't have to follow him around!!" Neji said begin o understand what Sai was planning.
Sai was using Sasuke's obsession on finding and killing Itachi in their favor.
"Hn. You guys gotta a point. What are we waiting for? Let's find that weakling." Sasuke said getting up from the bed.
"We were actually waiting for you…" Sai murmured.
"First tell us if she is alone." Naruto asked.
"No. She is traveling in a four men group. With her is a girl and two guys. One I know is called Luuke. That's all I know. I haven't actually met them in battle. They entitle themselves Team Ryuu." Sasuke said telling them all he knew.
Three days later:
"Oi Sakura! Don't be so hard on yourself… You've been training for days." Tsumy said.
"Sorry but I can't stop. Our enemies, or must I say, my enemies are only getting stronger… I can't fall behind." Sakura responded.
"Are you two really leaving the Team?" Luuke asked referring to Toto and Tsumy.
Tsumy nodded as she grabbed Toto's hand.
Sakura stopped training and looked at them.
"We want to build a family…" Toto said looking over at Tsumy.
"Sakura?" Tsumy asked in a concerned voice.
"Hn." She replied.
"Are you mad at us?" Tsumy wondered.
"No… You guys have the right to start over after all that's happened." Sakura lied. She was feeling abandoned but didn't want to ruin there happiness.
"Thank you Sakura-sama!" Toto said.
Toto and Tsumy bowed as they left.
"Sakura?" Luuke turned around to face her. "You're really okay, right?"
"Aa" She said getting in a fighting stance. She smirked. "Are you going to train or not?"
Luuke smiled as he began to attack her.
Half an hour later they were still at it and showing no interest in stopping. They could keep at it for days. Sakura would always manage to dodge Luuke's attacks and he did the same to her attacks.
"Luuke…" Sakura said dodging a kunai that flew her way at full speed.
"I know… I feel it too… Want to stay and see what they want?" He asked dodging the crater she had opened on the ground with a punch.
She smirked as he tried to kick her. "You know me too well!"
They stopped immediately as they felt the presence of their visitors.
"Haruno Sakura aka Legendary Cherry Blossom… We ANBU have come to take you back to Konoha!" Shikamaru said.
"If you refuse in coming well will use force." Neji added.
"Please do not resist Sakura." Hinata yelled.
"Seem like they don't know you anymore." Luuke commented.
"Sakura, please come with us." Sai asked.
"I noticed you brought the Uchiha. I thought traitors, according to Konoha's rules, should be in jail… and not in ANBU" Sakura stated.
"Sasuke was forgiven. You can be too if you come with us." Naruto spoke.
"Forgiven? Who the hell said I want or have to be forgiven? I didn't betray Konoha!" Sakura yelled. "Konoha betrayed me!!!"
"Sakura, what is your plan?" Luuke asked.
Sakura looked at the ANBU team in front of them and then back at Luuke.
She sighed. "I guess I can at least negotiate…"
"Sakura –sama. Is everything alright? We were heading east when well felt strange chakra coming this way." Toto said with Tsumy at his side.
"We are here to help you." Tsumy said.
"You didn't have to come back. But since you're here…" Sakura said looking up to them. "It's time I pay guys back for helping me all these months."
"What are you talking about?" Luuke was puzzled.
"Alright! I will go with you, but I want one thing in return." Sakura said facing her old friends.
"And what you that be?" Naruto was curious.
"I want Konoha to accept Tsumy, Toto and Luuke as Konoha citizens." She calmly said. "They are loyal and three of the most powerful shinobis alive."
"Whoa! So you do have a heart!!" Luuke joked.
Sakura smirked and gave him one of her death glares.
"You are lucky Tsunade knows you well." Shikamaru said. "She knew you might say that and she said she will accept that but they will have to be watched for a while."
"Tsunade knows nothing about me." Sakura commented. She turned to see her teammates puzzled face. "What? Can't a girl give her friends a present?" She said mocking Luuke for always saying she is a cold hearted person.
"Well, now that we all got what we wanted let's go!" Sai said.
"Wait!" Sakura said in a smirk. She disappeared in a poof and reappeared up on a tree branch.
She was behind a person and held a kunai up at that person's neck. "Spying, ei? Didn't anyone tell you that's rude, Ino?!"
The blond kunoichi froze. How did she find me?
Sakura pushed the girl off the tree and soon jumped to the ground.
"Since we want to make sure you won't pull any tricks Ino and Hinata will be escorting the girl, Naruto will be escorting the dark blue haired guy, Sai and I will escort the other guy and Sasuke will be escorting you, Sakura." Shikamaru said.
Sakura looked over at her teammates who nodded.
"If it's what you want, then its fine by me." Luuke said.
"Okay then… Let's go" Sakura said turning around to face the Uchiha.
Exactly the way they promised. Sakura will stay close to me. Perfect… This will be interesting. Sasuke thought as they dashed through the woods heading for Konoha.
A/N: Sorry if it wasn't what you expected… I'm just so full of problems that I don't even feel like writing (which is something to be really afraid of, ever since I learned how to right I have been writing... it calms me down and helps me foccus)
I don't even know what to do with my stories… I had it all planned out and know I just feel like taking a break…
Don't worry though… I will not take a break…
Anyways…. Review please….
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