Shortly after arriving to Gara's mansion, the team were shown to there rooms where they unpacked there gear to rest the night.
in one room was Naji and Ten Ten who have been a couple for a while after there thast mission to escort Gara to his village, in another was Naruto and Hinata who were now married, even though against her fathers wishes, but to her, she was ment to be with Naruto and she was intent on spending the remainder of her life with him, and to the last room was Sakura, who had just finished unpacking her bag and settled down on the bed, it wasn't to long after that everyone had drifted off the sleep all dreaming accept for Sakura who refused to dream of him anymore only to hurt herself, in which case she read through the old archives of a spell with her own chakara that could relieve you of any memories or dreams and could also be used on others as well, dare she even think of the use on another though, she with that and with all alseep the morning came quickly.
they all awoke from there sleep and were not to long fter, walking through the doors to Garas office at the temple,
"good morning everyone" Gara said as he greated them all,
"this mission you will find will also benefit you in more then just one way" he quoted "one, you will be able to hopefully find Sasuke and bring him home to where he rightfully belongs, and two, after this mission you will all be granted you ANBU test to become certified Anbu of the Village Hidden in the Leaves" as he finished speaking noone could hear anything but Naruto jumping for joy at the thaught of him finally getting closer to being able to become his towns Hokage, something he has always did and always will dream of becoming, "calm down Naruto" Hinata spoke quietly to him as he simmered down, Neji and Ten Ten who were happy at the thaugh remained calm, and Sakura paid no mind to what he had said only to keep thinking of what would happend when or even IF they found Sasuke, what he would do or say to them, all she hoped for is that he would finally give in and come home with her and for her and only her, after Gara finally got to speak from Narutos noise, he requested they go back to the mansion, grab there gear and get ready to leave for a patrole of the land for Sasuke, as they agreed and made there perdons to him time would shortly be there to find Sasuke.
At the mansion it ran through Sakuras head of why he would be this close to an Ally village knowing he would be spotted out in the open like he was only to have Konoha find out, that was all that ran through her head, while thinking on her walk to the ridge of the surrounding border or Sand they all watched for a second befor splitting up into there groups to keep watch, one group was of Hinata and Naruto, the other was of Neji and Ten Ten and then of course one more of Sakura and Gara, on there watch the only spotted a few travelers and of course the few animals residing in the desert but no Sasuke, this continued day and night for 6 days, only there last day of the full week spent there they began to pack there belongings to head back home the next morning while Sakura insisted in one last watch they all disagreed they needed there sleep to have the energy to make the 3 day trip back home, but Sakura was not giving up, as the others fell asleep she crawled through her window and up to the roof as she got ready to begin her search for one last night, as she reached the peak of Gara's mansion she looked around the dark houses without a single light on, getting ready to make her first leap to the border of Sand she was quickly stoped "Ithought you were supposed to be asleep by now" as she turned back she spotted a dark luminating figure leaning against the chimney, it was Gara with his blood struck hair just slightly glowing in the moonlight along with his peering green shells glaring towards her, "well i just wan't to make one last attempt, im sorry but not even you can stop me from accomplishing my mission this time", she proclaimed "im not going to, im just out here to wish you luck and ask you to be carefully, and just, be back befor everyone wakes up so they don't become worried" Sakura was in shock at what he had just said to her, she was speachless, usually Gara would had griped her and draged her back in and kept his own survailance on her himself, but this time, he didn't, all she could figure was he knew how much this ment to her to find her beloved, and so he understood her feelings as best he could, "thankyou Gara, I really appretiate it" she said as she turned and made her jump from one roof top to another untill reaching the mountains bordering the town.
"oh Sasuke, where are you, will you please show yourself to me again" Sakura thaught to herself as she ran her rout keeping watch for him when suddelnly she bolted to a dead stop, there he was, her beloved but he was not alone, he had his team with him and right up front with him griping his hand in hers was Karin, enraged with anger Sakura could only wipe the tears from her eyes, she could not believe what she can see, no, she WILL not believe it, after what Sasuke said to her there last encounter, she woould not believe any of this, and so she leaped to the ground and ran to there direction, as she did Sasuke and his team spotted her, as the other 2 members ran to the front of the both guarding there captain Karin pushed them aside "it's ok boys, nothing will happen, I can handle this" with that they moved aside to let KArin and Sasuke by, Sakura stoped and just glared at Karin befor turning her gaze to Sasuke "Sasuke, what are you doing, you told me that it was I whom you loved, why are you locked with her" she begged for the answer, "who. who are you, and i don't love you, Karin is the one who I am with" Sasuke said to her confused at what she had to say "who..who am I, it's me Sasuke, it's Sakur-" she was interupted by Karin "oh don't worry we know who you are, accept for Sasuke that is, for after me seeing him with you them years ago, and after hearing what he had said, I couldn't let him go, I couldn't lose my love to someone as inferrior as you" Sakura paused with anger as she jolted for the cause of her beloved lost thaughts of her "WHY YOU LITTLE!" befor she could rach her Sasuke stood infront of her with his blade weild, and pointed to Sakura' heart, she could not believe what was happening, why not point i to her heart instead and just kill her to make this pain go away, and as if he could read her mind towards her heart is where he moved the blade, "well then, whats taking you, do it Sasuke, kill me and get this over with so i no longer had to search for you over and over the rest of my life, but i hope you finally succeed in killing Itachi, Sasuke, i really do, atleast then you can return to a normal life with the person you love with all of your heart" and with that said, Sasuke's blade trembled, for some reason what this person was telling him to do to her, it made him quiver and upset, he felt as if he couldn't hurt her, that he had no feeling to hurt her "Itachi, he's already dead, he tried to kill Karin and in the end he died by my hand and my hand alone because of the rage I felt from my love for her so much" all Karin could do was smile to Sakura as her eyes widened with anger by the lies she had told him, she could remember that incident all to well, because istead of Karin almost being killed by Itachi, that was her, she had no recignition of who it was who saved her and no knowledge of Itachis death, she only knew her life was saved, and hearing that she knew it was by Sasuke, "you bitch" Sakura said while looking at Sasuke "that was me who Itachi almost killed, and you know it, your just switching it around so that he thinks it's you he loved so much to have anger that bad at them nearing death, YOU ARE SUCH A LIAR!" Sasuke could only stand still at what he heard when little bits and peices of this pink haired woman came back to him, he could remember her and what she said to him the night he left Konoha, he could remember there team and all there missions they completed together, but still could not figure out if what she just said was true or not, he had it minded that it was Karin but could she have tricked him like this girl said, but befor he knew it, Sakura had been angered enough to have lunged right past him only with inches leaving the chest of her short cut and her chest itself now braught open by his blade as blood trickled down her front and off his blade he turned to see her and Karin on the ground no movement but from Karin to be pushing Sakura knumb body from atop of her, Karin ley there almost lifeless herself as was Sakura, her check imbeded with a kunai peirced to her heart, she wondered to herself how it could end like this, to lose what belongs to her, she couldn't put up with losing Sasuke, not to Sakura's heart atleast, so she looked up facing Sasuke noticing his star towards the lifeless Sakura lyeing beside her, her anger boiled as she seen him actually worry about the one she tried to make him forget, "sasuke" she said pleaded for his attention in a soft near death voice, as he looked at her with rage to his eyes, she could tell, he remembered, and remembered everything at that, she had no choice but to give up "go to her side Sasuke, she needs you" with the last of her breath, she finally let him go as her death quickly came, the other 2 picked up her body and looked to Sasuke "LEAVE AND TAKE HER RECHIDE BELONGING WITH YOU, YOUR DISMISSED FROM MY TEAM, NOW GO!" he demanded as he bent to Sakura's side, he slide his arms around her qeist as he sat her body up, as her head fell backwords and her arms to the ground, his heart thudded with horror of his love being lost, all he could do was burry his head into her still bleeding chest and cry, he cryied his heart out onto her shirt and kept beggind her for fergiveness and to come back to him and stay by his side as he would her, he swore devtion to her and his life as well, he swore to keep her safe and never hurt her again, as long as he lived, he pleaded and pleade and still nothing, as he was losing hope all he could do was lift his head and tell her "Sakura Haruno, I love you with my last breath, please come back to me and be my wife, i wan't you to be the one who becaomes Mrs. Uchiha and to be the one to bare me my children, Sakura, please, you can't leave me stay alone forever, i put up with it for so long i just can't do it any more" as he droped his head down, tears fell from his eyes, he could feel the touch of a cold hand just warming back up on his cheek and his lifted his head, there was Sakura's eyes peering to him as she braught up the strength to say "oh Sasuke, I love you to, with every last thing, and yes, I will marry you" he pulled her into a hug befor locking there lips as he picked her up and slowly carried her back to Gara's mansion to take care of her wounds and to rest with his Fiance for this night.