Chapter nine is here! So sorry about the shortness of the chapter. I was kind of in a rush to get it to the public and I fear I'm begining writer's block for this story. I guess my mind has been drifting to a new story idea. Fear not! I'll finish this story no doubt about it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. :(

Sakura stared at her reflection in the placid lake. Three years she had trained here and it upset her to no end. She wanted to be finished already. She had already grown so much. Even her appearance took a change.

Her silky pink locks had red tips from some jutsu she mastered. The outfit was now a tight vest that showed off here stomach and fearsome tattoo and short biker shorts. The outfit hid all her weapons except for her katana strapped on her back.

Before she could ponder anymore of her differences she dodged one of Azumi's surprise attacks. Sakura gingerly placed a finger on her Monroe piercing and began the subtle draining of Azumi's chakra.

She began to concentrate on her inner as the twin dragons detached itself from her body and began to occupy Azumi while Sakura thought of a battle strategy. Before she could she heard a faint echoing in her head.

Sakura fell to her knees and clutched her head. The noise had begun as a faint scratching until it was a screeching sound. As quick as it came it silenced and became a familiar sound.

"Sakura, can you hear me?"

She knew it was the old connection and Itachi was desperately using it. She caught Azumi's oncoming fist and told her about the connection and it was happening.

"Then you're training is complete if you've broken the barrier from the outside"

Sakura froze. That meant she was ready to hunt her new enemy. She wasn't even sure where to begin her search for him.

"How will I find him Azumi?" she questioned. Sakura had to shut off the connection so the next thoughts couldn't be heard. She didn't need them trying to help her.

"I'm sending you straight to him" Azumi gave a small smile before wishing me luck.

(An hour earlier at camp)

"Man it'd totally be convient if you had that psycho brain connection still" Naruto muttered as he looked at the haggard group of men sitting around a dying fire.

Suddenly everyone looked at him like he had just suggested they eat some ramen (Or how he'd look if they suggested ramen).

"How's dobe think of something intelligent?" Sasuke said as surprise and mockery laced his tone.

The older men chose to ignore the bickering and looked at Itachi expectantly. He began and all he could hear was a bleak fuzzy sound.

He concentrated his chakra more closely and was able to ask Sakura if she could hear him. His question had gone unanswered but he had heard her training was finished and that her hunt would begin. Afterwards there was an abrupt disconnection.

Itachi relayed the information to the group and they discussed plans.

Pein rubbed his temples and made the only suggestion he thought plausible, " Naruto go home and take the Hokage position. You need to settle the chaos which means your teammates will go with you"

Naruto at this point began making indignant noises and fighting.

"Stop, we need to cover the two places Sakura will mostly likely go after she finishes her mission. Once you take Hokage position we can write a treaty or something and she'll be the ambassador." Pein knew it was a long shot but it seemed to be the best one to make.

Kakashi seemed to take this into consideration and accepted before the two boys could object. Both parties headed dejectedly to their separate sites.

(Sakura)

Sakura had gathered all her materials. She had arrows and a bow on her back next to her sword. She gave a forced smile at Azumi.

"You'll succeed and then you can be off"

Before Sakura could retort she felt the world begin collapsing around her and she was suddenly in the other world.

She sensed the sinister chakra that Madara had. She followed the chakra until she saw the man she was supposed to kill.

"Ya know, I figured they'd send you. Child of the light to kill the holder of darkness. What a pathetic waste" Madara's chilling voice rang out.

Sakura didn't feel like wasting words with someone who was clearly insane. She mearly opted for her bow and took a shot at the crazed man before her. The arrow grazed his shoulder.

He began laughing immensely and lunged forward intending to take her into another dimension. But was confused when the jutsu didn't respond accordingly.

It was Sakura's turn to laugh. "That arrow wasn't meant to injure you, just seal you to this realm."

Madara in his rage swiped his katana down and cut her two displayed a deadly dance of jutsu.

One would attack and the other counter and for seemingly hours this went on. Sakura knew this was futile and finally decided to activate her bloodline. She knew this next move would take 98% of her chakra so it had to be perfect.

She felt her chakra begin molding into a giant phoenix and sent it towards Madara. She cursed when he somehow managed to only be grazed by it. He knocked into her and suddenly they were being transported.

The place seemed familiar to Sakura as she fell on her knees. She cursed Madara he had found a loophole in the seal. He just transferred them somewhere else in the realm.

She saw him too late to dodge and had his katana rammed into her gut. She spit up blood and her vision was becoming fuzzy. She was so pissed, it wasn't going to end like this.

Then she saw exactly why Madara transferred here. It was the Akatsuki hideout. Just her luck it was Pein and Itachi that saw her condition too. Both of them had the same shocked expressions on their face.

She wobbly stood up and felt Madara's presence getting ready to go after them. She disappeared and then reappeared in front of them and took the hit from Madara.

The ringing in her ears drowned out the shouts of protests from her two boys. It was now or never. The last jutsu. She began the complex hand signs her injuries seemed to be healed and a scroll suddenly appeared in her hands.

She bit her thumb and spread blood across the black letters. A new set of arrows appeared. She quickly assembled it into her bow. She was now waiting for Madara to show himself.

Finally she sensed his chakra becoming stronger and shot in that direction. Along the arrow light engulfed it and hit Madara square in the forehead.

Sakura collapsed with a satisfied smile slip onto her face before she lost conciousness.