Chapter. Three:
The green light shown into the medical camp outside the village. The flames of the Kyuubi also light up the sky in a dazzling display. Night was coming as Ino watched the scene with awe.
The rest the ninja who sat on top the cliff stared in wonder too as the flames scorched high and the kyuubi's tails swished back and forth. Mini explosions rang out and the battle took its turned for the worst. Everyone could barely stand the agonizing pain of waiting. Holding their breath and on the edge of their seats no one could wait.
In the mitts of the smoke the Kyuubi sunk its fiery fang deep into a small slinky soul of Orochimaru. Burning it in a final echoing yell. Naruto continued to try and fight his Kyuubi as it proceeded to complete destroy the being once known as Orochimaru. Meanwhile a few yards away was Sakura leaning over Sasuke's body. Her body shacking from the impact of chakra.
Itachi took his hand off and Sakura shook her head hastily.
"No…it's not done yet…we have one more jutsu…this is where I need most of it so keep going…I can handle it don't worry…" Sakura screamed at him.
"feh…like I care about this whole matter anyway." Itachi growled before placing his hand on her back again.
Sakura then began to shove her hands onto Sasuke's bare chest and channel it. Her eyes closed as her mind envision Itachi's red chakra flowing around her green chakra. She pinched her ye brows together in though. Thinking so hard and concentrating was the key to it. She had to find it. Sasuke soul as somewhere in the darkness. Sakuras searched and searched. It had to be in there. It had to be!
But what if it wasn't?
Sakura was troubled by this thought and found herself once again at a dead end. She glared as Itachi gave her a look. She shouted "again" and once again dove her mind into her work. The jutsu needed to be precise and perfect. It would not work otherwise. She had to think how she had done this before and smiled.
"I can do it….I have to" she thought confidently.
Sakura searched in the dark void for what seemed hours. Her energy dripping out each minute and the cut to her side didn't help. The Konoha was in ruin now. Nothing lay standing to its original glory. Old records and family heirlooms lost to the fire of destruction. Countless live lost in the ruthless blood shed. The innocence…where was it…why had this happened.
Why had all this happened to the once beautiful place? All their memories fading in the ash. The academy was demolished in a second and the beautiful training grounds lost to the explosions. The pier and the old Uchiha side village destroyed. The hokage's office and the hospital where Sakura had spent the majority of the last four years imprisoned to her work. And this was all for one man.
No it was for Konoha. For Naruto, Tsunade, Neji, Lee, Shikamaru, Akamaru, Hinata, Ino, Sasuke…but most importantly the people who had spent their entire lives her and had died trying to defend this village. Sakuras mind concentrated.
Everyone was counting on her. It was her moment. There…their is was...he was there. Sakura then pushed herself forward farther.
"Sakura you want to become strong is that it." Tsunade's voice echoed into the dark.
"Yes…I want to be able to help my friends in battle…and be of use." She said back into the darkness.
"There is nothing to fret Sakura…. You will have you moment in life when its you chance to make a huge difference….the only thing I can teach you is what to do when you get there." Tsunade grinned.
Sakura gazed at her teacher and smiled.
The group sat on top the cliff watching silently. They looked at the village and looked around it depressed. A slight gust of fresh air passed them and all them pulled there hair out of there face or looked up to the sky. Down below lay their memories and child hood….down below lay the life's they had known…but up above…was the future…they just hoped it was much longer then they where seeing now.
KA-BOOM!!!!
An explosion struck the village making the last of the building crumble. The flames rose to their highest. Ash and smoke filled the air and whirled like crazy. Sparks flew everywhere scorching everything into flames. The smoke was thick as oil in the ocean and the night covered the Konoha. The ground was rich with blood and deprise.
A pare of eyes opened. Above him he saw a girl. He stood over his knees her body shaking violently and her body spilling out blood. Blood form wounds on her body, her mouth and her eyes mixed with her flood of tears. He tattered and singed pink hair fell over a Konoha headband. She as in bad shape. She looked at him her eyes covered by her hair. He couldn't remember right now but where…had he seen her before?
"Sasuke….live….please…can you hear me? Live….hold on….stay with us Sasuke…sta…." The girl spoke eagerly.
Her words became silent just like the word around him. He looked all around his eyes following the flames and the girl above him whose lips moved but there was no sound.
"Who is she, why is she hear, where am I, why is there fire and ash….what the hell is going on….and…him! What is he doing here? Why?" Sasuke thought as he slipped back into unconsciousness just in time to see Tsunade-hime run up to Sakura as she fell on top of him and to watch Itachi turn his back and leave. Sasuke fell into the pitch lack of his mind.
"Sakura…." He thought. "That's who she is….why is she wounded…WHAT HAPPENED!"
Sasuke blurted out the last part aloud as he zoomed up in his bed. He looked around and saw himself in a hospital room. Looking to his right he saw three figures standing in the room. One with bright blond hair grinned at him.
"So your finally awake….welcome back Sasuke!"
Author Note: sorry guys but you see this right..yup its Sasuke…he is awake! Muwahahah no its not Orochimaru….grrr I wanted to go more in depth of how he died but I lost interest in typing that just know it was gruesome in my mind. Anyway if you listen to Greif and Sorrow from the Naruto song tracks you'll see it goes with this chapter. I don't know why but to me it did since I was typing while listening to it on repeat. Try it sometime.
Alas I have a neck cramp so I will write out this preview and turn in:
The Konoha has triumphed but the lives lost where many. The debt is severe and all able are working hard to repair and help the wounded. Even after the fire has been put out the anger and sadness grow. The dead still pile as some don't survive even after. Naruto greets Sasuke with a smile that hides his hate and sadness of the past weeks events. And will Sakura's name be added to the list of dead?