--- Acceptance ---
-- Chapter 2: Stubborn--
- Ita/Saku-
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
'What's this soft surface that I'm on?' thought Sakura as she groggily opened her eyelids, averting her eyes around the room. She felt a sudden pang in her head and winced. 'Aww damn, I wonder who hit my head and knocked me out. My head hurts like hell.'
There were three doors and two small dressers at either side of the bed that she was laying on and a chair across the room. She narrowed her eyes; it was all coming back to her now.
'I'm not dead?' she thought. 'Why the hell am I here? I'm pretty sure the Akatsuki have a purpose for bringing me here. Dammit, where are they?!'
She tried getting up, but noticed that her hands were tied behind her back and her feet were tied together. She cursed under her breath when she realized that they drained most of her chakra. She had to escape- she had to return to Konoha. She wondered if the others were alright. Did they make it? Did they escape? She tried to break free from the rope that was cutting at her skin like a knife. She winced in pain as she felt herself getting more cuts. That's when she realized that it wasn't a rope; they had tied her up with chakra strings.
'I guess they aren't known as S-Class Criminals for nothing,' thought Sakura, as she continued with her attempts at getting free.
With the small amount of chakra that she had left, she concentrated it to her palms. After about five seconds, she forcefully pulled her arms apart and broke free. She sat up on the bed and rubbed her wrists.
'I have to escape,' thought Sakura.
She concentrated some more of her chakra into her legs and did the same thing she did with her hands to escape. She felt herself going dizzy from the lack of chakra.
'Don't be weak Sakura,' was the thought running through her mind. 'I have to escape from here.'
Sakura noticed that she no longer had any of her weapons or pouches, 'I guess I can only use taijutsu if I encounter one of them.'
She walked over to the window, it had seals all over. She looked outside and saw that she seemed to be on a second floor. She didn't have enough chakra to destroy any of the seals. She walked over to one of the doors and opened it. It lead to a hallway. She slowly walked outside and closed the door behind her. Which way was she suppose to go? She decided to just look for a staircase.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked a voice from behind.
Sakura remained impassive when she saw the Akatsuki member behind her. It was a plant-like member who was two different colors, each half was different...his name was Zetsu.
'I don't have time for this bullshit,' thought Sakura.
She punched Zetsu with as much force as she could muster and sent him flying into the room. She ran down the red carpeted halls. Determination was written all over her face. She had to escape. Twisting and turning with every corner. Her eyes lit up when she saw a staircase; she stealthily walked over to it and hid behind the wall.
She looked down and saw two Akatsuki members talking. Those two members were Deidara and Kisame. She heard footsteps from behind her.
'Dammit, I have no choice, but to make myself known,' thought Sakura as she ran down the stairs.
Deidara turned around and was surprised to see Sakura. She pushed passed him and tried to get away. Kisame stopped her by putting his Samehada in front of her.
"Didn't think we'd let you escape, did ya?" asked Kisame, chuckling a bit.
Sakura glared at him, "I don't have time for your silly games."
She was going to try escaping another way, but saw Deidara appear in front of her with a small smirk. She cursed under her breath as she turned around to face Kisame once again.
"Now, be a good girl, and go back to the room," said Kisame. "Before I cut you to ribbons!"
"Not on your life fish-face," retorted Sakura. "I have no intention of staying here."
She jumped over the Samehada and just as she was about to reach the front door, Itachi appeared in front of her.
"You're not going anywhere, Kunoichi," said Itachi in a monotone voice.
"Who's going to stop me?" asked Sakura with a raised eyebrow. "Certainly not you."
She quickly pulled off her necklace and threw it on the ground.
"Sayonara," she said as she quickly disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Itachi was about to go after her when all of a sudden he fell to the floor. Kisame, Zetsu, and Deidara also fell on the floor unconscious. When Sakura threw the necklace on the ground, it opened up and a sleeping gas surrounded them. She knew they would wake up soon but, at least she had a twenty minute head start. She found herself outside on what seemed to be the training grounds.
'Where am I?' wondered Sakura. 'And which way am I suppose to go in order to reach Konoha.'
"You look lost," said Itachi as he appeared in front of Sakura.
Her eyes hardened as she went into a fighting stance.
"You should be knocked out..."
"That was a clone," said Itachi as he walked around her, not taking his eyes off of her. "Tell me, how did you manage to get free from Sasori's chakra strings?"
"It was fairly easy," answered Sakura hotly. "Don't tell me it was one of his strongest."
Itachi didn't say anything; he just continued to look at her. It's like he was observing her inside and out. She felt quite uncomfortable with his gaze on her. She decided to just dismiss the uneasiness.
"Haha, so it was his strongest," mocked Sakura. "I guess he needs to improve some more."
"How were you able to get free without any chakra?" Itachi continued to question her.
"I had some left," said Sakura, getting annoyed that he was circling around her. "Stop walking around me, I'm dizzy enough."
There were suddenly four kunais thrown at her. She managed to dodge all of them at the last minute, catching two of them in between her fingers. With an immense speed and force, Sakura threw one kunai straight towards Itachi's heart. He wasn't fast enough to dodge it, it hit him directly on his heart. But all of a sudden, he turned into a log.
She narrowed her eyes, 'Substitution jutsu, eh?'
Itachi suddenly appeared in front of her, as he formed some hand signs, and fire came out of his mouth. He thought he got her, when all of a sudden she disappeared in a puff of smoke; a clone. She kept surprising him- how was she able to form those jutsus and fight against him when she barely had any chakra left? She just had so much strength, and it was amusing him. She was a worthy opponent.
Sakura appeared in front of him. She had a kunai from when he threw them at her earlier. She was going to stab him with it, but he countered the attack with his own kunai. The two kunais clashed together. Making a 'cling' sound.
"Why haven't you killed me yet?" asked Sakura.
He had many chances to kill her. She didn't have any chakra! Surely if he wanted to, he could have killed her already. But then again, they did keep her alive. What were they planning on doing with her?
Itachi didn't say anything as he appeared behind Sakura, with a kunai at her neck. Sakura refused to quaver or show any sign of fear. She feared no one, she'd listen to no one, she'd take crap from no one. She was strong; and she would complete her goal of showing the world just that. That she was powerful and could defeat nearly any ninja out there. That she was worth something. That she wasn't one to mess with.
She smirked, "Brings back memories, doesn't it?"
She was referring to their last battle. Her smirk quickly faded away when Itachi turned into a tree and she was bound to it.
'Genjutsu,' thought Sakura.
The real Itachi was again in front of her, placing the cold metal against her neck. The smirk and cold look in Sakura's eyes came back.
"You won me this time, Itachi," said Sakura bitterly. "But it was mere luck. Next time, when I have all my chakra, I'll kick your ass."
With that said she fell forward, unconscious. The illusion of the tree disappeared as Itachi caught her. He looked down at her, she was all worn out. It was true, he could have killed her. But, his orders were to keep her alive. Besides, he would need her for some things.
'Her strength is unbelievable....' thought Itachi. 'Even with nearly no chakra, she was still putting up quite a fight. I wonder how she got so strong. Still, I don't like the fact that she may be one of those few people, if not the only one who can match my power or even surpass it. She sure is an interesting one; we're definitely keeping this one. Her power is much too great for us to let her go back to Konoha.'
He carried her bridal style and went back inside the house that she ran out from earlier. When he entered he saw that the others were starting to gain consciousness. He walked up the stairs and saw Sasori come out of his room. He rubbed his eyes and looked surprised when he saw Sakura lying in Itachi's arms, looking all beat up.
"What happened?" asked Sasori.
Itachi said nothing and continued on his way towards the room she was put in. He put her down on the bed and sat on the chair, facing across from her.
'I guess I'm going to have to keep my eye on her,' thought Itachi.
When she woke up, they would leave to another base...to visit their leader. Their leader, Pein, would inform them on what to do with her.
'I need her to heal my eyes,' thought Itachi. 'Whether she wants to or not, she needs to heal them.'
To his surprise, she started waking up after about 45 minutes. Her power, her stamina; it's like she never ran out of it. She barely rested and already she was up and awake. She rubbed her eyes ......and rolled her eyes when she saw Itachi sitting on a chair across from where she was resting. The short nap made her regain some of her chakra. She still didn't have all of it and barely any, but she had some and that was good enough for her.
"Well, wouldn't expect you guys to trust me after last time," muttered Sakura as she sat up. "By the way, what happened to my comrades?"
Itachi said nothing as he stood up from his seat; he motioned her to follow him, as he left the room. Sakura sighed, it's not like she had a choice. She figured that his silence meant that they didn't encounter any of her teammates...and that they escaped. Well, she hoped that's what it meant. It could just have been that Itachi normally doesn't say much. She followed him, as he led her downstairs into what seemed like the living room. She kept looking around, inspecting everything.
'They live in a simple, cozy, regular home,' thought Sakura. 'There's nothing special about it and...nothing creepy. If anything, the only thing creepy in this house is that there's a talking fish here.'
She smirked when she saw the somewhat angered faces of Kisame, Zetsu and Deidara. Sasori had been informed of what happened and just looked at her...a bit surprised. Considering the fact that no one was able to break free from his chakra strings before.
"I want to kill the bitch already," grumbled Kisame.
Kisame quickly found himself slammed against the wall. Sakura was looking at him with anger written all over her face, as she glowered at him. He was a bit frightened, but hid it.
"Don't you dare call me a bitch," she hissed, her mouth close to his ear. She pulled him up by the collar of his Akatsuki cloak.
Itachi continued to watch in amusement, 'She's not even afraid of any of us. If anything, she challenges all of the Akatsuki. Hn, interesting.'
He decided to save Kisame the embarrassment as he pulled Sakura off of him and threw her against the wall. Kisame regained his composure and glared at her. She just stayed seated on the floor as she wiped the blood from her mouth, not saying a word.
"Know your place," said Itachi coldly.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," muttered Sakura in annoyance. "I'm surrounded by five members of the Akatsuki. I should watch what I say and do." mocked Sakura as she rolled her eyes. She looked at everyone, "That is bullshit! I'm not taking any of your crap! You can beat me up and do whatever the hell you fucking feel like, but don't expect me to let you. I'm going to stand my ground and defend myself. Go fuck yourselves. You guys don't own me."
They all smirked at her outburst, including Itachi; she sure was an interesting Kunoichi. That little outburst, just gained her their respect.
"You sure got guts, yeah," said Deidara as he stood up from his spot on the couch.
"Not to mention some nerve," muttered Kisame. 'We can kill her on the spot. She won't be able to defend herself from all of us. Though I got to admit, her boldness is quite admirable.'
"Can't wait to see what happens between you and the leader, yeah."
Sakura looked blankly at him, "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"We're taking you to the leader," said Kisame, almost teasing her. "Let's see if you're still stubborn and tough when you talk to him."
Sakura got up off the floor and rolled her eyes, "Like he's anything to be scared of."
'We shouldn't be conversing with this kunoichi anyway,' thought Kisame. 'If she acts like this toward the leader, he's going to kill her right there and then.'
"We shouldn't trust you because of what happened last time," said Sasori. "But, we're going to let you just follow us. There's no point in carrying you or anything. If you try to escape, you'll either be killed or we'll end up capturing you again. So, I wouldn't bother trying to escape if I were you."
"We'll see," said Sakura nonchalantly.
'It just amazes me how she can be so laid-back and crap,' thought Deidara, as he looked her up and down. 'She's fucking strong, stubborn, feisty and hot- my type of girl. Though I would like it if she was a bit nicer. We'll see if she's still alive after our meeting with the leader.'
"Well, I guess we'll be on our way," said Sasori. "Oh and if you're hungry...just know we'll be eating over there."
Sakura nodded her head. Itachi stepped out of the front door. The other five Akatsuki members and Sakura followed suit. Deidara and Kisame stayed on either side of Sakura, making sure she didn't try anything. Itachi stayed in the front, Zetsu in the back, and Sasori in the middle...just in front of Sakura, Kisame, and Deidara. Sakura was feeling really fatigue because she still didn't get a chance to recover a lot of her chakra. She would be able to keep up with them, but it was a big pain. Especially since she felt like the whole world was spinning around her. She refused to show it though.
They quickly ran through the trees, trying to reach their leader's base as quickly as possible. Sakura didn't even know why she complied to their orders. She didn't feel like meeting their stupid leader. All she wanted was to be back in Konoha with her friends- even though she only had about five true friends. She saw that it was getting dark.
'What time is it?' wondered Sakura. 'How long have I been here? Days? Hours? Ugh, I really don't know. I felt lost when I woke up this morning....I could have been sleeping for three days for all I know. Wherever I am, I hope my teammates are somewhere safe right now...being treated to any injuries.'
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There were three ANBU teams, along with Naruto, that were now running through the trees. It was already the afternoon of the next day. Sakura was kidnapped yesterday, they left at 3 in the afternoon and they had already been searching for hours. The skies were already starting to get dark. For this mission, Neji was the captain of Squad 1- Lee, Shino, and Naruto wore an ANBU outfit....because he wanted to be part of the mission too. Shikamaru was the captain of Squad 2- Kiba, Sai, Chouji, and Ino. Kakashi was also put on the mission as captain of Squad 3- Hinata, Yamato, and two other ANBU, that weren't known too well; Haruaki and Kai.
"We'll just camp out where the battle scene was," stated Neji from underneath his mask. "Kiba and Akamaru can memorize the scent, and we'll go searching tomorrow morning. It's getting much too dark for us to look for her now."
Shikamaru agreed, "That's seems like the most reasonable plan. We need to sleep every night anyway."
The three teams continued on their way to the outskirts of Konoha.
'You better be safe Sakura,' thought Neji, clenching his fists.
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Sakura was able to keep up with them, and didn't show any sign of being tired; although that's what she was. She didn't even get to eat anything! Oh yeah, they were going to go eat at the leader's base.
'What's his name again...' thought Sakura. 'Pain? Peon? Haha, Peon...I guess he likes people to piss on him. No never mind that, ummm oh yeah, Pein!'
"So...Sakura," said Deidara as Sakura turned her head to face him. "What's your life like in Konoha, yeah?"
"That's none of your business," Sakura said coldly.
"I was just asking a question, yeah," said Deidara a bit defensive.
"You don't see me asking questions about your life, so don't ask me about mine." snapped Sakura.
'Damn...she's cold,' thought Deidara. 'Sakura...doesn't that mean cherry blossom? That describes her perfectly...yet, it's also her opposite. She's looks beautiful and fragile, yet she's strong, cold and independent. What's up with that, yeah?'
"Whoa, calm down, yeah," said Deidara. "I didn't mean to get you mad or anything, yeah."
Sakura could tell that he was truly sorry...and that he felt bad for asking her that question. Honestly, she didn't mean to be so harsh. She just...didn't have such a great life in Konoha. She was always alone and all she ever did was train. Would you even call that having a life? All of her supposedly 'friends' abandoned her. Everyone except her Squad, Naruto and Tsunade. They were the only ones she actually had a connection to. But no, she wasn't feeling sorry for herself. If anything, she was feeling hatred for all of those who looked down on her. All of those who refused to help her. Why should she even care about going back to Konoha? She felt so alone there...but then again, she still had a few people who cared for her. She had to go back. Just for those few people.
"Don't worry about it," muttered Sakura as she stayed looking forward. "Didn't mean to go off on you like that..."
Deidara grinned, 'So there is a nice side to her, yeah.'
He didn't say anything but they all just continued on their way to...Sakura didn't exactly know where. Just that they were going to the leader's base. After about another three miles of traveling, they finally came to a stop. Sakura was confused...why were they stopping in front of a waterfall? Even though it was pitch black outside....she could hear the water and the reflection of the moon let her see the water, falling from somewhere high above. She couldn't really see it, but she thought it was beautiful. She looked over at Itachi and saw that with a few hand signs he whispered something...and the waterfall split in...two? Say what? She was beyond confused. Deidara then made a few hand signs and a door appeared on the rocky mountain. Sakura's eyes widened as she stared in awe.
'No wonder no one knows where their whereabouts are!' thought Sakura. 'They make their door disappear on the mountain...and they hide it behind a waterfall. Incredible! Damn, but, I still don't know where we are. What village are we in? Ugh, not like they would tell their hostage.'
They started going in and Zetsu pushed her towards the door. Sakura was about to say something, but then decided against it. She walked into the cave-like room and saw that the waterfall soon closed...back to how it was before and the door disappeared. She sweat dropped.
'There's no way I can escape...' thought Sakura. 'It's times like these that I wish I was an armadillo who can just dig themselves out of these types of places.'
She continued following them, noticing that the walls were no longer made out of rock. She also noticed that the floors were wooden now.
'Damn, it sure must have taken a while for this huge makeover,' thought Sakura.
Kisame knocked on the door and they all heard a deep voice say, 'Come in'. Sakura was starting not to like this. He sounded much to evil and calm. Did he sound like that when he killed all those innocent people? Probably. That's what the Akatsuki were. Lowlifes. They were merciless killers, killing innocent people. Killing anyone who stood in their way, not giving them a chance. Well, that's what she knew them to be. She read some things about them from the Bingo Book. She found out that she was in the Bingo Book-- but in the "Criminals edition". Meaning, all of those that Konoha, Suna and other villages opposed, had Sakura in their Bingo Book, including Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi and Naruto. They were just so powerful, that they were starting to become a threat to all those evil organizations out there.
Kisame almost hesitantly turned the knob and entered. The other four Akatsuki members and Sakura entered the room too. She saw the rest of the Akatsuki being seated around the huge table. She knew them to be Konan, Tobi and of course, Pein.
She saw that Pein smirked when he saw her. Sakura's face held no expression. She was hardened. He expected her to be at least a bit scared that she was surrounded by all of the Akatsuki- and was a bit disappointed when he saw that she wasn't. Although, he was rather amused.
"Sit down," ordered Pein.
They all sat down, Sakura sat in the empty seat between Itachi and Deidara.
"Sakura Haruno, right?" Pein stated more than asked.
'How the hell do they even know my name?!' Sakura narrowed her eyes. 'I never once mentioned my name!...Did I? I don't recall...'
She simply nodded her head.
"Your ANBU captain of Squad 1 and Head Medic.....correct?" asked Pein. Sakura just nodded her head. "You surpass The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade. Don't you?"
"No," said Sakura. They all said that she surpassed the Hokage...Tsunade herself said it! But, Sakura said that she didn't surpass her. She claimed that she still had some more training to do. That no one was stronger than the Hokage. That Tsunade was still far more powerful than her in many ways.
Pein narrowed his eyes, but continued looking at her, "Yes you do. Tsunade mentions it herself. Believe it or not, that's what it says in the Bingo Book. You surpass the Fifth Hokage, who is also one of the legendary sanin. I must say, that's quite an achievement for someone such as you. You don't look all that strong."
Oh, he just pressed the wrong button. Sakura glared fiercely at him, which got the attention of all the other Akatsuki members.
'Why does she look at him that way?' thought Itachi. 'Does she want to die?'
'Damn, control your temper or you're good as dead, yeah,' thought Deidara.
"It doesn't matter about appearance," snarled Sakura. "For instance, you look like some pretty boy. I don't think anyone would have figured you to be the leader of an S-Class criminal organization."
'Hn, she does want to die,' thought Itachi. 'Foolish girl.'
Pein was surprised with the guts she had, but smirked. She didn't know what she was getting herself into. The other Akatsuki members were thinking the same thing; she was foolish to talk like that to the leader. Sakura honestly didn't care. She would not shut up and listen to him much longer. How dare he say that she doesn't fit with what the Bingo Book says about her! She was all of that and more. Was he trying to call her weak? He hasn't seen what she was capable of! She'd smack the smirk off his face.
"Feisty, eh?" said Pein amused as he leaned back in his seat. "Cherry blossom, I hope you know your pl-"
"Dammit, do all of you rehearse what lines to say to your hostage or something?!" asked Sakura in annoyance. "Yeah, I get it, I know where my damn fucking place is. But honestly, I don't give two shits. And my name isn't Cherry blossom, it's Sakura."
"You should really try to calm down," Deidara said in a hushed tone. "He really ain't the one to mess with. He'll kill you, yeah."
Sakura ignored Deidara and continued to look at Pein with an angry glare.
"Don't test my patience," snarled Pein.
"Don't test my ability," said Sakura with as much force.
Pein chuckled, "Just like the Hokage, so stubborn...so foolish."
Pein appeared behind her, and cold metal was touching her neck. It was a kunai. Sakura didn't seem fazed. Deidara and Kisame gulped, would he kill her? Itachi and Sasori were like Sakura, unfazed. After all, she did seem to be asking for it.
"Kill me if you want," said Sakura. "Just stop wasting my time. What do you want with me anyway?"
"We didn't expect to capture you," started off Pein, "Although, that was going to be their next mission. Join the Akatsuki. I haven't seen your skills, but I trust that the book named some of your capabilities. I heard of what happened during the fight near the outskirts of Konoha. I also heard of what happened when you nearly escaped. It's quite impressive. We can bring your powers to good use. We need a medic anyway."
"As if that would ever happen," scoffed Sakura. "I'm not going to betray my village."
'Are they seriously asking me to join them?' thought Sakura. 'So...they do believe I'm strong. Unlike most people in Konoha... But, they're criminals! I would never stoop to their level! Besides, I'm not going to become a traitor. Never! The idea is just absurd..'
Pein put more pressure on her neck, causing her to stiffen a bit.
"Last time I checked, Konoha betrayed you," said Pein, almost mockingly.
Sakura narrowed her eyes, "What are you talking about?"
Pein chuckled and shook his head, he sure seemed like he was having fun. Everyone else watched the two intensely. Things sure were getting interesting.
"Don't you remember cherry blossom?" asked Pein. "When the young Uchiha left you hurt and alone." Sakura gritted her teeth and clenched her hands into fists. "You tried to get stronger, but you being the weakest person in Konoha...no one helped you. They abandoned you. They betrayed you."
Sakura's eyes flared, "How the hell do you know all of that?!"
'The younger Uchiha?' Itachi narrowed his eyes. 'What connections does she have with Sasuke?'
"Let's just say, Zetsu is such a good spy that he even spies on the least important things," said Pein.
"You know nothing about me," said Sakura. "They didn't betray me."
"Oh, I know almost everything about you Cherry Blossom," said Pein as he continued. "How Sasuke left you heartbroken. How weak you always were. How everyone in Konoha continues to believe that you're the weakest Kunoichi in their village. You bring shame upon Konoh-"
"Shut the fuck up!" Sakura yelled angrily. "I had enough of your crap! Don't say all of that as if you know me. You know nothing about me! You know nothing about what everyone in Konoha thinks. I'm not weak anymore."
'Heartbroken? Did she love my foolish little brother?' thought Itachi. 'Why is it that this kunoichi continues to amuse me?'
Sakura grabbed the Kunai and reversed their positions. She was now standing behind him, holding the kunai tightly against his neck. Pein was surprised that she was able to get him off guard. He hadn't expected her to try anything. He winced as he felt the Kunai start going through his neck. In one swift move, he pulled away and pinned her against the wall. He placed his hand around her neck. Eyes glaring angrily at her. She looked at him with as much anger. The rest of the Akatsuki continued to look in surprise.
'Damn, tell me how I knew things would not go so well, yeah,' thought Deidara, as he looked almost worried for what might happen to Sakura. 'She's too stubborn for her own good, yeah.'
"You got guts kid," said Pein. "But, don't fool yourself. You don't stand a chance against me."
"Or do I?" asked Sakura defiantly.
Pein continued to tighten his grip around her neck as she tried to take his hand off. She was losing way too much oxygen. Right when she felt she would die right there and then, he let go. She fell to the floor, coughing continuously. Trying to regain her breath.
"Konan, take the girl out of here and make sure she doesn't try to escape or anything," demanded Pein.
Konan nodded her head and went over to Sakura. Roughly picking her up by the arm.
Sakura glared, "I can get up on my own, thank you very much."
"Try getting up faster, you little bitch," Konan smirked. 'Who does this little girl think she is? Going against Pein, and now me? Ha, I'll show her.'
Kisame, Deidara, Sasori and Zetsu all shook their heads and pitied Konan at the moment. Itachi just smirked.
'She shouldn't have said that,' they all thought. Considering what happened to Kisame when he called her a bitch.
With the little chakra that she had regained and with as much force as she could muster, Sakura punched Konan across the face. Konan went flying across the room, bumping her back against the wall and forming a dent on it.
"For future reference, don't call me a bitch," hissed Sakura as she walked out of the room.
Kisame and Deidara both started laughing. The rest of them just smirked. Pein was now sitting at the seat he was sitting at earlier. His elbows were propped up on the table as he hid his amusement. He wasn't going to kill Sakura. After all, he could use her power in the Akatsuki...and she was bait for the Kyuubi. But if she continued acting all stubborn and all, then he'd have to put her in her place. But nonetheless, she already seemed to be growing onto the Akatsuki. Well, most of them. He wondered how things would turn out for all of them with the stubborn kunoichi around.
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