Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, if I did then why isn't my plot line in with the series? Ponder that! TRIUMPHANT GRIN, beat that woot!

Note: Again I apologize for confuzzeling you to the umpteenth degree! Please enjoy and if something seems weird to you, don't hesitate to ask!

Aleia walked back up the temple steps with an aggravated face,

What does she want now? she inwardly groaned as she found herself in the same place this afternoon as she did in the morning.

Tsunade was tolerable to a point, but the point as of now had been stretched to her limits. Though Aleia respected Tsunade, it did not necessarily mean she and her were "buddies" far from it in-fact, but if you were to ask Tsunade she probably would say the opposite.

"What the hell do you want now Tsunade?"

"The water village had been attacked, I need you to go and check it out"

No way in the seven hells am I-

"Send someone else" Aleia demanded about to turn and head out the door.

"All of the other Jounins are out on special missions, you're the only one available, you have to go." Aleia let out a deep sigh trying to get rid of the slowly building tension within her,

"Fine" with that she disappeared in a puff of smoke.

ELSEWHERE

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto bashed open their apartment door and skidded to a halt near the kitchen table where she currently was reading a medical book.

"What is it Naruto-kun?" She asked without looking up.

"I feel weird." Sakura rolled her eyes,

"It's probably from eating too much Ramen-"

"-No, I mean as in something-bad weird. As if an evil thing is coming!" He waved his arms around trying to better explain his situation.

Sakura set her book down and looked at Naruto curiously,

"I think you should tell one of the Hokages, perhaps they could help you?" Naruto shook his head furiously,

"No Sakura-chan, I need to figure this out for my self!" Sakura gently smiled at Naruto,

"Perhaps we can figure this out together eh Naru-kun?" Naruto sat down next to Sakura and held her hand in his,

"Saku-Chan what did I do to deserve you?"

"You were there for me when no one else was" Sakura replied as she stood up and put a kettle of water on the stove, "tea sounds good right now ne Naru-kun?"

It had been a few hours later and Sakura found herself sitting on Naruto comfortably watching the sun slowly set over the horizon. Her head leaned into his broad shoulder and she tightly held onto Naruto's arms wrapped protectively around her slim figure. She couldn't recall a time where she felt like this. At ease and protected, as if all the pains and troubles around her didn't matter as long as Naruto was there. Sure, it took a while to get over her school-girl crush on the traitor, Sasuke, but she did and found out another person to love, who returned it and treated her like a princess, who showed respect and gratitude for every small thing she did. Thinking this, Sakura snuggled closer into Naruto's body and sighed contently,

"Naruto?"

"Hmm?" His response was muffled by her soft hair. Her intoxicating sweet scent which he greedily inhaled; memorizing every tantalizing feature- it made his head spin in an unexplainable euphoria which made him want to scream out in pure joy for having such a girl, no woman, in his arms.

"I love you" Naruto grinned into her pink hair and pulled her as close as humanly possible to him,

"I love you too Sakura, I will always love you until my last breath, and even in death I will love you until forever ends." Sakura blushed and was at a loss for words, so instead she kept her gaze on the sunset and its ominous red and orange colors. How she wished she could stop time and forever remain in this peaceful bliss. Where everything outside their own love-struck world didn't matter, where every bad thing couldn't touch you, where that feeling of completeness forever lingered in your soul and nothing could kill it.

She sighed at how naiive she was being, but being with Naruto brought out that naiivety, he made her feel young again and loved him for it. She loved him for being sweet and caring, for growing up into a responsible man yet still holding onto his childishness and bright smiles.

If I were to die now, I'd be the happiest and most content girl in the entire village.

MEANWIHLE

"Damn it!" she wasn't counting on this so late into her plans.

Her face darkened considerably as she ran through many scenarios, the next ones becoming more ridiculous than the last.

Why? she fumed. Do the gods hate me so much as to allow the horrible gremlins to destroy all that I have worked hard to gain?

Spite temporarily took over her thoughts as she released more chakra on her feet than intended and snapped the branch she recently jumped onto.

"Fuck!" she gasped as she flipped onto the muddy ground.

"You should be more careful" a cold voice called from behind.

She bit back a shudder as the familiar figure loomed over her still crouched body, Shit!

She stood up and looked up into cold yellow eyes she had come to despise,

"Orochimaru, what a very unpleasant meeting." She spat with venom and hate clearly evident in her voice. She made no effort to conceal any of her negative emotions towards the man.

He only smirked, "my dear child, you should greet your father in a more respectful manner."

"I only show respect to those who deserve it" she spat back. He only tutted in a mocking manner and began to circle her, looking her up and down as if she was a piece of art on display.

After minutes of cold silence, Orochimaru spoke again, "it has been awhile since I laid eyes upon you Kana. I see you dyed your hair." He then looked up on her forehead where the hidden leaf village headband was tied, "and you've become what I have loathed." With a flick of his wrist the headband fell to the ground in two pieces. "Better" he said with contempt. Aliea, or Kana, did not move from her spot. She too was analyzing her father.

"It has been a long time ne Kana?"

"Six years" she stiffly replied.

"I knew you'd eventually come back to me." Aleia growled, "I came to investigate the Water village, but it seems as though I've run into the cause of it, unwillingly." Her fists were clenched tightly at her sides and her eyes started to take a silver tint. A deep, dark chuckled emitted from his throat,

"Are you more loyal to the Leaf Village than your father?"

"Let's see" she sneered, "you killed mother and her family, the Leaf Village has yet to do me wrong." Orochimaru walked up to her and firmly held her chin. His yellow eyes looked down into her silver/green ones shouting out defiance.

"You are more loyal to the village and I then you'll ever be the Leaf Village, I can see it in your eyes. You will succumb to the duties you were born into my daughter. Our village has more bearing to it than Konoha in your heart. The people here mean more to you because of their undying loyalty towards you and because of that you would not harm anyone, not even me." She tore away from his grip and placed her back to him,

"You're right, the Shadow village has more bearing to me than Konoha, but that wont stop me from killing all of those who tainted its once pure name. Orochimaru, if you dare attack the Hidden Leaf Village, I will not hesitate to kill you."

"Such strong words dear daughter, but you forgot one thing." Within a half heartbeat, Orochimaru was besides his daughter and stabbed a needle through her shoulder, "never turn your back on me." The poison on the needle within a few seconds paralyzed her body and eventually she fell into darkness.

Orochimaru picked up his daughter carefully Fate, my daughter, will not allow you to escape the darkness that you were born into. Soon the darkness you've been hiding deep within you will resurface and you'll become what you once were, because you are and will always be my daughter. My daughter who I only care for and I will not allow you to be weakened by unnecessary emotions.