I am officially awesome. I have nothing to do in my free time…so I write! That must make you my readers oh-so happy. Because look I updated and like two days later I updated again! It's quick, ne? Anyways without further ado…chapter four!
I do not own Naruto.
Kunoichi's Pain
Chapter Three: Akaryoku
Kakashi smiled at his fellow team mates knowing that one day they will be a team that is unbeatable, and no one would be able to stop them. Not their pasts, their futures…nothing. Sadly for Kakashi he had no clue of what he was thinking, because now their pasts have gotten in the way and their futures too. Hopefully his thoughts will become true, if only a little bit.
Sasuke shook his head of former thoughts. Why was he thinking about this? That was a long time ago; he should be focusing on how he was going to kill Sakura if he ever gets the word. No way in hell would he let former moments cloud his mind and make him do senseless things.
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Sakura heaved in a breath and looked towards her clients. Neji was walking over to her and moved his head this way and that, making sure no more disturbances would come out.
"Neji…stop making it noticeable." Sakura whispered as they began talking in a semi-circle with their clients included.
Neji looked at Sakura with a raised eyebrow. "Huh…?" he muttered.
"There's two more, and they are stronger than the others." Sakura explained as she glanced at the trees behind them in the corner of her eyes. "They've been following us this whole mission, I wonder when they'll come out."
The Hyuuga's eyes widened. She had known about the Uchiha's! But not that she knew who the two stalkers were…at this moment that is. "I don't think they'll be coming out for a while." Neji mumbled under his breath, but to no avail Sakura heard him and glanced in his direction.
"Than we'll just have to get them out." Sakura narrowed her eyes. "Inari…protect your family." Sakura ordered and Inari nodded his head solemnly.
The pinkette spun on her heel and Neji watched with worried eyes as she scanned the tree tops with her kunoichi vision. Once when she caught slight movement her eyes turned into hard slits and she frowned. "Come out…I know your there." She snarled, a growl erupted in her throat.
Sasuke and Itachi who were right in her vision looked at each other before jumping down into the slight clearing they were standing in. Both had their Sharingan activated and Inari shivered from their intense stares. "S-Sasuke…?" he whispered under his breath.
Neji turned towards Inari and realized that Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto and Kakashi knew this group of people pretty well. Inari was horrified that Sasuke was following them, he probably thought him as a traitor.
"What the hell do you want?" Sakura snapped.
Sasuke looked at her with bored eyes when on the inside the hate in her eyes tore at his heart. "Hn."
Itachi just stood there watching the exchange with interest. His cloak covered most of his face so you couldn't see the slight smirk spreading on his face.
"Sakura…what's going on?" Inari shook slightly as he switched his direction from Sasuke to Sakura and back again.
Sakura looked at him with a sad look. "He's on the bad side." She explained softly the frown on her lips deepened.
At this statement Inari's eyes narrowed, and he saw the pain in the kunoichi's features. But it was only a little bit, if he wasn't looking for a reaction he would have never found one, the girl was good at keeping her emotions in check.
Then without an after thought Inari charged at Sasuke. He was running full speed and ignored the cries his mother and grandpa called out. He ignored the sound of the pinkette's voice as he went full speed to the Uchiha. His expectations were to beat him senseless.
The pinkette yelled after Inari again and again. Finally she saw Inari getting to close for her liking and she went after him. Her feet pounded into the ground as Neji made sure the other clients were protected. Sakura saw Inari a foot from Sasuke and saw him draw his Kusanagi. She cursed under her breath and jumped in the air. She landed on Inari and they tumbled some odd feet away from the Uchiha's. Sakura jumped to her feet and pulled out her chokuto as Sasuke appeared in front of her.
The two metal weapons clinked together and Sakura pushed off and jumped back ten feet, but also picking up Inari as she did so. "You stupid idiot!" Sakura scolded as she put Inari on his feet. "Let me handle this, I said to make sure your family is protected. I did not say to charge forward at the enemy. Next time you do it I'm tying you to a tree…got it?" Sakura finished.
Inari warily nodded as he ran to were Neji was, guarding his family. Neji on the other hand was looking like he could go into hysterics. One Uchiha was enough to deal with, and now they had to fight two of them…he just couldn't handle it.
"Neji, make sure the stupid idiot and his family are safe. I've got this." Sakura ordered and pulled out a scroll when Neji nodded.
She bit her thumb which caused her to draw blood and made a line on the scroll. Then she formed numerous hand signs before placing both hands firmly on the scroll. She muttered some words in a different language and a puff of smoke was seen. When the smoke cleared up a very authentic and old looking weapon was in her hand. It looked a lot like a Fuuma shuriken…but it as more…how do I say it…threatening. Just how it sparkled in the light that leaked through the forest canopy made Sakura look more intimidating than she already was.
Sakura ran at the Uchiha's full speed, with determination shining through her emerald eyes. Neji watched in horror as he protected the clients, he wanted to help so badly…but he knew this was Sakura's fight. He knew that if he interfered Sakura could possibly never forgive him. This was her personal vendetta; if he ruined it for her she would hate him. Well at least that's what Neji thought. Sakura jumped in the air and aimed a kick at Itachi's face while swinging the weapon dangerously.
Of course the Sharingan wielders dodged easily, so Sakura fell to the ground and the weapon embedded in the soil. She balanced herself on the weapon as she did a split which made the Uchiha's back up. The chakra on her feet supported her dangerous look and if they were hit with those powered legs…it was over for them.
With a push she jumped off from her weapons and spun in the air. She hit Sasuke's arm as he blocked his face, then Itachi came behind her and she pushed off of Sasuke's arm. Sakura pulled out her two Katana's and twirled them in her fingers. She caught them with ease and threw one at Sasuke while aiming to slice Itachi. The elder Uchiha caught Sakura's wrist before the blade could penetrate his skin. He had to be careful; if he killed the kunoichi or hurt her badly enough Pein would be infuriated.
So for now, he just broke her wrist and watched her facial expression. To his surprise Sakura poofed in the air and he spun on his heel to catch her on coming kick. Her ankle was in his grasp and Sakura kicked her other foot upward, Itachi had to let go to avoid getting hit. Sakura than had to dodge Sasuke's Kusanagi that was coated with Raikiri.
That was basically how the fight went on for a while. Sakura would throw millions of Taijutsu moves at the Uchiha's while they dodged and did their own thing. Finally Itachi came from behind Sakura while Sasuke kept her busy, really busy. She was dodging balls of Raikiri every other second and fire was trailing after her. She didn't realize Itachi was creeping behind her until his arms wrapped around her body and a kunai was held to her throat.
Sasuke stopped in his tracks and watched as Sakura tried to kick Itachi. Itachi's grasp just tightened on her and the kunai was pressed firmly to her throat. That made Sakura stop struggling. Her eyes closed as she felt the blood rolling down her neck and old memories flashed through her mind.
That's when Sakura looked at her team. Her eyes were shameful and guilty. "I don't deserve to be a shinobi." She sniffed.
Naruto's eyes widened and he engulfed the kunoichi in a huge embrace. Sasuke smirked at the sight, and Kakashi smiled under his mask, showing only a crinkle in his right eye.
"Don't ever say that Sakura. We are team seven, and we will always need you, you are part of our team." Naruto assured.
"The dobe has a point." Sasuke smirked as he looked upon Sakura. He offered a hand to her whom she accepted and he pulled her to her feet. Naruto was pouting on the ground, because of the fact Sasuke called him a 'dobe.'
"Well…you're…you're…you're…a teme!" Naruto exclaimed, obviously proud of himself.
Sakura plastered a smile on her face, despite the fact she felt like shit. How could she let the client die right in front of her, and how did they get their hands on her? The pinkette was highly disappointed in her self.
Her hand traveled to her throat and she felt the warm liquid oozing out. Slowly and shakily she pulled her hand out and she looked at the crimson substance. Sweat formed on her brow as shacked uncontrollably, she fell to her knees again and tears formed in her eyes.
"S-Sakura-chan…?" Naruto watched shocked as tears poured down Sakura's face and her hands shakes.
"The blood." She whispered. Terror was in her eyes. "So much blood…everywhere." She groaned and clutched the sides of her head. "Make it go away!" she cried out as she had a mental break down. That was the kunoichi's first ever mental break down.
"The blood." Sakura whispered as her eyes napped open. "So much blood…everywhere." She mumbled and cried out.
Itachi was startled by her out burst and released her. Sakura fell to her knees and clutched her head…the pain inside her heart was unbearable. "Make it go away." She screeched. Neji widened his eyes and forgot about their mission. He ran to Sakura and bent down to her level.
"Sakura…I need you to calm down." Neji tried to comfort the misfortune girl.
Sakura only shook her head violently. "They are all gone. All of them. The blood is…is everywhere." She choked out.
Bodies fell to the ground. Blood splattered everywhere. Three men stood in front of it all with proud yet sadistic looks plastered on their faces. Four year old Sakura stood of mist of it all. Her tiny emerald eyes were huge orbs as they dilated. She scanned the area with a shaking body and her eyes fell on two dead bodies, one girl one boy.
She ran to them, not caring if the bad men saw her. She fell on them, and she cried. Large drops of salty tears fell on their bodies as blood soaked into her clothes. The men heard her cries and turned towards her. They narrowed their eyes at the last person of the clan.
"She will suffer." One of them smirked. With that a match was thrown on the ground and the area turned into a large blob of fire.
The men stood there watching amused as the pink haired child kept crying over two corpses. That was until ANBU and other Konoha shinobi came into the view. The three legendary sannin jumped in front of the guys and narrowed their eyes.
"We would like to stay and all…but we've got to go." They smirked evilly before they poofed in the air.
Tsunade huffed before running around to Sakura. She picked her up and ordered ANBU to quickly look around for living people. None of them found anyone….but three pairs of eyes watched the scene with horror; they ran from the scene…scared that they would be accused of the crime when they were mere small children.
"Are you okay?" Tsunade coed as they fled the burning area. Her comrades surrounding her.
The pink haired four years old hiccupped. "Mommy…and Daddy." She cried.
"And fire." Sakura whispered.
Sasuke and Itachi exchanged glances before approaching the hysteric Sakura. Neji was busy rubbing her back and whispering comforting words that he didn't realize they were coming towards them. Before he knew it he was kicked off of Sakura and he flew through the air. Sasuke picked Sakura up bridal style and touched her pressure point. The kunoichi passed out on Sasuke's shoulder and the two Uchiha's sped away.
Neji propped himself up and looked where Sakura once was. He was furious to see she was gone.
"Neji…" Inari mumbled from far away. The shinobi cursed when he had forgotten about his mission. "The mission ends here." He stated as he pointed towards the gates to the Land of The Waves.
"Then leave! God dammit." Neji yelled as he kicked the dirt. He let the Akatsuki take his partner! His Sakura!
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"What does Leader-sama want with Sakura anyways?" Sasuke asked as they came in front of the base, his arms still around the pinkette.
Itachi looked at him. His stare just as emotionless as ever. "That I don't know." He answered. Than the two brothers, with the unconscious Sakura entered the base.
The walls were dark, but that was only in the first corridor. When you got past the cellar doors that led to places that you would never want to be in, you came to a heavily locked door. Itachi formed some hand seals and pressed his palm on the door. All of the locks slid out of place and the door creaked open. Looking inside you could see what looked like a house. Usually if you think about the worst criminals ever known, you would think creepy hallways that had prisoners chained to them…but they were not at all like that.
The Uchiha's walked into a rook that no doubt all of the Akatsuki members were in. Everyone's eyes turned towards the Sharingan wielders and Konan grinned like a little girl on Christmas morning.
"Sasuke-kun!" she called. Suigetsu rolled his eyes at the annoying red head. His eyes went to Sasuke and his eyes narrowed on the pink haired girl in his arms. Karin seemed to notice the kunoichi too because she glared with menace at her.
Pein stood from his seat next to Konan and walked over to the Uchiha's, Konan trailed behind him. "You've brought her." Pein nodded to his members. "Good."
Sasuke looked at him. "Why did you want her?" He asked.
"For some reasons…" Pein answered while motioning for Sasuke to lay Sakura on a couch no one was on.
Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, and Kakuzu (who had all been killed by either Sakura herself or her close friends) watched as Sasuke laid her down. Her breathing was steady and her chest rose before going down again. Somehow some way all of the 'dead' shinobi ended up living again.
"What reasons?" Hidan demanded an answer. He did not like the pink haired bitch. Her and all of Konoha were big non-believing ass holes in his religion.
"She's the last living person of the Akaryoku clan." Pein simply stated and gasps from some people sounded throughout the room. (Akaryoku means Red Power…lame I know.)
Sasuke was clueless; Itachi knew what he was talking about though. When he had become a Chunin at age 10…secrets were revealed to him. The Akaryoku were brutally murdered, only being stopped before they could kill the young prodigy Sakura. They had put her into witness protection with the Haruno family; they took care of her as if she were their own. Sakura never really knew what happened 16 years ago. She thought she was a Haruno, when the truth was her foster mother couldn't have babies. Sakura wasn't a Haruno, she was an Akaryoku.
"My comrades…Konan…I and Yahiko, saw the village burn after they were killed. She was in the mist of it all, crying on her dead parents bodies. Than…Konoha shinobi and ANBU chased the criminals away. I believe Itachi was one of the Konoha shinobi." Pein glanced at Itachi only for him to turn his head away.
Sasuke remembered his brother coming home from a mission one day with ashes covering his clothes. He smelt of smoke, and was drenched in blood. Some of his hair was burnt, he later cut that off.
"And that has to do with why she's here…?" Hidan raised an eyebrow. "This Akaryoku clan or whatever must've been very weak to have been slaughtered like that. So why do you insist on having the kunoichi here?"
Pein glared at Hidan. "Do you not know, Hidan? That Akaryoku clan is one of the most powerful clans to date? They are up in the ranks with Uchiha's and Hyuuga's." Pein explained with slight venom. "If she were to try and kill us Akatsuki, we probably wouldn't exist." Pein stated. "Sasori, she killed you…with chakra six years ago. You brought your self to life…but that was six years ago. She was able to kill herself and still be alive. For heavens sake she used Genesis of Rebirth! A highly dangerous technique that takes life force."
"If this was all of her plan…than we're screwed. Only plausible idea is to have her join our ranks. That way she will be a dangerous weapon to other people not us." Pein concluded as he shifted his glance to Sakura.
"The Akaryoku are known for their ability to control chakra, think fast, and have the ultimate poker face. So you all should be careful around Sakura, she could trick you into something you would otherwise not let cross your mind."
"Does she have a bloodline limit?" Sasori asked curiously.
"That's what we will have to find out. Because since the village was burned down, all history and scrolls for any Akaryoku techniques were destroyed." Pein answered. "That's something else you all have to be worried about. She could possibly kill us in a second and we wouldn't know what was coming."
"Do you think she'll just join us like that? If anything she would try to fight her way out of here." Kisame pointed out.
"We could say we're using her as bait for the Kyuubi holder." Itachi suggested.
"So be it." Pein nodded and he left the room, Konan at his side.
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"When do you think the pink haired bitch will wake up?" - Suigetsu
"Beats me." – Kisame
"Who cares, I hope she's dead." – Karin
"That's not nice…" – Jugo
"I don't care." – Karin
"Hmm…she looks pretty sleeping." – Deidara
"Ah." – Sasori
"No comment I suppose, yeah." – Deidara
"Stupid Konoha bitch. Jashin doesn't like her…" – Hidan
"Don't go and kill yourself now…" – Kakuzu
"Argh…is that all you guys talk about?" – Deidara
"What did you expect?" - Karin
"Shh! The kunoichi is waking up." Kisame whispered while putting an index finger over his lips.
All eight of them were crowded around the couch, their heads looking down on the sleeping cherry blossom. She stirred, moved, and groaned. Than her eyes fluttered open. She squinted at the figures hovering over her before screaming.
In case you didn't see my little note. Akaryoku means Red Power. I know it sounds really cheesy…but in Japanese it looks really awesome. Lol. Akaryoku…cool ne? I hope you enjoyed this installment and I hope to hear from all of you soon enough. I think I kind of explained something's in this chapter…but IDK! Lol. Review please!