The Uchiha Clan Survivors

Little Wolf Blossom - Sorry for the wait, bad connection. I'm glad that you wouldn't mind, makes me feel better about my other stories. -smile-

Vans - I had a weird taste in my mouth yesterday too! Also, you misspelled more words this time than last time. Brain dead lately? -smile- -laugh- anyways, I agree about the kidnaping thing. Why call it 'kid'-naping?

Raye - Raye-Nhi! -laughs- I updated this as soon as I could, so I hope you like it. And even though I only have you in one class and see you at lunch, Hello buddy! -big smile-

Chapter 9 - When Reality Hits Home

"AH!" echoed across the forest. Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi looked over where birds were flying fast away from. Sasuke recognized the scream immediately. He took off towards where the scream came from. Sakura and the others followed soon after.

"Sasuke!" Sakura called as she tried to follow and keep up with him. "Sasuke wait up!" he didn't slow down.

"He's just...trying to show off." Naruto huffed and puffed as he sped up, getting ahead of Sakura, but still behind Sasuke. Sakura glared at Naruto and ran as fast as she could. Kakashi was nowhere in sight.

Sasuke stopped when he could no longer here the sound of any animals. The forest was empty in this area. "Where is everything?" he asked.

"It's so quiet. It's eerie..." Sakura said softly as she caught up.

"So. What's with the running?" Naruto asked Sasuke.

"I..." he saw Kakashi kneeling close to the ground a little ways away. "Master Kakashi!" he ran over.

Kakashi held out a hand to stop Sasuke. Then he points to the ground. "Look at the ground." Sasuke looked and saw foot-prints. Large ones. There was also marks as if someone, who had smaller feet, had been wearing a cloak. And there was a straight line like someone had been walking. The walking feet stopped, the dirt was smeared as they possibly turned around when the other feet entered the scene. Sasuke could see it now.

Satsuki was walking when the other feet came up behind her, the leader wearing a cloak. She turned around to look at them, and that's when she screamed. Damn it! Sasuke closed his eyes.

"These are the footprints of a female..." Kakashi said as he examined the footprints of the one that seemed to turn around. Sasuke's eyes snapped open. He stared at Kakashi for a minute, Sakura gasped and covered her mouth. Naruto was sniffing the ground as if he were a dog trying to pick up a scent.

"A girl?" Sakura said from behind her hand. Kakashi nodded.

"I suspect she was kidnapped." he said, staring determinedly at the marks. Sasuke balled his hands into fists and then fell to his knees and punched the ground with both fists. His eyes were still closed and his face was near the dirt.

"What's wrong Sasuke?" Sakura asked. Naruto stared at him.

"Damn it!" Sasuke screamed. "Damn it!" Kakashi gave him a sympathizing look.

"Sasuke? Do you know who was kidnapped?" Sakura asked in a quiet voice. She put her hand out as if to put it on his shoulder, but he flinched away from it.

"Yea, I know who it was. It was the girl Naruto threw a kunai at." Naruto laughed.

"See! I told you there was someone there!" Sakura glared.

"He barely missed, she had been training near there when she heard us coming. She left after I found her in the leaves." he seemed really upset.

"Who Sasuke? Who?" Sakura asked.

"Satsuki..." he muttered. It seemed he was talking to himself.

"Who?" Naruto asked.

"My sister..." he was still sitting on the ground, and two lonely tears fell from his face. Again Sakura gasped.

"But...Sasuke...You're the only Uchiha left. How could you have a sister?" she asked.

-

"Hokage..." Kakashi spoke.

"Yes Kakashi? Did you finish surveying the local area?" Hokage asked.

"Yes sir. The area around the city did indeed have some kind of syndicate hiding in it. They...captured her."

"What?"

"The girl, Satsuki. She was in the forest today. I saw her hiding in the leaves earlier. Naruto threw a kunai at her, thankfully it missed. Sasuke knows she's gone. It's hit him pretty hard."

"Yes. Reality really sucks sometimes, don't you agree Kakashi? I think this hurts more than most realities, because I think that they truly had a growing family bond. And when you lose family, there is a deep wound. Now he's gone through it twice. Is that fair Kakashi? For one to be injured, then to be healed, and injured once more when that healing presence is gone?" Hokage got up and stared out his window.

"No. It's terrible. What should we do?" Kakashi asked. Hokage gave him a grave, yet amused look.

"We? We don't do much. All we can really do is leave the fates of the youth, in the hands of the youth." he stared out his window again.

Kakashi sighed, he wasn't used to sitting by and letting kids go full on into what was a very dangerous situation.

-

Sakura had wanted to stay with Sasuke after the forest incident, but he just said he wanted to be alone.

"But...Sasuke...You're the only Uchiha left. How could you have a sister?" Sakura asked. Sasuke stood up slowly and then turned his head to look at Sakura. He glared at her, but it didn't live up. His eyes showed a pain that no one had seen there for many years, so his glare wasn't backed up.

"I think that is best left for another time." Kakashi offered. He put a hand on Sakura's right shoulder and Sasuke's left shoulder. Sasuke shook him off and head for his house. Naruto had a sympathetic look on.

"Sasuke!" Sakura called after him. "I'll go with you!" She came level with Sasuke.

"No." he said angrily. "I want to be alone." He then stopped and stayed very still. He shook it off and walked quickly away.

Sakura had a hurt look on. Kakashi had a sympathetic look that beat Naruto's.

"He doesn't really...want to be alone. I mean...if I'd had family, and they were taken away...I would probably act like that too. But I wouldn't mean it." Naruto said softly before running off. Sakura looked back at him.

'Now he sounds like he understands the world and peoples feelings better than most people. Everyone can seem so wise at times...' she stared after Naruto, then turned to Kakashi.

"He's right." she said solemnly. Kakashi shrugged and jumped out of view. Sakura headed for home.

"Naruto was right..." she admitted to herself. "I shouldn't have left him all alone after that." She looked determined. "I'm gonna go to his house! I'll bust down the door and make him let me help!" she walked firmly out of her house.

She saw Naruto creeping in the same direction she was headed. "Soft as a mouse...but no squeaking...soft as a-"

"Hey Naruto!" Sakura called. He fell over. "What are you doing?" she asked, walking over. Naruto sat up.

"What does it look like? I'm...I'm going to that idiots house." he looked away.

"Why? You and he are rivals. You hate each other."

"Yea, well...I just get the feeling he's gonna do something really stupid." so he jumped up and ran off, Sakura close behind.

They came to Sasuke's house, and it was quiet. They looked around, knocked, everything, but Sasuke didn't answer. A soft footstep caught Naruto's attention and he walked around back. Sasuke was leaving through the backdoor. He looked ready for battle.

"Ha!" Naruto called. Sasuke flinched, then looked at Naruto with an annoyed look on. "I knew you were up to something.

"Sasuke? What are you doing?" Sakura asked.

"What does it look like? I'm going to save Satsuki." he looked at the ground and then at his kunai.

"Alone?" Sakura asked, unbelieving. Sasuke didn't answer.

"No!" Naruto answered for him. They both looked at Naruto. "Because we're going too!"

"What?" Sasuke and Sakura said at the same time.

"Yea! I'm not letting you have all the cool adventures! I'm coming too! And I'm sure Sakura will join us." he looked excited.

"Yea! I'll come too! Give me 3 minutes." she ran off.

"I'll give her 2." Sasuke said shortly. Naruto ran off and came back about 10 seconds later.

"I'm ready!" he said proudly.

"Nice job minuteman." Sasuke muttered.

"Hey! Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Depends. You like being the idiot who charges into battle after taking a minute or less to get ready?"

Naruto growled. The seconds passed. Soon it would pass the 2 minutes mark. Sakura was no where is sight.

"Two minutes. Times up. Let's go." Sasuke said. Then they heard huffing and puffing as Sakura came running.

"Wait for me!" she yelled. "I'm...here..." she gasped for breath.

"Ok! Let's go! No more delays!" Naruto charged two steps forward.

"Uh, this way..." Sakura pointed to Naruto's left.

"How do you know?" he snapped.

"Because. That's an area where syndicates are known to hang out. If she has been taken by one, they'd probably be there." she explained, looking superior.

"Fine. We'll start there." Sasuke walked off in that direction.

Preview : "Damn."

"Ah, you're awake." came a voice. Satsuki turned to look at them.

He walked up to the cage, into her area of vision. He had black hair, red eyes, and wore a cloak. He wore a headband too. Of the Konohagakure village? It had a slash through it...

"Who?" she asked, moving backwards a bit. He laughed.