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The next morning Naruto and Kakashi were accompanied by half a dozen lightning ninjas into the cell where Sasuke and Sakura were. Naruto held a tray of food. The two walked towards the cell and smiled at the sight before them. Sasuke had his arms wrapped around Sakura as she rested her head on his chest, with one of her arms over his stomach. They were both asleep and Naruto really didn't feel like waking them up but he knew he had to.

"You go inside Naruto. I'll be around here somewhere taking a small walk." Kakashi said and disappeared into a puff of smoke. One of the shinobis came in front of Naruto and spoke, "I'm sorry but once you go inside you'll automatically have your chakra drained. This is a special cell you see." Naruto just smiled.

"No problem. Just hurry up and undo the jutsu already will ya?" The shinobi quickly undid the jutsu on the cell so Naruto could get inside. Naruto walked inside and Sasuke opened his eyes when he heard someone walk in and Sakura woke up as well when she felt him move. They both stared at Naruto walking towards them with a tray of food in his hand.

"Yo! Good morning Teme and Sakura-chan." The blond greeted with a grin.

Sasuke sighed, "Dobe."

"Naruto what are you doing in here?" Sakura asked wiping the sleep from her eyes.

"I came to give you breakfast. Can't let you two starve now can I?" He said and placed the tray in front of them.

"Thanks." Sakura said and took a bite out of the rice ball. Sasuke reached for a rice ball and was about to eat it when he saw Naruto grinning like an idiot.

"What are you smiling at dobe?" He asked. Naruto's grin widened.

"So….you two seem really close. Did something happen?" He said noticing how close his teammates were sitting. Sakura blushed and concentrated on eating.

"I don't know what you're talking about idiot." Sasuke said and ate a rice ball.

"Awww come on you don't need to hide it from me. Oh! Don't tell me you've already made lo-" Naruto was unable to finish his sentence as Sakura had punched him and knocked him down.

"Oww that hurt Saukra-chan! He said rubbing the bruise on his head. For someone who had her chakra drained you still punch real hard." Naruto groaned and sat up. Sasuke just glared at the idiot blond.

"Well you should watch your mouth Naruto or next time I'm really gonna hit you." She said and sat back down beside Sasuke.

"Anyway, there's another reason to why I'm here." Naruto said and lowered his voice into a whisper.

"This is serious guys; you're going to see the Raikage in a while. I don't know what the old man is gonna do but Kakashi-sensei says that he won't kill you guys because you're rouge ninjas from Konoha and it's the Hokage's job to decide what she'll do with you two." He whispered and sat up.

"Well I gotta go now. You two better co-operate and don't do anything stupid and I mean you Sasuke." Naruto started to walk away and he smiled at the two from outside and mouthed a good luck.

"Well Sasuke? What are you planning on doing?" Sakura asked once Naruto had left.

"Well Sakura, maybe going back to the village won't be so bad after all, as long as I don't get executed that is." He chuckled at the last part.

"That's not very funny Sasuke." Sakura frowned.

"I've done too much things to be forgiven just like that. I deserted the village, attacked your team when you went to Orochimaru's lair, joined Akatsuki, tried capturing the Hachibi. I'm an S-class criminal. There's no way they'll let me slide." He said and leaned his head against the wall.

"Well, what if you helped them by giving them information on Akatsuki's plans and help us defeat them? You're a powerful ninja and I'm sure the village won't turn down an offer like that." She explained.

"You have a point there. Maybe it's worth a try." He agreed and saw her smiling at him.

"You know Sasuke, deep down I always believed that you could never destroy Konoha. You may not realize it but you love the village as much as your brother did." Sasuke smiled hearing that and he knew she was right. She was right all along.

In less then an hour a group of shinobi came to take them to the Raikage. Kakashi and Yamato were with them. They escorted Sasuke and Sakura to the Raikage's building. They entered and found the Raikage sitting on his chair. Everyone was there. Naruto was standing beside Sai and he gave his teammates a smile.

"Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura you either tell me what I want to hear or you can go back to Konoha and get executed. It's your choice." The Raikage spoke.

"We're willing to co-operate. We'll help you to defeat Uchiha Madara." Sakura spoke and she noticed the change in the atmosphere in the room when she spoke Madara's name.

"Very well then. That's good to hear but what makes you think we'll believe you?" The Raikage said.

"I trust them. They're telling the truth, believe it!" Naruto spoke and all eyes turned towards him.

"Naruto" Sakura smiled at the boy's sudden outburst. The Raikage glared at Naruto.

"Silence boy! I'll believe what you say but you'll be under strict watch. You two will tell me all you know about Akatsuki's plans and afterward head to Konoha. After that you're the Hokage's problem." Sasuke and Sakura made no objection to the Raikage's demands. They told him about Madara's plans to get all the bijuus and Killerbee is next in the list and that they were here to capture the Hachibi's host. Sakura looked at Naruto and said, "The Kuyuubi is last on their list and after getting all the nine tailed beasts Madara plans on destroying Konoha first and then he'll probably come to destroy the other lands as well."

"I see, this is a big problem then." The Raikage said.

"Permission to speak Raikage-sama." Kakashi spoke and the Raikage nodded signaling him to continue.

"We will head off to Konoha soon and I suggest you to be extra careful while we aren't around. As they said Bee is next." He said.

"I understand, therefore I cannot let any of my shinobis to accompany you. I can't risk it." The Raikage looked at him and Kakashi nodded.

"It's fine and like Naruto I trust my stu- I mean Sasuke and Sakura as well." Kakashi smiled at them through his mask.

"Very well, this meeting is now over. Let us know the Hokage's decision once you reach the village."

"Of course Raikage-sama." Kakashi bowed and soon the Leaf ninjas headed towards Konoha. It would take them a minimum of one day to reach Konoha. The six shinobis were traveling at a great speed. They had to stop when the sun was setting. They were inside a forest sitting in a circle near the fire.

"Sasuke I'm guessing Kisame and Madara are the only ones left in the Akatsuki now?" Kakashi asked.

"No, there's one more. Yakushi Kabuto joined recently."

"Kabuto? I see, so he's still around." Kakashi said and stood up.

"Alright get some sleep everyone. Yamato and I will keep watch." He disappeared and landed on a tree branch.

"We'll wake Naruto and Sasuke up in after a few hours when it's time for your shift." Yamato said and disappeared as well.

During Naruto and Sasuke's shift

Sasuke was looking down at Sakura from one of the branches, when suddenly Naruto appeared beside him.

"Hey Sasuke." Naruto whispered.

"What is it?" Sasuke asked tearing his eyes away from Sakura's sleeping form.

"Listen, I know for a fact that you and Sakura-chan are together now so I want you to listen seriously to what I'm about to say." Sasuke stayed silent and Naruto took it as a sign to keep going.

"Don't you dare hurt her ever again, understand? Sakura-chan has suffered way too much and I'll destroy you if you leave her again!" Naruto threatened.

"Keep you voice down you'll wake everyone up." Sasuke whispered and then continued, "And I won't even think about hurting or leaving Sakura again. She's done a lot for me in the past few days Naruto. She's an amazing person." Naruto noticed the softness in his voice as he talked about the pink haired kunoichi.

"Then it's a promise that you won't leave her again." Naruto smiled and raised his fist. Sasuke just smirked and bumped his fist against Naruto's.

After a while Naruto couldn't stay awake anymore and fell asleep leaning against the tree. Sakura had waked up when Naruto was threatening Sasuke about not hurting her. She decided to go and talk to Sasuke and she thought it would be better if she didn't tell him that she overheard their conversation.

Sasuke felt her presence coming towards him and turned to look at her.

"What's the matter? Can't sleep?" He asked making sure his voice was quiet. Sakura shook her head and sat beside him on the branch.

"I can't believe you're going back to the village tomorrow." She started.

"Yeah I wonder how everyone's going to react. No one apart from the Hokage and Anbu know that I'm coming." He said thinking about what tomorrow will bring.

"Yeah but whatever their reaction is they'll have to get used to having you around because we don't have much time. We need to deal with Madara real soon. We might have to go back to the lighting country to offer protection for Killerbee." She said and leaned against his shoulder.

"I guess it all depends on the Hokage's next move. Hey Sakura, get some sleep. You'll need the energy tomorrow." Sasuke said as he combed his hands through her hair. She smiled at him.

"Alright, goodnight then." She gave him a chaste kiss and returned to her place near the fire.

Meanwhile in the Lightning Country

"Raikage-sama! We're under attack!" A lightning shinobi was panting as he made his way to the Raikage.

"What the hell is going on?" The Raikage was not in a good mood. Then again, he never is.

"It'…it's Lord Killerbee. The intruder found his island and captu-"

"What? He's got Bee? I thought Bee had orders not to go to the island!" The Raikage yelled and quickly made his way toward the island but stopped when he saw Madara high on top of one of the mountains. His eyes widened when he saw what the Uchiha was stepping on.

"You bastard…." He whispered and gritted his teeth seeing Madara stepping on Bee's bloody form.

"He put up an excellent fight but in the end he was bound to lose and now it's time for me to get going." Madara spoke. His cloak was ripped in several areas.

"TAKE THIS!" The Raikage yelled and a big bolt of lightning appeared and it was headed straight for Madara but it was too late because Madara had already slipped into another dimension, taking Bee along with him.

Next Chapter: The team returns to the village and hears about the Hachibi. What will be their next move?