Sorry for the late update ;;... i was very very busy with birthday parties.. anyways, here it goes

Enjoy.. nd remember to R && R

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Karin woke up to find Sasuke and Sakura gone.

'Where the hell did those two go?' She thought, pissed off. She then got up and went into the forest to find Sasuke and Sakura.

It didn't take that long for her to find them sleeping by the lake. Karin could feel anger and jealousy rising inside of her.

'That's supposed to be my spot! That bitch!' Karin thought as she walked up to Sakura, ready to kick her face. However, she felt a hand stopping her foot.

"What the hell are you doing?" Sasuke said, waking up, still holding on to Karin's foot.

"I was just trying to wake our dear comrade up," Karin said, putting her foot down as Sasuke let go.

"Try not to kick her face next time," Sasuke said, getting up and walking away. As Sasuke left, Sakura slowly woke up. She then stretched her arms out.

"Hnmmmasdfasdf" (Sakura stretching) Sakura then looked at Karin with a questioning look. "Good morning, four eyes." Sakura said, walking to the lake to wash her face.

Karin's fists clenched and she also walked up to the lake, bending down next to Sakura. Karin put her glasses down and also washed her face.

"So, why were you guys sleeping out here?" Karin said, after washing her face.

"We were just chilling," Sakura said simply, wiping her face. "Jealous much?" She said, smirking.

"Why you--" Karin said, ready to punch Sakura's face when Suigetsu came up to them saying, "Let's get going, Sakura.. and four eyes,"

"A'ite, Suigetsu," Sakura said, skipping up to him.

Konoha

Team 8 (aka Hinata's team) and Team 9 (including Yamato) met up for their mission.

Kakashi performed a justsu and countless dogs came out.

"Each of you will take two dogs with you and start the search." Kakashi said. "Except Naruto. You will be with Hinata and me."

"I'm with you too," Pakkun said. (hehe.. cutiepie)

"Are you guys all ready?" Kakashi said. "Go!"

All of them split up, starting their searches for Sasuke and Sakura.

Hebi

"We will split up for the search of Itachi. We'll meet up after 2 hours." Sasuke said. "You guys can take care of yourselves, right?"

"yeah," All four of them said.

"Good. Now, split up!" Sasuke said. And all of them split up except karin.

'Hell yeah!' Karin thought.

"Sasuke-kun! I've wanted to be alone with you for so long," She said.

"Get going," Sasuke said coldly.

Karin grunted and split up.

Sakura and...?

Sakura was jumping over the branches, her long pink hair blowing in the wind. She stopped when she felt a familiar chakra. She jumped off the tree and landed on soft grass.

'Damn...' She thought. 'This will be some trouble..'

"Sakura," The voice said behind Sakura. Sakura took a deep breath and turned around with a smile.

"Sai! Long time no see," Sakura said, still smiling. Sai wasn't smiling, not even his fake smile. "What's up?"

"..." Sai didn't say anything. He continued to look at Sakura, while she looked at him with her heart beating rapidly.

'I'll just tell him the truth," She thought.

"Why are you here?" Sakura asked, knowing the answer.

"Do you really not know?" Sai said, still with his emotionless face staring down at Sakura.

"Okay, okay, you're here for... Sasuke!" Sakura said.

"Quit joking, Sakura." Sai said.

"Well, part of your reason is him, isn't it?" Sakura said, crossing her arms.

"My reason for being here is you." Sai said, sounding quite irritated.

There was silence between them. Only the wind could be heard between them.

"What are you saying, Sai..? Isn't this your mission?" Sakura said, with confused look.

"It is..."

"Yeah..? So.. you're here for your mission.. which is to get me and Sasuke back."

"That's the mission. But I would've gotten you back even if it wasn't a mission."

"Aw, how sweet. You finally realize the friendship and the whole.. bond thing!" Sakura said, clapping her hands and smiling.

"I have recently read a book on... something called love." Sai said, looking up at Sakura once again.

"Do you need help with that?" Sakura said, looking amused. "It's quite complicated,"

"It said, love is profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person and a feeling of personal attachment or deep affection." Sai said calmly.

"Uh-huh.. Okay, do you get what it means?" Sakura said, as if she was treating a little kid.

"If it is what I think it means... I love you Sakura," Sai said, while Sakura looked at him with wide eyes.

"W-what?" Sakura said, shocked.

"When I realized that you were taken by Sasuke, I felt something here," Sai said, pointing at his chest.

'God, how can he look so calm when he's confessing? I don't think he gets it,' Sakura thought. 'This really is a trouble,'

"Like what?" Sakura said. 'I feel like a freaking counselor,' She thought.

"Something hot, like burning. I felt anger and wanting to get you back." Sai said. "And right now,"

Sai then appeared infront of Sakura and said, "I want you." And he hugged her.

Sakura's eyes turned wide. As she tried to pull away, Sai's arms around her shoulders tightened.

"Wait, Sai. Hold on." Sakura said, struggling. That's when Sai's lips met with Sakura's.

'What's... happening?' Sakura thought.

Sasuke (I decided not to have Deidara and Tobi... yet.. he'll be appearing later :D)

Sasuke was also jumping from branch to branch, searching for a sign of Itachi.

'I guess we'll have to visit a village or something to gather information,' Sasuke thought, sighing.

As Sasuke moved on, he felt familiar chakras.

'Sakura's near...' He thought. 'with that guy.. Sai, was it? Konoha is after us after all. This can't be good'

Sasuke quickly located their chakras and started to go towards them. When he found them, he was not happy with what he was seeing.

Sai and Sakura

Sai and Sakura have both sensed Sasuke's chakra... I mean, his was like... STRONG. Sakura was trying to pulll away while Sai tightened his grip.

'What the hell is he thinking?' Sakura thought, still struggling. And the next thing she knew, Sasuke was behind them. 'No!'

Sakura then pushed Sai as hard as she could and turned around to see Sasuke with his emotionless face.

"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled.

"You should be doing your work." Sasuke said coldly. "Isn't that right, Haruno Sakura?"

"What work?" Sai said, standing next to Sakura, his eyes on Sasuke. Sasuke jumped down from the branch and walked up to Sai and Sakura. When Sakura tried to walk to Sasuke, Sai grabbed Sakura's wrist.

"You're not going anywhere," Sai said, his eyes on Sasuke. "You're coming with me."

Sasuke grabbed Sakura's other wrist. "It was her choice to join me," He said.

Sai then turned his gaze on Sakura.

'Crap..' Sakura thought. She then turned to Sai, whose eyes were wide with shock. "It's true, but you know.. We're doing good stuff here, ya know?" She said, with her fake smile.

Sai's grip tightened with anger. "So you're the one who followed him?" He said.

"Well, not exactly. I thought it'd be good to kill Itachi. He's a criminal after all," Sakura said, trying to convince Sai.

"More like you wanted to be with Sasuke. That sounds more convincing to me, doesn't it?" Sai said.

"WHAT? No way. I mean, oh my god, Sai. Just think of it as me being on a mission, okay? Me being on one of the A-rank mission with some other team." Sakura said, frustrated.

"Naruto would like to hear that from you, wouldn't he?" Sai said. His grip was so tight that it was hurting Sakura's wrist. "I'll just go and tell him that one of his teammates abandoned and left him again. What great friends he has,"

Sakura felt tears slowly dwelling up in her eyes as she heard this. She never really thought about Naruto's feelings.

'A good friend wouldn't leave her friend for her own purposes... A good friend wouldn't hurt her friend knowing it... A good friend would... stay and protect her friend... Damnit...' Sakura thought. Naruto has always stayed by her side to protect and comfort her while she lived for herself.

A tear rolled down Sakura's cheek. Sai loosened his grip when he realized this. He didn't mean to make her cry. He was just so mad that Sakura has chosen Sasuke over him and Konoha.

"Sakura-chan!!!" It was Naruto. He has found them after all. "Sakura-chan?!?" Naruto said, confused of what was happening.

"You're right..." Sakura said, looking down. Her sparkling green eyes seemed blank and dull. "I'm selfish... Naruto doesn't deserve a friend like me... Neither do you and everyone else."

"Huh? What's happening?" Naruto said, walking up to the three.

"But, this time"Sakura said. "I won't be so selfish." She then pushed them all to the side, causing them to fly over to the trees and land on the branches.

-KABOOM-

"SAKURA!"

"SAKURA-CHAN!"

Sai and Naruto yelled while Sasuke stood, looking interested. Sai and Naruto ran towards where the bomb was exploded, along with Sasuke.When they got there, they couldn't see anything because of the smoke.

"Where is she?" Naruto said in a worried voice.

As the smoke cleared, they could see Sakura's figure in the smoke.

"There she is!" Sai said, walking up to her, but stopped.

"What's wrong?" Naruto said, walking up to Sai.

"She's..." Sai said, pointing at Sakura. Naruto then looked at her and his eyes widened.

"That's.. Sakura?" Naruto said, his eyes widened. Sasuke also came to see her and as he saw her, his eyes widened a bit.

Sakura was standing, looking up at the sky, where her opponents were. Her cherry blossom hair was now hot pink with a bit of white highlights. (couldn't really find a good picture.. but you're welcomed to checkout the pic :D)

"Looks like we found a jackpot, Tobi, hmm," Deidara said, who was up in the air with his claybird. "We found both Jinchuuriki and Uchiha Sasuke."

But Tobi's eyes were on Sakura. "Tobi likes cute girls!" He said, blushing, in a Hinata pose. Sakura raised her eyebrow.

'What the heck?' She thought. 'Isn't he an Akatsuki?'

"S-sakura-chan.." Naruto said. Sakura turned around with her now cold purple eyes. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Sakura said, turning around again.

"Ready, Tobi?" Deidara said.

"Y-yeah!" Tobi said.

"Get out of the way!" Deidara said it to Tobi.

-KABOOMS-

"We should help her!" Naruto said, running towards Sakura. Sasuke was already in the air, ready to chop off the head of the clay bird, but Deidara quickly moved away.

Naruto about to form his newly developed Rasengan when Sakura yelled, "NARUTO! STOP!"

Sakura was now beside naruto. "If you keep using that, it'll do you no good."

"But, Sakura-chan.." Naruto said.

"I said I'll protect you and Sai this time, remember?" Sakura said, smiling. "If you trust me, that is."

Naruto smiled and said, "I do."

Sakura smiled brightly and disappeared. Sasuke was currently on his third stage of cursed seal.

"You're pretty good, hmm," Deidara said to Sasuke. "But you won't be able to escape this time. I will break those wings of yours"

Sasuke didn't say anything. He just needed to get information on Itachi.

'Damn those bombs... So annoying..' Sasuke thought.

Sakura was now in the air, landing on Deidara's bird.

"Hello, there," Sakura said. "Nice ride,"

"OOh! It's the cute girl! Hello!" Tobi said, excited.

"Shut the hell up, Tobi. Get ready to blow her off." Deidara said.

"HUH? Why?" Tobi whined.

"..She's our opponent.." Deidara said, sighing.

"Oh.." Tobi said. The next thing he knew, Sakura has kicked him off the bird.

"AHhhhhhhhhhh!" Tobi said, falling off.

"That won't kill him, you know." Deidara said.

"I know." Sakura said, smirking. Then she just jumped off the bird.

'What the..' Deidara thought.

-KABOOM-

The clay bird exploded. Sakura has put exploding seal on the bird.

Sasuke was currently having a battle with Tobi and Sasuke was clearly winning.

"Deidara-senpaii!!" Tobi whined. Sasuke had his kantanna on his neck.

"Where's Itachi?" Sasuke asked coldly.

"i don't know! We all split up for our own missions!" Tobi said.

"What was his mission?" Sasuke asked, cutting a little bit of Tobi's neck.

"To get some other Jinchuuriki.. Durr.." Tobi said.

"What Jinchuurikis haven't you got yet?" Sakura said, standing next to Sasuke.

"5-9 tales." Tobi said.

"And their locations?" Sakura said.

"Tobi doesn't know!! T-T" Tobi said.

"Any last words then?" Sasuke said.

"Wahhhhhhhh" Tobi said.

"Good bye," Sasuke said, raising his kantana.

However, as Sasuke was about to slice Tobi's neck, he was gone. Sakura and Sasuke both looked at each other and quickly looked at the sky. Deidara and Tobi were in the air, flying away.

"We'll be back, hmm!" Deidara said as he flied away.

Sakura quickly ran, but she couldn't catch up to them. "Damnit!" She yelled.

"That's enough," Sasuke said. "Let's go back now,"

Naruto and Sai were standing against the tree, watching the scene. As Sasuke walked away, Sakura walked up to Naruto and Sai.

"Guys..." Sakura said. "I'll be back!" She then smiled.

Sai and naruto didn't look happy to hear that.

"Come on, all we're doing is killing Itachi. It's like what we've been doing up to now, killing akatsuki members." She said.

"Yeah, but who is this for?" Naruto said.

"It's for all of us." Sakura said.

"Mostly for Sasuke," Sai murmured.

"Will you stop, Sai? Sakura said, pissed off.

"So, you're going with Sasuke?" Naruto said, his head down.

"I'll be back in Konoha with Sasuke." Sakura said brightly.

"What do you expect us to tell Tsunade?" Sai said.

"Tell her that I went to get Sasuke." Sakura said, starting to walk away.

"Wait! Sakura-chan!" naruto yelled, walking up to Sakura. Sakura gave him a questioning look.

"Is there any way we can help you?" Naruto said.

"It'd be easier for us to work with small amount of people." Sakura said. She then smiled and patted Naruto's head. "It won't take long." She then walked away, leaving Naruto and Sai.

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH... This chapter didn't make me happy at all... But your reviews will:D

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haruno1004