Quiet footsteps were heard as it echoed through the hall way. Naruto looked up towards the door that had a small window at the top with bars. The light shined in on face. He frowned desperately as continued to think to himself how much of a failure he was. He let down the village. He let Hinata. He let down everyone.
He closed his eyes to deeply inhale. He looked back up as his door started to open.
"Sakura-chan," Naruto spoke with a shocked face.
Sakura stared at him, but quickly ran over and tackled him. "Naruto," She smiled in his arms.
"S-Sakura-chan? How did you-" Naruto started, but looked up to Sasuke. "What's going on?"
"They think Sasuke is on their side, Naruto. We can still do this." She smiled as she snuggled into him. Naruto looked up shocked as Sasuke nodded. Naruto grinned and grabbed Sakura and Sasuke into a big hug.
"Hn. Dobe." Sasuke grunted. But the sound of Sakura giggling made him smirk.
"Yay! Sasuke-teme isn't a teme anymore! Yay!" Naruto cheered. Sakura laughed even more as Sasuke glared then smirked at him.
"Dobe," He repeated.
A couple more minutes went by of cheering until, "Naruto! How could you?" Sakura scowled.
Naruto scratched the back of his head, closed his eyes, and stuck out his tongue, "Hehe, I didn't know they were coming so soon, Sakura-chan. It was a surprise attack and without you two, things went downhill. We fought long and hard for days, but things kept going sour. You guys were gone for two weeks."
Sakura looked surprised, were they really gone that long? She noticed a glowing blue bracelet on his wrist, "What is that, Naruto?"
Sasuke interrupted before Naruto could answer, "It's a bracelet that absorbs their chakra so they are unable to escape. Everyone has one on."
Sakura nodded and she continued to heal him as he went on about the battle.
"I kicked their asses! You should have seen me! I was like,' hi-ya!' And' Resengan!' And 'shadow clone jutsu' on them! They were all scared of me and all ran away from me-" Naruto rambled on.
Sasuke was leaning against the wall half listening to Naruto and half thinking of a plan. He could continue on like this and keep Sakura his, but she would eventually catch on. Then he thought about releasing the dobe to go "hi-ya" on their asses, but then if the plan failed then they would lock Sasuke up. Then there was the plan to let Sakura venture around and find clues to destroy them from the inside out, but what if she got caught? They'd surely kill her. He growled. 'I'll kill anyone that tries-.'
"Hey, Sakura-chan? What are you wearing?! Gaara isn't going to like seeing you like that." Naruto interrupted Sasuke's train of thought. He looked over at them to see a blushing Naruto looking at Sakura's chest. He growled.
Naruto looked up at Sasuke at the sound of the growl, "What's your problem, Teme?"
"Why would Gaara care?" Sasuke dared to ask. Both of his teammates stared at him like he had two heads. He raised a brow.
'Now that he said something, I haven't even thought about Gaara.' Sakura began to think. She looked at the floor then back up to Sasuke, 'Why is that when I'm around you, I forget about everything else I built to keep me away from you? What have you done?'
"Gaara and Sakura-chan are dating, Teme." Naruto stated like it was normal.
Sasuke switched his glaze at Sakura. He gently glared, but looked away, "Hurry up."
"Sasuke?" Sakura started. Sasuke looked back at her with a questioning look, "Where is Gaara?"
Sasuke had a funny feeling in his stomach, but ignored it. He continued to think about her question. 'Damn it! Doesn't she understand she is mine? Wait…Why do I care so much about her?'
He pondered at the question for a couple minutes as Sakura continued to stare at him. 'She's beautiful, strong, an ANBU Captain, she doesn't fawn over me anymore, she cares about me, and she doesn't treat me any different. I want her as mine.' He was confused why the feelings suddenly appeared, but he liked being around her and he was protective of her. He's be damned if Gaara was going to have her.
"I'm not sure," He finally answered. Sakura looked down and nodded her head.
"Let's go," Sasuke commanded as he walked out the door.
Sakura and Naruto stared at each other.
"I'll come back to see you soon, Naruto," Sakura smiled.
Naruto grinned, "Be strong. We will get through this, believe it."
Sakura truly believed him and trusted him. She hugged him goodbye and she walked out after Sasuke.
As they walked, there was silence. Sakura didn't like it. "What's the plan Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke smirked, he liked hearing that. "We're going Team 7 style and kicking some ass"
Sakura grinned and hugged Sasuke's arm with a little giggle. Sasuke looked down at her with his smirk still on his face. Sakura was surprised he didn't pull away from her and continued to hug him. They were going to create history.
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A couple hours later, Sasuke was summoned. Sakura stayed close to Sasuke, not wanting anyone to see what she was wearing. As they walked into a meeting room, Sakura kept a straight face. She was scared, but pushed it away. She knew she could beat anyone's ass who tried to touch her. She stood next to Sasuke proudly.
A couple whistles were heard as Sasuke glared.
"Who's that hottie, Sasuke?" the man Sakura knew as Hidan. She was staring at her with hungry eyes. She glared at him, but kept quiet.
"Yeah, Sasuke. You banging her yet? Can I take a swing?" A man named Deidara asked. Within a second, he was behind Sakura reaching to grab her ass.
Sasuke swung around with his katana and had it pointed at his neck. Deidara widened his eyes and put his hands up. He smirked, "Whoa, Okay, man. She's yours until you don't want her anymore." He walked away with a wink at Sakura. She glared at him and gave him the finger. "Whoa, kitty. You too. I like them feisty thought." He winked again and walked to a seat next to a man with red hair. Sakura thought it was Gaara at first, but then took a better look.
The man was staring at her with interest. He didn't say anything or do anything, but Sakura could tell he wanted something from her. She just didn't know what.
They both sat down at a large table while the boss started to talk. Sakura wasn't paying any attention. She walked and examined every member. She was going to kill all of them. Every single last one-
"Sakura,"
She snapped her head towards Sasuke. Sasuke grunted at how she looked; so innocent and pure. "Yes, Sasuke-kun?" She asked. He grunted even more and averted his eyes to Tobi, also known as Obito.
"Sakura, "Sakura turned to Tobi, "We would like your assistance. We want you to be our medic-nin and heal to our needs. If you agree to all of our terms, we will let you see your friends and let you rebuild the village. But you may not heal your friends and building the village will be an individual task that your friends are not allowed to help or exit their chambers." He looked strictly at her.
Sasuke glanced at her as she started to think. 'Don't do it, Sakura'
'Who would ever take this deal? Heartless asshole, but maybe I can figure out a plan with my friend to get out of this hell hole. This could be a way to defeat them. I just have to figure out how to get the bracelets off their arms. Hmm…'
"I'll do it," She stated with no emotion.
Sasuke stood up, "She is not allowed to be away from me. She is MY property."
Sakura snapped her head at him, questioning him.
"Sasuke, we understand how much she means to you, but you are unable to be around her 24/7 if all she will be doing to healing and rebuilding." Tobi stated also standing up slowly.
"No one is allowed to touch her and I will always be by her side, "Sasuke glared challenging him.
Tobi smirked, "How about this, someone will be on guard around her 24/7. When she is with you, then there will no longer be a guard around? It's either that or she won't ever see her friends again. We could go ahead and kill them all. They have no use to me." He smirked as he nodded his head. Kisame and Hidan stood up with an evil smirk on their faces.
Sakura jumped up, "There is no need. I will accept any terms. Please do not kill them."
Tobi smirked at her, "I'm sorry, Princess, but you have no say in this. This is Sasuke's decision."
Sakura turned to Sasuke as she noticed him glaring at her. Tobi voice was heard behind her, "She important to you, Sasuke. You know what we do to people that get in our way." As that was said Konan jumped up and ran at Sakura with a kunai.
Everything happened in a flash. Sakura felt warmth. She noticed her was in Sasuke's arms. But when she went to look at the scene, Tobi was in his position smirking evilly. Konan had a katana at her throat and her kunai had disappeared from her hands. She was glaring at the man holding the katana. Deidara was looking towards her in shock while Kisame and Hidan were pointing their weapons at the man holding the katana at Konan's throat. She looked at the man and it was Sasuke. Her eyes widened as she looked at the man holding her. It was Sasori, the man with red hair who was staring at her earlier.
Sakura was confused. Why did he grab her? Then he lowered her to the ground. She felt dizzy. Was this some kind of genjustsu?
"Are you okay?" His voice spoke with no emotion. She gave him a questioning look, but realized there was a kunai in her leg. Her eyes widened. Darkness shadowed her as she looked up to find Sasuke hovering over her. His face showed no emotion, but to Sakura, she could tell he was worried.
"I'm fine." She stated as she yanked the kunai out with a grunt. She slowly began to heal herself. The cut was healed within minutes. Everything was quiet until they all turned to a clapping sound. Tobi was walking towards them clapping his hands.
"Amazing. You truly are an amazing medic ninja. You will be useful for us. You'll have protection of course. And your chakra will be at a minimum. You're a very strong ninja. ANBU?" He guessed.
"Captain," She snapped not pissed. He smirked even more as he handed a clear bracelet over to Sasuke without saying a word.
"You will be allowed to see your friends without supervision. You may rebuild the village. I'm sure it kills you to see once a beautiful place destroyed by us. You will have someone with you at all times. Sasori will be supervising you at this time as Sasuke trains. If Sasori is unable to watch you, Deidara will take over. You are Sasuke's responsibility for everything else. If you both don't agree with our terms, Sasuke will not be allowed to see you any longer and Sakura…well let's say we'll force you to agree." He smirked as he left. Sakura glared at him as he walked away.
Sasuke was pissed to say the least. He grabbed Sakura's arms and forced her to follow him. Everyone was left behind either stunned or amused.
Sasuke dragged Sakura to his bedroom through all of her threats and complaints. He threw her on his was when she decided to stay quiet. Sakura back her back into the wall as she stared at Sasuke wondering what he was going to do.
Sasuke paced back and forth while grunting every once in a while. He finally stopped and faced Sakura. He breathed in deeply and brushed his hand over head. He leaned against the wall with his eyes closed to think of a new plan. He felt Sakura's arms wrap around him as he calmed down to her touch.
He wrapped his arms around her, "I can't lose you," He whispered.
She stayed quiet as he spoke.
"We have to take back Kohona. We have to stop them." Sakura nodded as he continued, "No one else is getting hurt. I'm not letting anyone else down."
He picked Sakura up bridal style and walked over to her bed. He tucked her in as she stared at him in silence. She was curious what has gotten into him.
He stared into her eyes and stood up to walk out of the room.
"Don't leave," She spoke quietly.
He turned towards her and raised an eye brow. She lifted up the side of the comforter inviting him in. Sasuke stood there for a couple seconds before exiting the room. He closed the door and exhaled deeply. He needed to go train.
Sakura was confused. She thought he cared about her, yet he didn't come to bed with her? She shook her head and laid back down thinking about Sasuke.
'What does he feel for me? Does he feel anything at all?' She wondered, but narrowed her eyes. 'Wait I have Gaara-kun. I should care…But he still in my friend. I care about him. Or more? No, I can't love him. I destroyed that years ago when I met Gaara-kun….I have to find Gaara-kun.' She thought to herself.
She got up from her bed and walked towards the door. She opened the door and looked both ways to see if anyone was coming. Everything was quiet. She walked out the door towards where they found Naruto earlier.
After a couple minutes of walking, she found Naruto's door. She peeked inside to find him spewed out on the ground, taking up the whole cell, sleeping like a baby. She sweat dropped. 'Baka' she thought.
She wondered if Gaara would be in the same type of cell Naruto was in. She continued to walk and noticed Naruto was the first door. Many of the other cells had plain bars like a jail house. She saw many of her friends all asleep. She felt guilty. She missed them all. She looked at everyone feature. Hinata was far from Naruto. It was cruel.
Hinata was gracefully in to corner asleep. She saw lee passed out on the ground like Naruto. She giggled.
"Sakura?" her name was called. She snapped her head around to see Neji.
She ran over and grabbed the bars, "Neji? Are you okay?" Neji looked terrible. He was worse than Naruto. He was beaten up back with tons of marks on his face and arms. He seemed to have no been bothered.
He reached out to touch her face. She grabbed his hand and let him cuddled her face. "It is you!" he said cheerfully. His voice had a spark of hope. She smiled and nodded.
"Yes, Neji. Is everyone okay?" She asked.
Neji nodded and smirked, "No one can take down any of us. What are you doing here? What happened to you?"
"We were sent of a mission. They think Sasuke is on their team and he is here protecting me." Neji narrowed his eyes, but nodded. "We're thinking of a plan to set you free. I need your help, though."
Neji nodded, "Roger that. What do we need to do?" he asked determined.
Sakura smirked, "We'll all decide a plan tomorrow together when everyone is awake."
He nodded, "Then what are you doing here?"
"I need to find Gaara. Where is he?" Sakura asked looking around.
"All the way down the hall. He has a door. The keys are hidden behind a stone on the wall." Neji stated smirk.
Sakura smiled, "Thank you. I'll be back," She stated. He nodded and let go of her face. He scooted back to the wall and watched her leave.
'There is still hope' Neji thought.
Sakura continued walking down the hall and finally found the door. She looked around for a stone on the wall. It took a couple of minutes, but she finally found it. She proceeded to open his door. Her heart sped up.
She opened the door to find Gaara in the corner looking downward. He was badly injured. She ran over to him and started healing him.
"Sakura?" Gaara asked stunned.
She looked up at him and smiled while continuing to heal him.
"Sakura," Gaara said again and wrapped his arms around her body. She felt warm. She remembered always being in his arms feeling safe and loved.
She wrapped her arms around him and cuddled into his chest. "I'm glad you okay, "She said.
He nodded and kissed her head. "How are you? Are you ok-?" He started but was interrupted.
"Sakura!" A voice was echoed in the cell.
Sakura looked up to find Sasuke stand at the door way with his sharingan activated glaring at her.
"Sasuke?" Sakura asked as if wanting him to proceed like she did nothing wrong.
"Sasuke." Gaara glared at him. Sakura noticed Sasuke's glaze went from her after inspecting her to Gaara with his glare at full force.
"You should be in the room," Sasuke commanded.
"Sasuke, I was just coming to see my friends." Sakura defended.
"Room. Now!" He demanded.
Sakura turned to Gaara and hugged him. She whispered she was okay and she had a plan with Sasuke. Gaara look shocked. He kissed her forehead goodbye with one last hug.
"Sakura!" Sasuke grew impatient after seeing him kiss her.
'Who the hell does he think he is? She's mine! Doesn't he see the damn shirt she is wearing? Mine! All Mine!' He yelled in his head.
Sakura proceeded to the door with Sasuke's eyes on her. She continued to look at Gaara as she shut the door.
She continued to think about him and with the short time being with him, she missed the feeling of being loved and protected.
'Why couldn't I feel it? He hugged me and kissed me, yet I still don't feel the feeling that I had before.' She thought curiously as her and Sasuke walked back to the room.
When they entered, Sasuke went off on her about leaving the room, but Sakura simply pushed everything he said away and walked up to him.
Sasuke stopped his ranting wondering what she was going to do.
She wrapped her arms around Sasuke and smiled, 'There it is. The protection and love I was looking for. I can't deny it any longer. I still love him and I'll do anything for him.'
"I love you," She whispered ever so quietly so he wouldn't hear.
Unfortunately for her, Sasuke heard her. His eyes widened as he wrapped his arms around her and laid his head against hers.
'Maybe I'm not as ready as I thought….'Sasuke thought to himself as he cherished their moment together.