Okay. I had a million thoughts running through my head with this one. So please, no flames on this chapter. There were so many pathways that I could have taken, but I just happened to take this one. So I hope you enjoy.

NOTE: I do NOT own Naruto or Sakura, or any of the characters for that matter. Thank you.

Chapter Five: Help Wanted

Sakura could not sleep at all that night.

She sat on her bed looking down at the ground thinking, not knowing what to do. She was never a good fighter but she couldn't just let the only person that cared for her die right in front of her eyes. And she knew that her father would try to make that happen too.

She stood with clenched fists, holding onto dear life of the shiny piece of metal that she took in her hands. Holding it just made her feel superior, almost invincible. She felt like nothing could stop her.

But then a flood of memories of back in the forest with her mom. She couldn't save her. But then again, who really could. She her sharp object down on the bed. And dug up some of her old kunai and her old targets and lined them up.

The forest. She wondered how her father could just slaughter her mother like that. Right in front of her eyes.

She thought he loves her mother. But ever since he killed her, he blamed her for killing her mother.

Backing up far enough to throw. She extended her arms back and yanked it forward, almost hitting bull's eye on the target. She shook her head knowing that this wasn't good enough.

She took out two more kunai and shot them forward, only one hitting bull's eye. This still wasn't good enough. One out of three wouldn't get her anywhere. Then she thought of the next best thing.

A spear. But she wasn't capable of throwing a long sharp object on a stick, though it was really short. She thought about it for a while. I suppose that I could have it with me just in case I need it.' She grabbed it and kept it out. She had no choice. She needed to use whatever she could in order to fight this creature.

For about 2 hours, she kept practicing bull's eye. And she was getting better at it. But she knew she would never be as good as Tenten would.

Tenten, just thinking about her brown eyed best friend made her smile. Thinking about how much more significant she was than her. She loved her almost like a sister.

But then she finally got an idea. Tenten could help. No way in hell would Tenten miss out on a good fight to get one of her fellow comrad back, and help kill the most hated man ever in history.

Though Sakura hadn't known Naruto that long, she still needed him.

As fast as she could run, she darted to Tenten's house leaving all of her stuff behind.

She knocked on Tenten's door, practically gasping for breath.

Tenten answered. "Hai! Sakura, What are you doing here?" Tenten seemed happy. So everything was fine. Good.

"Ten-ten… I… Need your… help." Sakura said between breaths.

Tenten stared at her with worry in her eyes. "Sakura! What's wrong? You need to take it easy, I heard you just got out of the hospital the other night, you can't be doing this…" she was cut off by Sakura.

"No I need your help, don't worry about me. It's Naruto that you need to be worrying about." She said now that she recovered her breath that was lost behind her.

Tenten sat her in a chair and then sat down herself. "Well would you quit blabbing and tell me what's going on already!" Tenten shouted and then quickly covered her mouth with her hands, not meaning to shout.

Sakura didn't care. Her hands clenched just thinking about the subject. Tenten was her only hope. And she needed help. Actually Naruto needed her help more. And she would declare war to get him back.

Sakura looked at her desperately. "Tenten. Naruto's in trouble. My father has him hostage and will go as far as killing him to get to me. I need your help. You could possibly kill him. I wouldn't be able to hit him with my eyes shut. You would. I need your help Tenten! Naruto needs your help!" She pleaded almost crying but choked back her tears, knowing now wasn't the time.

Tenten looked at her with furrowed eyebrows. "Sakura, I know you can do it. I know you. We've known each other since we were little kids; I know you'd be able to do it." She informed.

Sakura was getting stressed now, not knowing what to do. Her best friend wouldn't help her obviously, because Sakura's father was involved, Tenten knew how monsterous her father was. And her other best friend was being held hostage, about to be killed under her fathers will.

"Okay, I get it. I understand if you don't want to get involved. But I'm going after him. I will not let this happen." Sakura said, now standing, looking at Tenten with tears streaming down her face.

Sakura turned toward the door and started for it, almost walking out. She was going to be helpless and she would probably lose.

"Why don't you tell Tsunade about the incident?" Tenten couldn't help but ask. Sakura stopped in her tracks.

"If you think that my best friend won't even help fight against my own father, why would the hokage help fight, huh?" Tenten was speechless as she tried to find something to say, but came up with nothing. "That's what I thought." Sakura grimaced and walked out the door.

Tenten watched her walk out the door, feeling sorry, but it's not like she could even fight and beat Temari in a fight, so what would the point be. She closed the door behind her, not even regretting that she just might have let her friend down.

Sakura walked slowly back to her house speechless. But wondering more about what she was going to do about getting her friend back to safety with her. Or maybe without.

She grabbed all of her kunai and started packing it up, making sure that she had enough. She then hid the spear on her belt, then grabbing her bright and sharp object and putting it in her sandal for just-in-case purposes.

She started on her way to Naruto's house. Knowing that would be where her father would be. And she would try her hardest to retrieve her friend, whether destiny liked it or not.

Screw destiny. She wasn't leaving until the job was finished.

'If this fails. God please help Naruto. Don't let him be held captive by a demon, he doesn't deserve it.'

She couldn't stress it enough of how much she wanted to get her friend back. She wanted him to live in peace. But now he has been sucked up into the curse that only she can get rid of.

She lightly knocked on the door, with her head down and eyes closed tight. Not knowing what to come next...

New chapter will either be up tomorrow night or the next night after that. I'm not taking any suggestions on this one. I think I know what will happen. I just have to let Sakura tell her story. R&R a lot for next chapter. Thank you.

-Suki