Sakura had seen this creature once before but the familiarity of it did not make it any less frightening and while her eyes watched her demented comrade rip up the earth on his speeding rampage for her, she held her ground with a firm, rigid stance. I can't lose! She cried to herself with the figure of Naruto rushing towards her on all fours. In what felt like a mere instant their bodies collided, thundering the earth with chakra induced strength Sakura fought to keep the wild creature at bay. The ground sprayed up with her thrusts and punches as she slammed her fists into the ground, her chakra causing minor earth vibrations to rumble through the secluded forest. But her power was not enough to make the demon second guess his actions and with a flicker of its tail and a twitch of its muscles the hellish nightmare charged the pink haired Nin, slamming her into various different objects before he pinned her mercilessly against the trunk of a tree.
Sakura grimaced from her injuries and cringed as the burning claw wrapped tighter and tighter around her ivory jugular, saliva from the beast dripping on her uniform and sliding down her legs. In an act of desperation and frustration she let out an animalistic cry before she clutched the beast with her gloved hands and catapulted him away from her. With the demon at a distance she fell to her knees, fingering her bruised and blistered skin that covered her slender neck. I hope Sasuke is doing better than I am… she heaved while she rose from the ground in a desperate attempt to keep fighting.
In the distance, not far from where Sakura was holding her own, blades collided as Sasuke fought his brother in a twisted act to avenge his family and clan, both the Uchiha's eyes red with the blood line gift of the Sharingan. Through the trees, in the midst of their battle, Sakura's demented cry rang through the forest causing Sasuke to lose his focus as the sound filled his ears and rattled his brain.
"Sakura!" He cried, turning his back to his elder brother in an attempt to accompany his distraught comrade.
"A true warrior never runs away from a FIGHT!" Itachi growled as he swung his blade at the younger Nin who skillfully blocked it, a smirk running wild across his face.
"How can it be a fight when it's not much of a challenge?!" Sasuke roared as he swung his blade to the front catching steel with flesh as it ran a smooth cut across his brother's chest. Fluid's leaked and stained his brothers uniform as Itachi glared at the young blood through stiff eyebrows that watched Sasuke slowly lock his body into a place and flex his blade that was thirsty for vengeance. And Sasuke swore, there would truly only be one Uchiha left by sunset.
Sakura watched her comrade make a full, wide circle before locking his eyes on her, his one and only target. She could predict his movement but only to a certain point and with a thrust of her first and a growl erupting from her throat her hands penetrated the earth sending her challenger flying at a reasonable distance, leaving the beast unresponsive for a time being. I can't keep this up for long… She said knowing full well her strength would not last forever. But with her mind consumed with the task at hand, Orochimaru's presence had become voided in her thoughts until he had her in his clutches. He overwhelmed her, placing once of his scaly hands around her neck from behind and the other around her waist, tightly pinning her arms to her waist and limiting her air intake.
"Give me your power…." He hissed, his forked tongue flicking against her delicate ear the stolen charka illuminating his skin and blistering her flesh.
"What power?!" She screeched, fighting against the hold he had on her. Does he mean my Chakra? With a forceful shove he spun her body to face his piercing yellow eyes.
"Don't play dumb with me, you witch!" His hands gripping her forcefully as he stared deep into her green eyes searching for the answers he desired, his face falling flat when he realized the emptiness they consumed. But quickly his face transformed to a wild grin "no matter…" He hissed, still holding her in his clutches "I'll just take it from you!" His eyes lit with insanity he removed his hands from restraining her only to plunge them into her chest in an effort to take what he ultimately desired. With his intrusion, Sakura's body lurched and her eyes grew wide with fear and pain though only gasps of air escaped her flushed lips that were fading in color as her eyes were slowly becoming still. Her body in shock, her head fell forward her pink hair cascading down her neck to hide her pain stricken face that had grown somber and cold as Orochimaru slowly began to suck the life from the young Shinobi. He desired to become the strongest and rule all the villages with an iron fist with the Nine Tailed Fox at his side that was slowly stirring to conciseness in the distance. "Do you remember now…my pet?" Orochimaru cackled, her blue Chakra slowly beginning to seep from her body and into his.
Less than a mile away, Sasuke continued to fight his sibling but a sudden twinge in his chest made his mind wonder as he clutched the flesh that burned and throbbed just above his right breast. Slowly he peeled back his tunic to expose the inflamed scar tissue where Sakura had left her mark only a few nights prior. He quickly shifted his eyes upward to look at his older brother who stood a fair distance away from him, smirking with a delighted look in his eyes before he faded into the shadows.
"ITACHI!!" Sasuke roared only to grimace at the pain from the inflamed scar. "Sakura…" His eyes growing wide with fear before he sheathed his Katana and darted toward the direction he had seen the blossom go earlier. Please don't let me be too late!
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