Angel: Hey guys, sorry for not updating for so long again. Schools such a drag. And the holidays keeps me busy! Well hope you enjoy this chapter!!

Thank you for those who are continuing to support this even I don't update so often! Thank you so much! You guys are the best!


Chapter 16: Sakura Blossoms

"Kami-sama!" Sakura yelled as she tried to remove the ropes "Sasuke-kun and the others are in danger… I need to.. I need to help them!"

Sakura struggled "Ahh!!!" She felt like the rope was getting tighter "Stupid rope!"

"Don't even try Sakura-chan…" Jiro said while opening the door "I told you, even you do escape your Sasuke-kun would die"

"No he won't! Sasuke-kun is strong! He can save me!" Sakura glared at Jiro

"Ha ha! Dream on Sakura-chan!" Jiro smirked "Your Sasuke-kun is now held captive by Miyako-san"

"No! that's not true!" Tears started to form on Sakura's eyes "You're just lying so I would obey any thing your clan says!!"

"Want some proof?" Jiro pulled a small television, on it was a video of Sasuke chained on the wall with Chouji and Rocklee on the sides

"Sasuke-kun!" now the tears on her eyes started to flow as she glare Jiro "I'll kill you Jiro!! I swear I'm gonna kill you!"

"Ohh.. I'm so scared!" He laughed evily…

He then left again Sakura who was still staring at the television…

"Sasuke-kun…" Sakura cried softly "Sorry…"

Meanwhile back with Pao and the others had just reach the water falls.

"We're here…" Pao declared

Temari and Ino looked around and bit their lips..

"Look what they have done to this place!" Ino yelled..

The trees that was cherry blossoms before were burned and all black, ashes were every where. Temari touched one of the trees

"Poor cherry blossoms…" she said sighing

"We can't do anything about that now, but we still have a chance to save Sakura" Kankuro suddenly said.

"Yeah, your right, come on lets go" Naruto said rushing towards the water falls

As they enter the said falls, pink lights started to light the path.

"It automatically turns on when a Haruno enters our premises." Pao explained

The rest just nodded while continuing walking

After a few minutes of walking in silence, they reached a dead end.

"What! All of this for nothing!" Naruto yelled

"No… there's something behind this wall" Ino said while she touched it.

Temari went beside her and touched the walls, at the same time they both closed their eyes.

The boys ehind them just looked at each other then back at the two girls. Even Pao was puzzled.

Images went flashing into the girls mind.

A pink headed girl was standing in front of a crowd. Women were crying. Dead bodies were lying on the ground. The girl started to touch every dead person. As soon as she touched it, the body is surrounded by pink light. The girl performed some hand seals and the bodies were turned into cherry blossoms. A man patted the girl shoulder, the girl nodded and proceeded walking to the falls. Inside the falls, the girl placed a scroll in the middle where gold, gems and diamonds were. Walking outside, she once again performed a sealing technique with the elders.

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Sasuke woke up feeling sore. His head hurt, he can't move, his arms felt like it was chained on the wall. Chained? Wait…

Sasuke looked up to his hands… yep… he was chained alright.

"Dn, what happened?" he muttered, he looked around and saw Lee and Chouji were also chained on the wall with him.

Then he remembered Sakura was still missing… "Sakura!" he yelled, he thought that maybe since they were also held captive Sakura was just near. "Sakura!"

Sasuke kept yelling that Lee woke up.

"Sasuke-san.. would you please keep quiet… I'm sleeping"

"Baka" Sasuke replied

Lee looked around and saw Sasuke chained on the wall "what happened Sasuke-san? Why are you chained on the wall? And were are we?" He tried to move his arms but couldn't. "AHH! I can't move!" he looked at it and saw he was also chained. "AHH!! Help me! Gai-sensei!!"

Sasuke cen't help but to sweat dropped at Lee's actions. Chouji who was also woke up managed to understand the things better than Lee.

Sakura who was still watching the whole scene started to crawl towards the screen. "Sasuke-kun, Lee, Chouji… I'm sorry…"

The door creaked open, revealing Jiro once again.

"So, Sakura-chan, have you decided?" He asked

"Yes," Sakura answered not even bothering looking at Jiro "I'll do what ever you want, just don't hurt my friends…"

"Your wish is my command, princess" He said as he walked to Sakura. He turned off the television and sat on the floor across Sakura. A smirk came across his face. He ordered the guard to ready the things they need, they will leave as soon as possible. He pulled Sakura's hair to face him, "I hope you won't do any thing wrong Sakura-chan. Or your beloved Sasuke will die"

Sakura managed to glare Jiro before she fainted.

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Neji looked around, using his Byakugan, he scanned every place.

"This is not right. I can't seem to find them." He muttered through his head set.

"Me neither" Hinata answered him

"This is just perfect!" Gaara yelled

"We have to move back" Neji ordered "The others might have found something"

And so the rescue team went back to the resort, failing their mission to find Sakura.

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Sakura woke up in front of a water falls; the trees around them were burned. Ninjas were surrounding her and Jiro was in front of them. He was smiling to her, he stepped aside to show an old man.

"Glad you are awake Sakura-chan. I'd like you to meet our leader Aki-sama" Jiro announced

"Glad to finally meet you Sakura-chan"

Sakura didn't answer. She just glared.

Aki walked over her and lifted Sakura's head "Such a pity that your beautiful face would go to waste"

Sakura turned her head away from him.

Aki just smirked and stood up straight. "Everyone! Make camp and we will start as soon as dawn breaks!" he yelled

Meanwhile, Pao and the others were still inside the cave. They heard all the commotions outside

"They are here…" Pao stated

"We must contact the others…" Naruto said taking out a small communicator

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As the Dawn neared, Sakura strength was returning, she managed to cut the rope. The ninja's were in a circle surrounding a fire so they didn't noticed Sakura escaped. She sneaked to Aki's tent. She saw Aki was writing something so she pulled a kunai and placed it on his neck.

"Release my friends or you'll die…" Sakura muttered

Aki just smirked "Really Sakura-chan… do you expect me to do that?" he snapped his fingers and the whole tent collapsed. It revealed the ninja held Sasuke, Lee and Chouji all beaten up. ((Don't know how it happened... how did Sasuke, Lee and Chouji got beaten is up to you… you can use your imagination. I'm too lazy to type about it... Sorry))

Sakura unknowingly dropped the kunai "Sasuke-kun"

"I know you would do this, so I did something in advance" Aki said

"why… you…" Sakura's charka started to glow… but instead or the normal blue, it turns out to be pink…. Her eyes were also glowing. "I will never forgive you!" ((She looks kind a bit like starfire from the teen titans…))

Her Charka exploded, sending any thing near her to be thrown away. Her charka reached the dead cherry blossoms, and those trees started to bloom once again.

Ino and Temari, looked out to see Sakura making the whole place beautiful again.

"Sakura!" Ino yelled

Sakura looked at Ino, but then something stabbed her on the back. She looked around and saw Jiro holding a bow "I told you before, you shouldn't have done that…"

Slowly Sakura's charka decreased. She fell on her knees, blood started to flow out of Sakura's body. She looked ahead to see Ino and Temari running towards her. On the other side she saw Hinata and the others are also running to her, she fell on the ground as she fell she saw Sasuke trying to stand up, "Sakura!" she heard her friends yelling…

"Sasuke…everyone…" Sakura muttered "Sorry…."


End of Chapter

Angel: I hope you guys don't hate me for that…. gets hit by a tomato Sorry!!! I promise to make it better?This story is soon to end so please review!!! I might not update again soon since I'm still busy.. but I'll try my best to update as soon as possible! Thank you again!!