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Sasuke's POV

Cold crimson liquid ran down my arms and hypnotically I look at the droplets slowly carving their way down to my fingertips. Blood, the main source of life and most exposed weakness to any mortal, even me.

That's the only way I feel near human anymore, to assure myself that I am still here. Killing others, just to test my strength, to see if I even show a bit of remorse, but due to the Cursed Seal my master, Orochimaru placed on me, I cannot feel emotions. They don't get in my way and I become stronger…

…So I've convinced myself.

It's the only way I can kill Itachi and avenge my fallen family. The legacy and honor is mine to protect, which is why I must have Sakura. She will help restore the Uchiha Clan and if I die while fighting my brother, at least the legacy will continue through my heir.

I have no doubt she'll willingly abide, afterall; she is still the weakest person in Konoha and possibly still has that meaningless school-girl crush on me, which will make it easy to bed her.

MINE

She'll always be mine and mine only to claim.

I could feel a smirk slither onto my face as I jump from tree to tree. The rest of the Shadow army is not far behind, but I'm not one to slow down and wait for the weak ones. I have better things to do, all of them involving taking that pink haired flower from that damned village and into the Shadow village where she would dwell with me forever.

Adrenaline was pumping through my veins as I see the gate not far off. Immediately I activate my bloodline and take some kunai from my pack.

Sakura, you're MINE!

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Sakura clutched her chest and shot her arm out to latch onto Naruto with her free hand.

"Sakura-chan are you alright?" Naruto grabbed Sakura's shoulders, his eyes painted with worry. Her face went from pained to confused in a manner of seconds, leaving Naruto befuddled.

"Naruto, something evil is coming." Sakura involuntarily shivered from the daunting feeling she had. "Do you feel it too?"

Naruto gave a small nod, "yeah I do. Come on, if we can feel it, I'm sure the Hokages can feel it too."

"Naruto?" Sakura broke the silence after minutes of brisk walking towards the Hokages' temple on the other side of the village.

"Ne Sakura-chan?"

"Do you think we're overreacting, I mean it could just be the flu or something right?"

"I don't know Sakura, but you are the best Medi-nin next to Tsunade-sama, are these normal flu symptoms?"

Sakura paused to look at Naruto before shaking her head and letting out a small sigh. She felt anxious, something was coming and it was all but welcoming.

"I'm scared Naruto." She barely whispered, not even sure if she heard herself, but Naruto's sensitive fox ears picked up her words and his chest tightened. She had never admitted that nor showed it, ever. And seeing her so vulnerable and hearing those words made Naruto tense a bit in fear. Not even Sasuke's betrayal, made her seem this defeated.

On impulse, Naruto took Sakura into his arms and held her close to his chest. With one hand he caressed her long and silky pink hair, gently raking them through. And with the other, he slowly rubbed her back. He leaned his head on top of hers and took in her scent. Her strong arms were wrapped around his waist, holding him tight seeming never want to let go.

After moments of silence Naruto took in a breath, "I am scared too, but I know we can face whatever threat is coming. I love you Sakura, and I'll do anything to stay together. Our love can over-come anything, believe it."

Sakura fought back tears and buried her head into his chest,

"I love you too Naruto." A small smile graced her face as she looked up and stared deeply in his sparkling blue eyes.

Naruto slowly lent in and kissed her on the cheek and ever so slowly, he made his way to her petal-soft lips, where he claimed them in a passionate kiss. Sakura immediately melted at first contact and couldn't remember such a time when he was so demanding…and she liked it. She kissed him back with as much intensity and when his tongue traced her bottom lip, she didn't hesitate to allow him access to her other-wise un-frenched mouth.

Sakura's mind was completely blank as she lost herself, feeling up every inch of Naruto. She never noticed another presence nearby watching from a tree with flaming eyes, nor did she notice the metallic glint of a kunai being ready to lunch itself from the strangers hand, and nor did she hear it cut threw the air as it was thrown with deadly accuracy towards its target…

Good thing Naruto did.

Fluidly, he threw Sakura behind him and grabbed the kunai a mere two inches from his throat. His quick eyes immediately found the person who threw it and his face became cold and stoic.

The stranger made no effort to hide from Naruto's piercing gaze and jumped down from his hiding place. His face was cold with eyes burning of hot fire. The slash through his head protector was the only thing identifying him of who he was in the past. The rest of him seemed to have changed. His hair was as black and limp as his heart, his height astounding at 5' 11," and his face seemed sculpted into a master piece, had not his uncaring scowl and soulless eyes ruined it, one would think of him as an untouched work of art just being revealed to the world after centuries of seclusion.

For a few tense moments the two men just stared at one another; their features were expressionless as the intensity of the silence kept growing. Both of them despising the man before them for completely different, yet all the same reasons. And then Naruto's voice broke the silence barrier, no longer high and annoying, but deep and commanding hinting towards remarkable power within,

"Sasuke" he acknowledged.

Sasuke hid his emotions well, not showing that he was taken aback by his childhood best friend's change in character.

Had five years really changed him that much? He reflected.

"Naruto." His cold voice answered back in the dark tone he used before getting ready to fight his opponent.

"It's been a long time." Naruto spoke again trying to assess Sasuke.

"Indeed it has." He coldly acknowledged. Taking note of the small, cold smirk that came to Naruto's usually care-free features. It felt odd to see him like that.

"I usually give my enemies a warning before I kill them." Naruto explained before his trademark smile appeared, "so I'll give you 'til the count of three to get out of here." He pocketed Sasuke's would-be murder weapon into one of his many ANBU uniform pockets and folded his arms.

Sasuke heard the deadly whisper of a kunai passing by his ear and soon after heard the clang of it lodging itself deep into the bark of the tree he was leaning on. Taken aback he looked at Naruto,

"I thought you were going to give me 'til three?" he mocked with indifference lining his hallow voice.

"I was, but I never said anything about my fiance." With that he stepped aside to reveal Sakura, who did not hesitate to come to Naruto's side.

Sasuke once again successfully hid his emotions and cursed himself for forgetting that Sakura was there in the first place. But what got him more so than his inability to sense the kunai was her ability to throw it at him without the slightest hint of gentleness he assumed he would come across the first time she laid eyes upon him.

Wait Sasuke stopped his musings for a moment as he replayed Naruto's words through his mind, she's HIS fianc! But I thought she loathed him!

"I came here for Sakura, not to waste my time fighting you Naruto." Sasuke didn't make an effort to hide his bitterness and resentment towards the fox.

"I am not one to be easily claimed Sasuke" Sakura spoke out with defiance. Her sea-green eyes spoke magnitudes of self-assuredness, beauty and courage as she looked at him dead on in the eyes. "Rest assured Sasuke" she took a fighting stance, "I've changed since the last time we've laid eyes upon each other…and next time I will not miss purposefully."

"Sakura-" Naruto began as he gently touched her shoulder.

"-I can do this Naruto." She sent him a meaningful smile trying to reassure him and herself that what she was doing was the right course of action.

Off in the distance a cacophony of blasts sounded in the borders of Konoha and the ground shook violently from the shockwaves. Soon the sound of windows shattering, birds frantically taking flight and terrified screams echoed the area in a deafening roar.

Sasuke coldly smirked, "The others have arrived."