A.N. Thanks for the reveiws!!! ok the new chappy is up lol and i want another five reveiws before i put up the next one so please leave me one kk? this is carrying on from straight after Sakura leaves Ino's house. Just so no one gets confused. kk remember to reveiw.
Sakura bit into her thumb and caused it to bleed, "Summoning jutsu, Tsuta!" she called slamming her hand into the floor, a large humming bird appeared and hovered next to her. It was the size of a small bird, "Tsuta, find Konan and tell her she needs to give leader this message to me, if anyone tries to take it off you, you know what to do."
"Yes Saku-sama!" called the humming bird hovering into the night sky.
"Humming birds are still your summoning animal then?" asked a dark voice behind her. Sakura turned around, "Stay away from me." She hissed trying to walk passed him. "What do you plan on doing? Are you going to get Itachi to save you?"
"I can kill you myself. But seeing as that isn't part of this job I wont."
"Someone's a good girl." Observed Sasuke. He grasped Sakura's wrist. He slowly leaned towards her, Sakura's eyes widened in shock as he closed his.
Just as his lips were about to touch hers, Sakura whipped her hand out of his reach and tried to punch him. Sasuke dodged easily and leaped away from her. "Always so violent." He teased with a smirk. Sakura took a step away from him and tried to control herself; "If you're trying to make me lose my temper then it wont work, I have control over myself now."
"Is that why you're shaking?" Sakura tried to still herself, "Leave me alone Sasuke, I'm too tired for your games." She turned away from him and started walking away.
She felt him rush towards her. Sakura stepped away from him and dodged his attack easily. She threw him off balance and he fell to the ground with a thump. "I said I was tired, not an idiot." She explained coldly as she regained her tall stance, "Now, leave me alone." She disappeared in a puff of smoke as Sasuke got into a sitting position; he smirked to himself triumphantly.
Konan looked upwards as the hummingbird landed on her shoulder, "Hello Tsuta." Greeted Konan, "What has your mistress sent me?" Tsuta dropped a piece of paper into Konan's hand, "Saku-sama requests that you forward this message to Leader-sama." Konan brushed a strand of hair from her face and sighed, "Is she receiving trouble?""Uchiha Sasuke has formed alliances with Konoha, Sakura is requesting that she be removed from the mission immediately." Explained the small bird. Konan nodded slowly, "Ok, I will pass the information on." She dismissed the small bird and looked to the moon, "Such a pretty night." She thought aloud.
Sakura sat on Ino's rooftop watching for incoming sound Shinobi. It had been two days since she arrived in Konoha and she'd been plagued by visits from Sasuke since she got there he'd watched her training and kept on trying to make her spar with him, but as much as she wanted to fight him, she decided that losing her temper would be a bad thing for the mission she was on.
There had only been a few attacks from the sound Shinobi and they'd been utterly pathetic. Sakura hadn't even wasted any chakra on them. She was still waiting for a reply from Leader-sama and it was taking too long.
She sighed angrily at her boredom. "I could be out killing a real ninja and having a proper fight right now, or possibly maiming Deidara." She grinned to herself, "That little wimp."
"Oh and Sasuke." She called without turning around, "I know you're hiding in that tree, I'm not an idiot you know."
Sasuke inwardly growled at her senses. He jumped behind her elegantly, "So what are you doing on this rooftop all alone?" he asked. Sakura pointed to an approaching shadow, "Did any of you realise that there's a sound ninja sussing out the outer walls of Konoha?" She asked.
The shadow was moving stealthily around the wall looking for weak points, "My guess is that he's a bomber." She explained. Sasuke noticed the shadow and stared in wonder, it was only noticeable by the slightest of movements.
Sakura dragged a bow from her back, she hadn't used it in a while but she was pretty good at archery. She pulled out an arrow and dragged it backwards; she aimed it and let go of the arrow.
The arrow went into the sound ninja's leg; he fell to the ground. "You didn't kill him." Stated Sasuke dryly. Sakura nodded, "I know." She replied leaping from the rooftop.
She landed in a crouching position next to the sound ninja, she stood to her full height and looked down on him, "I bet that's really painful huh?" she asked, she kneeled next to him and grasped the arrow. The ninja was shaking from pain. Sakura smiled at him, "Why are you here? Did Orochimaru send you, or was it Sasuke?" When she got no reply she sighed, she grasped the end of the arrow and twisted it harshly. He cried out in pain.
"Still don't want to talk?" she asked in a patronising manor. She pulled out another arrow, "Do you want to up your torture to two arrows?" when she got no reply the stabbed the arrow into his other leg,
"This could get very painful you know, and when I run out of arrows I have kunai, shuriken, daggers, even a pair of short swords. I can think of lots of fun ways to torture you with them."
"O-Orochimaru sent me!" shouted the sound ninja before Sakura had a chance to twist the arrows, "I'm h-here to find points in the wall t-that can be exploded easily so we c-can break in." he explained, "Please let me go."
Sakura raised a slender pink eyebrow, "I never said I'd let you go." She held a kunai against his throat, "Thank you for helping." She whipped the kunai across his throat and dodged the up spray of blood; she stood up and turned away from him, completing a series of hand seals, "Sakura-Kuro concealment jutsu." She called.
The ground swallowed up the ninja. She leaned against the wall and sighed, I miss you. She thought looking to the shining moon in the sky. You could make this mission so much better.
Sakura looked upwards, the wedding's tomorrow so I'll be home soon. I can't believe the dress she's making me wear though.
Ino squealed in delight at the tight Kimono Sakura was wearing, "You expect me to be the security wearing this?" asked Sakura looking in the mirror. She wore a long pink and white Kimono with cherry blossoms decorating it all.
A large pink bow tied the dress together and showed off her figure. The dress was so tight around her legs that Sakura wouldn't be able to fight anyone in it. Sakura managed to hide a few kunai in it, "Where can I put my short swords?" she asked more to herself than Ino. "Come on Sakura, you don't need them it's a wedding, I'm marrying Choji!" Sakura couldn't help but feel happy for Ino. However she kept her professionalism and only smiled slightly at her.
Ino looked beautiful in her white Kimono and a bunch of white lilies clasped between her hands. "So how do I look?" she asked, her hair was half tied up and half down in ringlets.
Sakura nodded, "You look really gorgeous." She replied. Ino hugged her, "I'm glad you're here Sakura." She said, "I needed my best friend here." Sakura didn't hug her back, "Thanks Ino." She replied.
In the church Sakura sat in the second row, behind Ino's parents, Sasuke was behind her and Naruto was next to her. The ceremony was going well until a nearby explosion brought Sakura's attention, and being the security she had to check it out. Sakura completed a jutsu and disappeared from the ceremony.
Hinata, who was sitting next to Naruto holding his hand, looked up at her blue eyed boyfriend, they shared a meaningful glance that communicated that the two needed to stay put for Ino's sake.
Sakura appeared outside he church, next to a man with silver hair and one eye showing. "Kakashi-sensei?" she questioned. Kakashi turned to is old team mate/student, "Sakura-chan?" Sakura nodded. "Long time no see, why aren't you inside?"
"I hate weddings. What about you?"
"I'm the security, did you hear that explosion just now?" Kakashi nodded, "But seeing as I'm retired I'll let you handle it."
"Thanks." Replied Sakura as she completed a jutsu, "Summoning jutsu, Lillium, Tulip, Rose." She called.
Three large humming birds appeared, "Search the area, if you see anything suspicious alert me immediately." The humming birds sped off in different directions. Sakura looked up at the same time as Kakashi as an exploding tag attached to a kunai sped towards them, "Dammit!" shouted Sakura.
The two leaped away from the kunai, but due to the dress Sakura wore she was thrown through the doors of the building the wedding was taking place at and skidded up the aisle.
If Ino and Choji hadn't dodged her then Sakura would have knocked the two over like bowling pins.
Sakura pulled out a kunai and slit up the side of the kimono and slit the bow off her she breathed deeply and jumped to her feet, "Sorry." She muttered before running out of the building. The guests started mumbling things, "Carry on!" ordered Ino trying to ignore the commotion.
As the ceremony continued screams of sound ninja could be heard and the odd swear word from Sakura. Ino kept on ordering everyone to stay in their seats, as the ninja's wanted to go and help Sakura.
Sakura punched another sound ninja to the ground, "You know Kakashi-sensei." Shouted Sakura as she kicked the next sound ninja and sent him into the building, "You could help." Kakashi shrugged from his place against the wall, "You're doing fine on your own." He said.
Sakura dodged an attack but the kunai scraped into her shoulder causing a spurt of blood to fly into the air. She ducked and pulled out another kunai she scraped it upwards as she stood up causing a deep cut to rip through the sound ninja.
There were over twenty of them, Sakura felt a smile spread across her lips. She stamped on the ground as hard as she could the ground shook and the sound ninja's were sent into the air with the force.
Ino sighed as the ground shook, Choji nearly fell over; "Um, Ino maybe we should…"
"No! Carry on!" she nearly screamed.
Sakura went to reach for another kunai then realised she was out. "Oh crap." She said, "Stupid dress." She dodged a kunai attack and grasped the sound ninja's wrist, she tightened her hand and, after hearing a series of satisfying snaps, cracks, and screams, she let go of his crushed hand.
She pulled the kunai off him and stabbed him in the eye. A sound ninja stamped on the back of her dress. Sakura was sent flying forwards and fell face first in the bloodied ground. She grunted as she felt a sword go through her shoulder.
Sakura kicked upwards and knocked the Ninja flying. She felt someone pull the sword from her shoulder and drag her to her feet, "I thought you'd do better than that." Muttered Kakashi from next to her, he passed her the sword and uncovered his Sharingen.
Sakura pulled a face at him, "You try killing ninja in this dress." She replied venomously as her wound healed. Kakashi pulled out a kunai; there were two sound ninja left. Sakura leaped forwards and dodged an attack from the sound ninja, she spun around so she was facing away from her, as she did so she gashed the sword through her stomach diagonally, she ended up in a crouching position in front of the ninja as she fell to her knees and died.
Sakura wiped the blood from her face and stood up, she noticed that the other sound ninja was dead. His neck was snapped and he was lying on the ground.
Kakashi nodded to Sakura, "Well done." He said, "You've become very strong."
"Thanks." Replied Sakura quietly, surprised at the compliment.
Ino and Choji were still going through with the vows when Sakura crept through the doorway, she left bloody footprints on the ground. Naruto and Sasuke turned to face her, Sasuke raised an eyebrow and Naruto covered his mouth to try not o laugh.
Sakura looked terrible, her hair was matted and covered in blood, her face was smeared with the blood and her dress was torn, ripped and stained to death from her blood and her victim's blood. She put her hand to her shoulder to continue healing it; it was quite a serious wound for anyone without her medical knowledge.
The rest of the wedding went off without a hitch and Sakura tried to stay out of the wedding photos, but Ino forced her to stand next to her. Sakura had a shower and changed ready for the wedding party, she wore a short red dress and black under shorts, with the Haruno sign and the Akatsuki sign on the back of it, she et her hair down and finally managed to get the little crusts of dry blood out from the small creases under her eyes.
"Wow." Said Naruto as Sakura stood next to him at the bar, "You look like you haven't fought off a group of sound Jounin two hours ago."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Replied Sakura as she held a small glass of Sake in her hand. She noticed Tsunade congratulating Ino on finding Choji in a drunken haze. Sakura sighed, "Such a strange woman." She muttered. Naruto followed her gaze; "You used to look up to her like a second mother." He said. Sakura nodded, "I know, I guess I still kind of do, but…"
"That woman I saw in the forest took her place right?"
"Yeah how could you tell?"
"We were closest friends remember, I still know you a little." Sakura looked up at him, "Naruto you're still a brother to me, you know that."
"You're only brother?" he asked as though he was searching for a certain answer, "Yeah of course my only one, you know I'm an only child." Naruto opened his mouth to say something; he hesitated, "Yeah… Sakura I know. But don't you ever feel like maybe you had a brother once?"
"No, what a stupid question, are you drunk already?" Naruto seemed to sadden at her answer, "Yeah, yeah I guess I am a little." He replied he raised his glass and clinked it against Sakura's, "Don't get too drunk ok?"
"I know." Naruto nodded to her and stepped away, he met Hinata with a kiss at the other end of the bar. Sakura looked upwards and sighed deeply.
"So." Said an annoyingly suave sounding voice from next to her, "Kakashi says you kicked some ass today." Sakura turned to face Sasuke, her eyes were narrowed and a deep frown possessed her face, "Sasuke, I just spent two hours washing blood out of my hair, please don't annoy me."
"I thought you would've tried to kill me by now."
"I don't follow personal gain when on missions."
"What a good little girl you are, following your little murderers tone down to the letter." Sakura finished her glass of sake and put it down on the bar, "Sasuke, if you carry on I will shave your chicken assed head and then stab you repeatedly with a short sword."
"You don't have one on you."
"Wanna bet?"
Ino smiled at Choji they were standing next to Naruto and Hinata, "See I told you, their bonding."
"Um…Ino-san." Said Hinata quietly, "Judging by the look on Sakura-Chan's face… they're not bonding."
"Don't be so silly Hinata, look how happy she is." Choji and Hinata shared a disbelieving glance, Sakura's eyebrow was twitching and her hand was bawled into a fist.
"That's it." She said angrily passing Sasuke as he tried to make conversation, "I am going home." She stomped over to Ino, "Happy wedding day and I'm glad I could help you with the service, now I'm going to bed and then I am leaving for Akatsuki in the morning, so bye." She didn't hug or say any intimate goodbye's she just left in a huff.
"Sakura-chan." Whined Ino stepping after her, she thought better of it when she remembered Sakura's murderous expression.
Naruto's eyes travelled over to Sasuke, he saw a smirk spread across his face and an alien glint overcome his eyes. He narrowed his eyes suspiciously, Sasuke noticed Naruto's stare then nodded to him, a look of sadness and regret overcoming his face. Naruto looked down at the sake in his glass. Am I being too trusting? He thought.
Sasuke stepped over to him, "What's wrong idiot?" he asked. Naruto shrugged "Nothing." He replied. Sasuke nodded slowly, "I'll go and see if she's ok." He offered stepping after Sakura.
Naruto grasped his arm tightly, Sasuke turned to face Naruto their eyes met, Naruto couldn't read anything from Sasuke's expression, and Sasuke couldn't read anything from Naruto's, "What?" asked Sasuke quietly and curtly. Naruto stared at him a little longer; he finally let go of his old friend holding the stare, "Nothing; nothing at all." Sasuke continued walking past him and after Sakura.
Naruto was quiet for a while; "Naruto?" questioned Hinata looking into his eyes, "What's wrong?" Naruto didn't look back at her he only stared at the floor, "Sasuke agreed to come home pretty easily didn't he?" Hinata narrowed her eyes questioningly then nodded slowly as he continued, "And he was always so interested in when Sakura would be coming home.
He even went looking for her. Hinata nodded again, not sure where her boyfriend was going with this, "And it was his idea for Ino to hire Sakura for the wedding," his eyes widened in shock, "And then the sound ninja's attack on that same day…"
Hinata's expression matched his when they came to the same conclusion, "I'm such an idiot." Muttered Naruto running for the door, closely followed by Hinata. "Naruto?" questioned Ino turning around.
Sakura was half way to the house she was living in for the mission when she felt a masked chakra nearby. She paused unable to pinpoint the chakra.
"Miss me?" asked a voice from next to her.
A.N. Another cliffy lol teehee wanna find out who's behind Sakura??? Has Naruto finally cracked a plan on his own? And will Choji ever realise he's Ino's bitch? find out in the next chapter.. maybe... but you'll have to reveiw for me to put up the chappy lol, so don't forget.
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