Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the characters.
Note: Thanks for reviewing ! :D Well, I've got a reviewer saying she wants Hidan and Kakuzu to be the ones to get Sakura, hehe . I think Hidan's a hawtie himself and Kakuzu's not that bad either, ahem :3 So getting onto the story !
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She could feel his eyes scanning her body again.
The silver haired man gave her a smirk. "Fucking nice."
"Say that to my fist!"
And he went flying across the forest, slamming through ten trees.
©xSakuraWings
PART 1
It all started during her solo mission.
And everything went downhill from there itself.
A pink haired girl was seen walking out from the Hokage's tower. She walked proudly with every step she took. Sakura Haruno will not forget this day. Today was the day she was given a special mission by her shissou, the Godaime Hokage. This should be in the Konoha's History Book! Even if Sakura was an ANBU healer, she rarely had any opportunity to go on a solo mission. Better, a high ranking mission as well! She could almost kiss Tsunade out of pure happiness and joy but she couldn't since she didn't want to be thrown out of the window like a ragdoll.
We're the best! CHA.
You bet I am.
"Tomorrow is the day!" She said to herself, as if it was a mantra. She strucked her hand in a fist in front of her, mimicking her Inner punching the thin air.
"Sakura-chan, I-..E-eeep!"
The pinkette was too absorbed in her happy thoughts, she didn't register that she almost hit the shy Hyuuga heiress. Sakura blinked and her eyes went wide with realization at the raven haired girl. "Hinata?" She quickly went near to her shy friend to examine if she had any injuries. If Hinata did get hurt, she wasn't sure how she could deal with a worried Naruto and an angry Neji Hyuuga, not that his scary looks could rival hers. "Are you okay? Broken nose? Swollen eye? Anything?"
Sakura was blabbering away again, Hinata noted to herself. The pink haired medic was often said to get carried away doing her job. The Hyuuga heiress heard from a certain Yamanaka about her hospital shifts. Apparently, the Godaime Hokage's apprentice could never tell time apart when she was constantly working twenty-four hours in the congested building. Hinata knew her friend well enough that she had a caring nature hidden behind that fiery attitude of hers. Sakura would never leave her patients to suffer until they were fully healed. A gentle smile played across her lips. "I'm fine, S-Sakura-chan."
Her roaming hands stopped. Then, she stared at the ravenette for a long moment before crossing her hands in front of her chest. Sakura huffed, "But it's really your fault too, you know. You shouldn't stand in front of me like that." Sakura pouted. "What if I did land that punch on your face?"
The heiress laughed at Sakura's demeanor. "I'm s-sorry." She stuttered. "I was just passing by and then I saw you coming out from there." She pointed her index finger at the Hokage's tower. Hinata saw her friend's lips twitch up and formed a happy smile.
"Yeap!" Sakura beamed. "I went to see Tsunade-shissou!"
The shy girl giggled. She was guessing that Sakura went to see her mentor for some unknown reason and the elder woman must've force her to help with the paperwork or to get her some sake.
Sakura was still smiling. "Where're you going, Hinata?"
"I was going to see N-N-Naruto-kun..." She stuttered at mentioning her crush's name.
On her lips formed a cheshire grin, Sakura hummed. "Hmmm?"
Hinata's voice was jumpy just as Sakura had expected. "E-Eh! We planned to meet at Ichiraku's Ramen.."
Sakura eyed her suspiciously with intent. "And?"
"N-Naruto-kun said Uchiha-san will be there too." The mousy girl smiled a little at the pinkette. "Do you want to come along, S-Sakura-chan?" She brushed her black bangs behind her ear and shifted. "I'd like you to come too."
With hesitation, the pinkette scratched the side of her face. "Well..." She drifted off, quite unsure of herself. When she saw Hinata's innocently huge eyes pleading her to say yes, Sakura just couldn't ignore it. She'd have to learn it from Hinata one day. "I guess I'm free." A laugh escaped her throat when she glanced at Hinata who looked relieved. The pink haired medic walked over to her and slung a hand over Hinata's shoulder. "Lead the way, Hinata!"
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Sasuke was beginning to regret that he had not stayed in his house today. If he had known this would happen, he would definitely not leave his room. The Uchiha was spending his time reading scrolls and munching on small juicy tomatoes served on the plate. Sasuke was the type of male who loved alone time. Until his noisy blonde team mate invaded his privacy and dragged him out (literally) for lunch at Ichiraku's Ramen Stall. Hence, Sasuke was stuck here with Naruto.
"Then ero-sennin tried to - teme?"
Sasuke inwardly groaned. He wanted to smack his forehead or smack the annoying blonde's forehead.
"Are you listening to me, teme?" The boy with spiky blonde hair and marked whiskers on his face poked the younger Uchiha.
"Dobe." Sasuke responded.
After eating five or ten bowls of ramen without sharing, Naruto started to converse with Sasuke who was none too willing to listen. The hyperactive boy told his team mate about his recent fight with his trainer, Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin. He had won against the old geezer and was now gloating about his win. The truth about Naruto's winning match was because Jiraiya had tripped over a stone and landed face onto the ground, immediately blacking out and losing from the fight against Naruto. How the perverted Sannin tripped himself? No one knows.
"Where did I stop?" He rubbed his chin, thinking. Then, he snapped his fingers and grinned. "The ero-sennin tried to play dirty but luckily I have my awesome shadow clones…"
Sasuke closed his eyes and tuned Naruto's annoying voice out. He was fighting back a full-blown frown and failing wordlessly just listening to the bragging voice of the irritating dobe. His eyes snapped open and saw Naruto's face very close to his. "Hn." He grabbed Naruto's face and threw him backwards.
"Ouch! Teme, watch it!" Naruto roared at his best friend. He would have nail scratches on his face tomorrow thanks to this Uchiha bastard. He hoped that his girlfriend wouldn't be upset about this. He wanted to get revenge on Sasuke but then he completely forgot about it as soon as he saw the two approaching females coming his way. The bob of pink was just too hard to miss.
"Hinata-chan!" He grinned and waved to the ravenette. "Hey, Sakura-chan!"
Hearing Naruto's loud voice coming from the other side, Sakura nudged her friend's shoulder. "He looks happy to see you." She winked at the pink-faced Hinata and poundered if she should run a health checkup on the Hyuuga heiress one day. All these blushing just won't do good for her. Sakura could feel her mouth twitching. How happy she felt to see her two good friends being together, both being able to love and to be loved.
Pale white eyes sparkled. "Hi, Naruto-kun." She said, raising a hand and gave a small wave. She was trying to sound confident by not stuttering. How can she even face Naruto stuttering like some stutter-fool-chick? The long haired girl nodded to the brooding Uchiha. "G-Good day, Uchiha-san."
He nodded back at her although he wasn't looking directly at Hinata but at her friend.
"What's up, Naruto?" Sakura grinned broadly at her blonde team mate, oblivious to her other team mate's long stare. After conversing with Naruto for a few moments, she turned to greet her other team mate who sat at the stool. "Hey, Sasuke!" She chirped brightly and her hand raised itself up automatically to give a light wave to Sasuke. Once she saw the grim frown on his face, her hand dropped back to her side. Bitting her lip, she glanced at Naruto and Hinata who were laughing with each other and chatting away happily. Gosh, you could see the love vibrating from both of them.
"Sakura." Why was his voice an octave lower than it usually is?
"How're you?" She hastily required, not wanting to stretch the awkward silence between them. It was a few years back when he came back together with them to Konoha. He wasn't exactly willing but at least he didn't try to run away from Konoha or their companionship. Often, Sakura found herself working late shifts in the hospital and could never really spend much time with Sasuke, Naruto, Kakashi or Sai. If she did happen to run into them, she would just smile and greet them then hurriedly zoom off to work.
Either Sasuke Uchiha was ignoring her question or he didn't hear her properly.
CHA! He may be a hot piece of ass but he's rude!
Sakura looked up to see Sasuke looking at her, eyes fixed onto her emerald ones. His eyes were dark obsidian. Last time, they used to be cold and full of hatred as if there was a layer of ice coated around them. Whenever she looked into them, she felt frozen and helpless. Now, they were still cold but it didn't hold any hatred like it used to have. Whenever she made contact with them, she was pinned there on the spot. It wasn't lovestruck. It didn't had anything to do with her long-time crush when she was small either.
It was happiness.
Relief.
That she was able to save her friend from the darkness.
"You've been busy." He stated in an obvious manner suddenly. Sasuke's frown deepened more. Not that he was observing or stalking her. He did happen to know that she'd been going home to her apartment at late night. What? Someone had to look after the female team mate, it was a part of the team's responsibility afterall.
Sakura sighed. "They need my help, Sasuke."
"Hn." With that, he turned back to his half-eaten ramen.
And their talk ended right there itself. She was glad Sasuke didn't start probing into her matters. With the Uchiha, she knew he'll give her some private space to do her own things. Sakura seated herself next to the silent male who accepted her welcoming presence. Slowly, she place her chin above her laced fingers. She never did tear her eyes away from his face. He reminded her of something she used to adore and want when she was young and immature. And what about now?
Her mind was sprouting nonsense. Unrelated questions popping out of no where.
It is obvious.
I just know I want to protect him.
"Sakura-chan! Teme! Listen to this -"
Naruto. Thank you, great Naruto. Sakura innerly sighed.
The future Hokage wannabe was bragging off about his recent win again.
It was funny how no one noticed Sasuke's absolutely visible eye twitching. He was mildly impressed that the quiet Hyuuga heiress and Sakura were actually paying full attention to Naruto's story. How did that happen? No, that wasn't the problem. The thing that agitated him now was the fact that he had to listen to Naruto's annoying voice talking about his heroic battles and him suprisingly winning. Why the hell was the world so unfair towards him?
The dobe was yelling in his ear again. God, what had he done to deserve this?
"TEME! TEME! ARE YOU IN THERE? HE FINALLY LOST IT, DATTEBAYO. I KNEW HIS BRAIN WAS FAR TO GENIUS FOR HIS OWN -"
Just when Sasuke wanted to Chidori the Kyuubi host to oblivion, Sakura whacked the blonde on the head. She pulled away from him and chided. "Stop shouting in Sasuke's ear, idiot." She made a tut sound at the sulking Naruto. "An Uchiha is no use if he is deaf." Sakura stated in a mocking tone and an uncharacteristic smirk edging on her lips.
"Hn." Sasuke was either amused or annoyed. At least the smirk he had told her that he was glad she socked Naruto in the head. It must have hurt or maybe a few or more brain cells died. Not that the dobe needed any brain cells.
The pinkette gestured for the couple to leave. "Naruto, walk Hinata back home will you? It's what a boyfriend should do for his girlfriend." She laughed at their flustered look.
"What about you, S-Sakura-chan?"
She made a coughing sound. "Err," she paused for a while, deep in thought. "I need to head back to my apartment after this. There's something important for me to settle first." She was going to continue talking about her newly earned mission. "Actually, I-"
"I will walk you home."
"What?" Sakura gasped in an unbelievable tone.
"Hn." He met her gaze evenly. The message was crystal clear. He wanted to walk her home and she wasn't going to say no to him.
The pink haired female faked a casual tone. "Okay." She shuffled a bit before following him but not before saying goodbye to Hinata and Naruto. "I'll see you guys soon!"
"See ya, Sakura-chan!"
"B-Bye."
The walk back to her apartment was complete silence. Neither Sakura nor Sasuke spoke. Finally when they were both reaching her apartment, the door just a few steps away from reach, Sakura had the urge to run off into her apartment and slam the door in Sasuke's face. She didn't. Maybe, she was growing fond of Sasuke's quiet nature. Just maybe. That was until Sasuke had to open his mouth.
"Something important, Sakura?"
Hearing her name in his sexy voice made her heart skip a beat. She thought her feet were going to melt into a puddle but she held firm on her ground. "Yes, Sasuke." Sakura bit her lip. "I have an important mission to attend tomorrow." She told him without a second thought.
The Uchiha stared at her.
She took a step backward and leaned on her door. Her shoulders heaved with hesitation and a little guilt for not telling him sooner. She did have a solid reason for not telling him and Naruto earlier. Knowing her boys, they wouldn't let her go on a mission without them better yet alone. Their protectiveness over her was overwhelming. She wanted them to know she could do well without their protection. They needed to know that she could manage on her own.
I want to protect you all.
"It's just a simple mission." She lied smoothly. "I'll be back before you know it." Her chin raised up proudly not betraying her determination.
He glared down at her.
She thought he was going to interrogate her but he didn't. He suprised her by turning around to leave.
"Hn. I'm heading back."
Sakura watched his back as he walked away. She remembered this scenario somewhere back in her genin days. Her confession, his gratitude, the bench and the cold night. "I'll be fine, Sasuke." She whispered to the wind and they carried the message towards her ex-crush.
A slight breeze blew across his ear. Sasuke abruptly stopped a few seconds as if his feet were stuck there in the cement. A few seconds later he was starting to walk again. Only this time he dug both his hands into his pockets and his shoulders dropped slightly. A sign of defeat.
Sakura completely understood what her team mate meant to say to her. She smiled and slowly shut her apartment door. Somewhere in her mind a voice told her that she still loved and cared for the Uchiha boy. Sakura came to a decision that Sasuke did play a big role in her life. If it hadn't been for him, she would have never try to become stronger. For that, she owned him.
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All the members of the Akatsuki had gathered in their conference room. The Akatsuki Leader had called them in for an urgent meeting. They had important issues to discuss and it will not be delayed further more. The room was spacey and had no windows. The central desk that everyone shared was a long table made from marble. Inside the room, it was quite dark but there were lights on top of the ceiling but still it was dim.
There was a shuffling sound, followed by clumsy footsteps and then -
"ARGH! I can't fucking see inside this shitty rathole ... Ouch-FUCKING-ow! WHO STEP ON MY TOE?"
A loud smack loud echoed in the room. The sound of someone's palm hitting someone's head. "Use your eyes to see, not your mouth."
Hidan rubbed the back of his head, growling. "Like I give a damn! Now, which fucktard step on me?"
"And you call yourself a ninja, un." A lighter male voice joined in the conversation, hoping to steer away another unwanted fight between the partners. The smugness in his tone indicated otherwise.
The pale man, offended, bit back sharply. "Says the retard with one hand!"
The blonde snarled at Hidan. Why you assh-"
There were times when Pein himself debated wheither he had picked the right ninjas to join his organization. Aren't they suppose to be the best of the best? S-class criminals none the less, and now degrading themselves as immature kindergarden children. Well, at least they aren't pulling each others' hair. Yet. If they start doing that, Pein might as well open a nursery school for his members. Right now, his fingers were twitching with the need to whip out a lash and show them who's the boss here.
"Hidan. Deidara. Cease your foolish bickering." Pein's voice was stable as he spoke but the dark glint from his ringed orbs, glowing dangerously at the two males was another story. The pierced man knew that his members were intimidated by him at least, if not their respect for him was more than enough for them to join Akatsuki. What can he say? He is God, after all.
Hidan grumbled and went off to sulk. "Che, I have better things to do than arguing with Deidara-chan." He sarcastically said.
"Likewise, un." Deidara mockingly spat back. He could feel his partner's glare directed at him, but he didn't seem to care for the moment. Sasori could glare all he want, Deidara wasn't scared of him. The blonde huffed one last time at the Jashinist before plopping down on his seat and turning to face his Leader.
Violet eyes narrowed themselves at the owner of the golden hair. Hidan snorted and started playing with his necklace, rubbing the triangular shape back and forth with his thumb. It hit him, the one who was standing and walking beside him the whole time was none other than Kakuzu! His dark aura doubled, sitting beside the culprit who stepped on his toe earlier. The Jashinist hissed loud enough for him to hear, "Slimy bastard Kakuzu.."
The man who was covered in stitches beside him twitched a little before he calmly replied Hidan in an annoyed voice. "What, Hidan?" Kakuzu had been dealing with this foul mouth man for who knows how long. Kakuzu had spend his time travelling and going on missions with Hidan for just a few years and it already felt like he was stuck with the Jashin worshipper for a condemning eternity. A spike of hatred rose in him, urging him to shut Hidan up once and for all. He wanted to pull his partner's insides inside out of him. However, Kakuzu knew that Hidan wouldn't die from it. He sighed wistfully, brushing away his plan.
Hidan eyed Kakuzu carefully and calculatingly. Long ago his fingers dropped his Jashin amulet to linger upon his triple-bladed scythe strapped behind his back. Actually, he did not harbor any ill feelings for his partner but he really, really disliked his partner's obsession with money. Kakuzu would do anything and everything for money. Kakuzu's obsession with money was almost the same with Hidan's obsession for killing people to sacrifice to Jashin-sama.
Therefore, the two would be the most compatible pair in the organization. Another thing common with both of them were their immortalness. Despite their mutual dislike for each other, Kakuzu and Hidan made up the best pair in Akatsuki. Their teamwork was almost flawless because each of their skills and techniques complemented perfectly. Also they were nicknamed 'Zombie Brothers.'
"Nothing." Hidan hid his dislike towards Kakuzu. Not that there was much to hide anyways, since most ahem all the members know animosity towards each other. "Just start this shitty meeting." He complained. All eyes of the Akatsuki members landed on him. He could feel their killing aura directed to him but said nothing about it.
Deidara no Iwa was really bored. Nothing seem to capture his attention for long, even his artistic clay bombs failed to keep him still. There wasn't much difference as day by day passed him by. He was an artist or more like a carefree artist. He needed something new, something inspirational for his art. Something that goes off like an explosion! The blonde loved to make sculptures from his own clay and then make them blow it. To him, art is fleeting beauty. He muttered to himself while smirking at his partner. "Art's a bang!"
The red head sitting opposite of Deidara noticed his strange behavior but made no comment about it. After his defection from Suna, Sasori managed to collect a few invaluable puppets for himself inculding the third Kazekage. Sasori no Akasuna is a master puppeteer who creates his own puppets from living humans. He is very skillful with preserving the puppet's chakra and fighting techniques. His definition of art was the opposite of his partner. Art is everlasting, a beauty that lasts forever, never changing.
The legendary Uchiha from Konoha was not one to be outwitted either. Itachi Uchiha is a child prodigy. He became an ANBU at the age of 13, the youngest shinobi who ever made it into ANBU ranks and had mastered the Sharingan at the age of 7. From his gorgeous looks inherited from his Uchiha clan, he never fail to make a female swoon for him. Although he was admired by many people especially girls, Itachi was somewhat of a loner who prefers to be alone rather than to be surrounded by people. The Uchiha had built a wall around himself, never letting other people in. After murdering his entire clan except for his brother, Sasuke, he was persuaded to join Akatsuki and he did.
His partner, Kisame Hoshigaki was a S-rank missing-nin from Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Most. He is an expert swordsman who welds a huge sword, Samehada, a scale-covered sword, that shaves flesh instead of cutting it. Samehada is also capable of detecting and absorbing chakra and is dangerous because the blade is covered in shark skin. Kisame's sharklike attributes help him a lot in his battles as he has the ability to control water. He might not be as quick moving as Itachi was but with his brute strength and water techniques, he could rival his partner in a fight.
Zetsu was different from the other members. He was the only one in the organization without a partner, much to Kakuzu's dismay. Zetsu human-plant hybird created from Harashima Senju's cell and a plant medium. In Akatsuki, Zetsu's main role is to function as a spy, often collecting useful information for the organization. Zetsu's most commonly used technique was his Mayfly technique which allows him to merge with the ground and travel to a new location. He also has a unique characteristic - he feeds on human flesh. Another unique fact was the split-personality he had, labelled as White Zetsu and Black Zetsu.
Last but not least, Pein Ame, the Leader and Creator of Akatsuki. His past was still a huge question mark to his members and to the others. He was well-known as the ruler of Amegakure. He possesed one of the most powerful kekkei genkai, Rinnegan. He had purplish-blue ringed orbs that draw people in like a hypnotization and his bright orange hair was another contrasting feature he had. Being the Leader of Akatsuki, Pein had to become a very calm and serious shinobi. He considered himself a deity, and believed he had evolved beyond a mere human being.
The vision of Akatsuki was to capture all the tailed beasts and to seal them. Each Akatsuki is assigned to a tail beast, their mission is to bring the container back, alive and thus the sealing of the beast will begin. Their ultimate goal is world domination or as Pein says it world peace. Up until now, Akatsuki has sealed seven out of nine Bijuus. Two more left was - the Eight Tails and Nine Tails.
First comes first. The well being and health of the members were top priority. Although Kakuzu's threads were able to stitch up most of the members, mostly Deidara and Hidan, it would not last long. Plus, if the worst happens and they're in life threatening condition, a real healer would be the best choice instead of Kakuzu's threads. Which means their current goal right now is to obtain a willing medic to heal them.
The Akatsuki Leader cleared his throat. "We will begin now." He made sure that everyone focused their attention to him before continuing in his strict voice. "The capture of the Slug Princess's apprentice," He paused and let a smirk pull on his lips. "Namely one Konoha kunoichi, Sakura Haruno." Immediately, all ears perked hearing the infamous name.
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She woke up at three to pack her things for her mission. She dragged herself up to sit, indian style. Lazily, she yawned and rubbed her eyes. Pink eyelashes fluttered a few times to glance at the alarm clock with four numbers - 0300. A few seconds later, Sakura couldn't take it anymore. Her soft, comfy bed was too inviting for her. She gave up and just plopped back onto her bed, going back to wonderland.
An hour passed.
Two hours passed.
Finally, Sakura woke up with a heavy feeling. The pink haired medic crawled across her bed to get the alarm clock. The bright, neon colour shone in four big numbers - 0500.
CHA! It's finally time to get ready!
Inner Sakura had somewhat of a great influence on her. A wave of determination washed through her like a refreshing bucket of cold water poured all over her body. Sakura bounced up from her bed and headed towards her closet.
She didn't know what the S-class mission would be about, other than getting an old scroll for her mentor? How hard would it be to get a stinking old piece of paper? Sakura let those thoughts absorb into her head. S-class mission. Scrolls. Tsunade-shissou.
"It'll be a piece of cake!" She laughed to herself and went off to pack.
Bag pack. Mini-pouch. Check.
Scrolls. Summoning scrolls. Communication scrolls. Check.
Kunais. Chinese stars. Senbons. Check.
Medical pouch. Chakra Replentishing Pills. Poisons. Viles. Antidotes. Check.
Chocolate bar. Check.
Chocolates. Check.
More chocolates. Check. Check.
You're such a fat ass you know that?
Sakura rolled her eyes at her Inner's response. The pinkette left her apartment through her window. Kakashi-sensei's habits are really rubbing off on her now. She slipped a note on her coffee table, just in case if Ino or Naruto drops by to look for her.
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Dear Naruto/Ino/whoever's reading this,
I'm currently away on a mission for the time being. Don't freak out.
I'll be back soon in the evening or sometime later. So, chill okay?
And tell Tsunade-shissou not to forget her paperwork.
Thanks :)
Love, Sakura
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Sakura slung her backpack over her shoulder and whistled. She kept walking towards the Konoha gate with a huge smile on her face. She couldn't wait until she she walked out of the gates later. It was the start of her first solo mission. Ever.
"You're late, Haruno." A cold voice said behind her.
The pink haired medic jumped slightly from shock and quickly whirled around. The expression on her face was priceless - eyes dilated and mouth wide. After she recognised the ANBU wearing the hawk mask, the shocked expression faded away. Of course, she knew it was none other than the Hyuuga prince behind that mask. Damnable Neji Hyuuga.
"Sorry, your majesty." She clicked her tongue at him in a playful banter.
He spatted. "Childish." The ANBU stepped forward and stretched his hand towards her, a small note in his hand. He stood there unmoving, waiting for her to reach for the note. The hesitation radiating from her was frustrated him a little, why was she even wary of him in the first place? He bit back a sigh of relief when she took the small note, accidentally touching his hand in process. He shivered slightly from the contact.
Now that his job was done, he straightened his posture. His voice was firm as he recited the Hokage's message to her protege. "THe Hokage-sama expects you to be back here and in her office to report by this evening, Haruno."
Sakura nodded and gave a cheeky smile. "I can feel the love already, Hawk-san." She pat his shoulder in a friendly gesture. "Send my love for her too." Her hand slid to her bagpack strap as she tried her best to muster up a grin.
Neji almost choked behind his mask when her hand made contact with his shoulder. If he wasn't the Neji Hyuuga, he would have cringed under her touch. Luckily, the small looking Sakura didn't use her super strength on that pat. If not, Neji was sure he'll be sent flying across the village and straight into the First Hokage's nose. He meant the stone statue of course.
Okay, why was Sakura staring at him with a weird look? Neji realised that he had been spacing out quite lately, especially around the emerald eyed kunoichi. He hoped he didn't look that stupid in front of her. The Hawk masked ANBU inclined his head towards her in a small nod. "Of course." He adjusted his mask a little. "Well, ahem. See you then."
Sakura didn't notice the slightest slip of his posture. "Thank you, Hawk-san!" Her eyes crinkled a little before raising her hand up and waving it. "I will see you later then, Hyuuga." A small laughter escaped her lips when she saw the ANBU's shoulders stiffened before relaxing once again. When the Hyuuga jumped up onto the roofs and disappeared in a split second, Sakura decided not to delay her mission any further. She turned her back to her beloved village and sprinted full on chakra-powered-legs to the gates.
Half an hour later, the medic stood tall on a huge rock surveying the barren land. "The forest's just right up ahead. It'll take me a few hours or so before I across the Fire Country bounder." Sakura planted one hand on her hip, cocking her head to the side. She hadn't forget the small note Tsunade had asked Neji to hand to her. Intereted, she shoved her fingers into her pouch, searching for a small note. Her eyes lit up brightly in excitement when her small fingers curled around the wanted paper.
Quickly, Sakura pulled the red string away and tossed it behind her. Like hell she would care about the stupid red string blocking her way to read the important message. Impatiently, she unfolded the small note, revealing nicely written handwriting in blue ink. She bit her lip in amusement. Since when had Tsunade's writing improved so greatly? Someone must have been tutoring her lately.
She squinted her eyes and brought the tiny note closer to her face. She carefully read each and every sentence written for her. Her face turning darker and the frown deepening as she read.
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Sakura, when you're reading this I hope you know that I'm doing this for your sake. The mission is to acquire a scroll from an old friend of mine.
Once you get across Fire Border, head straight towards the north and you'll find a small hidden village there.
And when you do, you're suppose to find Aoi Kirishima, the owner of Ying Lan Teahouse.
And when you do find him, tell him that he owns Tsunade-chan a scroll, a very important scroll.
I am sure he'll understand what I mean. Do not leave until you get the scroll. That would be all. Oh, and be safe Sakura.
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Sakura exhaled loudly. Why couldn't her mentor have more faith in her? She hadn't graduated as an ANBU healer for nothing right? Then again, many people seem to judge her for her hair colour and size. Come on, she wasn't that short!
Her emerald gaze travelled forward, watching the birds fly above the blue skies. A gust of wind blew from the north making pink strands of hair dance back and forth around her heartshaped face. The paper in her hand was gripped harshly, crushing it. She narrowed her eyes, her sight still facing the north. A knowing smirk played across her lips, as she promised to herself.
"It's time for you all to watch my back again!"
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She landed on the ground below the trees in the forest. Feeling exhausted from her travelling, she had decided to take a break. Landing with a soft thud sound, Sakura stood up and patted her medic skirt from the dirt. She searched inside her backpack for food. "Urgh, I'm starving." Her stomach gave a loud rumble in response. She kept digging and digging inside her backpack.
Then, she groaned. Her chocolate bar was missing! Great, she hadn't even taken her breakfast this morning.
"Damn."
Oh, whoop-dee-dooo. Now, we're gonna starve to death.
Sakura face palmed herself and mumbled. Tsunade was expecting her to be back in the evening? It was already afternoon now and she had yet to reach the Fire Country. If Sakura wasn't that hungry, if she wasn't that tired and if she was more alert, the medical kunoichi would have sensed two foreign signatures trailing her from behind. Yet she could feel her ninja senses tingling here and there. Sakura sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
Either I'm just self-conscious or someone is stalking me.
C'mon, who doesn't want a piece of our hot ass?
Sakura groaned again. Her fingers were twitching like crazy, wanting to grab a kunai and tossing it all around the forest in several directions. It irked her to no end. The forest was quiet. Too quiet. She could feel the unusualness about this. Not even the sound of birds chirping or the sight squirrels running around the trees. Something was wrong, very wrong. Even her Inner was silent suddenly. No prove was needed anymore. Inner Sakura's instinct was a thousand times better than hers.
With the speed of a real ninja, her elegant fingers dug into her pouch and whipped out three kunais. She wasn't bothered to shut her eyes to sense which direction the dark, unusual signature came from. She just knew where it was and wherever it was, she hoped she nailed it. It was all about luck. Win or lose. Hit or miss. Just throw the kunais. And she did.
"WHOAA - FUCK! That was too close!"
Well, she missed but knowing that her aim was close to the target made her pride swell.
Sakura stated in a warning tone. "There's no need to hide anymore." She whirled around to the direction of the crude voice. "Unless you want me to seek you out, it's better for you to show yourself." She wasn't really in the mood to fend off any enemies for the moment. Reasons were she was dead starving and her chakra restore was sluggish.
It wasn't that funny. So, why the hell was he laughing? A rustling sound came from the bushes, that was when the intruder decided to show himself and took Sakura's breath away as well.
The man, whom Sakura was very sure he was a shinobi, just the feel of the tremendous, looming chakra was a solid prove. He had excellent chakra control from the way he masked his chakra easily, without her realising and followed her throughout half of her journey which was two hours.
He had one of those good looking faces, she admitted. What captured her attention the most was his eyes, those gorgeous, entrancing violet orbs. It was the first time she'd seen that colour for a person's irises. To top it off, his slicked silver hair added more to his handsomeness. Around his pale neck was a rosary shaped of a triangle in the middle. Then again, she couldn't see clearly because of the intense light rays blinding her vision.
Her mentor would be disappointed to see her openly ogling at the male. Sakura swore that she was going to keep this as a secret as her gaze drifted lower to the revealed chest of the male.
That's it, baby. Keep going lower!
Sakura almost died there itself when she saw his cloak. The black cloak adorned with patches of red clouds. It screamed out to her danger, beware. She could feel her lips moving to mouth the name of the infamous organization.
"Akatsuki."
Information regarding the familiar Akatsuki member flooded her mind. Hidan, the immortal Jashin worshipper who defected from Yugakure. His face was printed in the Bingo Book many times for slaughtering and carrying out his Jashinist rituals. His weapon would be his Three-Bladed Scythe.
"You're the bastard who killed Asuma-sensei." It wasn't an accusement. It was pure, unadulterated hatred towards the Akatsuki who will soon no longer be in Akatsuki as to Sakura's thoughts.
The silver haired male wrenched his foot out from the bushes and inclined his head at her. "In the name of Jashin, who the hell is Asuma?" A sardonic grin etched onto his lips, the glint in his eyes obviously saying he knew who Asuma was. How could he not? The motherfucker was the one who sliced him up into pieces of meat halfway in his ritual, if it hadn't been for Kakuzu to pull him back together.
She was calm, aloof at first. Next second, she turned fiery and furious. The burning ferocious aura was practically radiated from her source. The sudden spike of Sakura's chakra made Hidan's grin turn wider.
"By the time I'm done with you, bastard, you won't be able to remember any names!"
Her growl was just the first sign of her anger. With a huge burst of chakra, Sakura
sprinted forward, right hand pulled backwards to deliver her impending blow that would at least send him flying through five tree trunks. Her intense training with Lee had increased her speed immensely, rivalling Gai's. When her knuckles made contact with his nose, she savoured the sound of the sickening crunch of his bones being crushed.
Hidan's face was one of those shock-eyed wide ones before her fist buried itself into his face and sending him backwards. A pang of pleasure spasm through his body as he felt his nose broke under her harsh punch and his spine cracked as he went sailing past five huge trees.
Even as his nose was bleeding profusely, Hidan groaned his pleasure openly at the pink haired kunoichi. His eyes trailed up and down her form shamelessly as Sakura approached him with a look of indignation on her face. Hidan made up his mind that pink did match well with red for Sakura, in fact, it was fucking sexy.
"Those are fucking skilful fists you got there, bitch." His eyes gleamed as her face flushed redder in what Hidan assumed was anger. In a flash, Sakura appeared standing in front of him, arms at her sides, but ready to break anything.
"Why're you here?" Propelling her fist forward for another powerful punch, she saw the wicked pleasure dancing in those violet orbs, almost taunting her to do more to him. She went off course, her fingers curled around his collar and dragged upwards. "Talk, bastard. Before I rip your fucking eyeballs out."
The silver haired Akatsuki made a small noise deep in his throat. The female clearly had no idea she was teasing him with her painful punches that brought him nothing but pleasure and when she started cursing, oh Jashin.
She is perfect.
"Well, if you won't talk, it's fine with me." A wicked smile crept on her lips which Hidan thought made her look sexier when she was sinister. "I'll have fun bashing your face then." Her fist was pulled back, ready for another incoming blow.
It was that unnoticeable. It twirled around her left arm silently and smoothly. When Sakura realised something invading had wrapped itself around her arm, it was a second too late for her to response. With a sharp tug, the black tendril around her arm pulled and flung her backwards. Several trees she went sailing and crashing by.
"Hidan, correct me if I'm wrong." A dark voice came from behind the trees. His tone was calm which made him sound like a huge threat. "You're a moron." He stated without any pinch of humour.
"And why the hell did you interrupt our private moment, fucker?" Hidan sounded pissed off at his partner for ruining his moment with the pink haired medic that his newly found interest was on.
Kakuzu stared at him indifferently, his reply came in a spat. "As I recall, moron, it's not your job to go around flirting with the kunoichi." His cautious gaze went back to the fallen trees where he sent Sakura through. Anytime, she could be getting up and coming right back at them. "Stay there, Hidan. You're wasting my time with your idiocy."
The Akatsuki's treasurer disappeared in a blur after glaring at Hidan whose lips were spilling curses at him. Kakuzu frowned, the stitches across his lips stretched. In the end, he was the one doing all the work while his partner was as useful as a scrape of tin can.
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"Sakura Haruno, correct?" He made sure he stood directly in front of her. Kakuzu frowned when the said kunoichi chose not to reply him.
What does he want from her? What do they want from her? Her mind was spinning in circles but she could care less about the upcoming headache threatening to burst out of her skull. Whatever the problem was, Sakura was never the type to back down. The only weapon she had at the moment was –
"Answer me, kunoichi. I'm not in the mood for silent games."
Sakura never felt intimidated by his sudden rough voice. She had read up the profiles of each Akatsuki member and memorised them as much as she could. This male – Kakuzu used to be a ninja from Takigakure. His current status was the Akatsuki's treasurer and Hidan's partner. They were known as the infamous Zombie Brothers.
She was sarcastic when she spoke. "The pink hair would be obvious by now wouldn't it?" Her obnoxious pink hair was a dead giveaway for her identity. Sakura pushed herself up the ground and stood on her wobbly legs. Her medic skirt a little torn up, but her black tights still covered her skin.
His frown turned into a thin line. The thin line turned into a small smile, or more to a smirk. Kakuzu was impressed and amused by her. This kunoichi, Sakura Haruno was indeed very much different from other kunoichis he had met. While they cowered in fear and disgust, she stood with pride and determination. The fire in her eyes looked positively burning, as if she was to laser beam him.
"You're an interesting one. Now I know why Hidan was distracted."
Sakura was unfazed. "Cut the crap, Kakuzu. Just get to the point and tell me what you want from a mere kunoichi like me." Her fingers itched crazily to grab the nearest tree and rip it off the ground to whack him aside like a baseball bat.
Kakuzu's green orbs blinked in confusion. Hadn't Hidan told her yet? He glanced at her carefully from head to toe, quietly admiring her body and assessing her skills. He closed into her.
Sakura almost tripped when Kakuzu appeared and his face was just a few centimetres from hers. When he spoke in that low voice of his, the tip of his nose brushed her cheek.
"If you wish to know, what I want is you."
She wanted to scream but he didn't give her the chance. Another black tendril shot out to cover her lips. Sakura aimed a punch to his stomach as another tendril came to halt her attack. She kicked her leg at Kakuzu but failed too. She was about to morph her chakra into a long scalpel to slice the tendrils until the tendrils tightened painfully around her wrist and leg.
"As expected Hidan couldn't even subdue you like this." He seemed content with himself for being able to capture her so easily. Kakuzu's eyes glinted amusingly down at her. "Are you going to come willingly or not then?"
Something like a growl came from Sakura and with a new burst of strength, she snapped his tendrils and sliced them using her chakra scalpel hand. She didn't hold back at all, lunging straight at Kakuzu when she was free bound. The sharp point of her weapon was aimed at his chest and she probably wanted to swipe it across his chest, efficiently disabling his veins and arteries.
What Sakura did was unpredictable. Kakuzu was too stunned for words.
The chakra scalpel stopped when it almost touch his chest. Sakura looked deeply concentrated as she pulled back her hand with the scalpel and her other hand was brought forward. Kakuzu barely registered the fact that her fist collided with his left cheek and then he was sprawled on his back on the ground.
"Back off, bastard! There's no way I'm following you or that old man." Using her super strength, Sakura stomped on the ground and the forest ground vibrated for a while. "You better think twice if you're trying to do anything funny here, Akatsuki." She raised her boot-clad foot and stomped again, the ground had a crack line making its way towards Kakuzu.
CHA! That's right! I ain't Tsunade's protégé for nothing!
She gasped when she saw a few tendrils darting towards her again. Seriously, when is this ever going to end? Sakura channelled chakra to her feet and boosted forward, two chakra scalpels in both hands. With a grace of a shinobi, her hands moved in fast motions cutting the tendrils with every step she took. When she almost reached Kakuzu, Sakura slammed her boot into his stomach.
Kakuzu gave a shrill, paining cry when Sakura's boot slammed down onto him. With her barbaric strength, Kakuzu's whole body felt like it was being crushed into the ground. The air escaped his lungs. The wind around them blew wildly, sending her pink locks into flying frenzy around her face as she jumped away from the huge hole she created.
Her victory was cut short. Suddenly, two hands were grabbing her waist and another hand locking her wrists together in a firm grip as well as tendrils, many of them, bounding her knees. She felt body heat surrounding her back and front, pressed to her slender form, too close to her liking.
KYAAAA!
What's wrong? What's going on?
This is a total dream come true for me. Being MANWICHED!
Huh -
Inner Sakura was too caught up with her happiness, Sakura thought. Her face burned up, realising she was being squished between two firm, muscled chests. It sounded like a small squeak at first. Then, it turned into a yell. "Get the hell off me!"
Hidan's hands squeezed her waist teasingly as he whispered. "I just can't get my fucking hands off you, spitfire." As she tried to wiggle out of his grasp, it turned him on even more. "You want it so badly huh." He made a purring sound and buried his nose into her hair, inhaling her intoxicating scent.
"Hidan, stop flirting with her." Kakuzu's chest rumbled as he talked to his partner. His tone turned darker when he stared down at Sakura. "I am one of the Akatsuki members for a reason, kunoichi. Did you think I would make it that easy for you?" He wrapped his fingers around her wrist harder in a punishing grip, earning a whimper from Sakura.
Her emerald eyes glared angrily at the two Akatsuki members. Sakura made sure her voice was icy cold with a hidden burning fire underneath. "I'll never follow you. You can't force me."
Despite how much he'd like to admire those beautiful eyes of hers, his Leader wouldn't like it if they delay their mission. Thinking of an unsatisfied Pein made Kakuzu sighed. "Hidan." It was an instruction to end this.
The silver haired Jashinist gave another low chuckle and brushed a few pink strands of her hair behind her ear. "I hate to end this moment, bitch. But stitch-bastard and I have a mission to be completed." His violet orbs turned a shade darker and his lips twitched. "Have a sweet fucking dream, Sakura."
Her eyes widened in sheer panic. What is Hidan going to do? They're going to kill her, aren't they? At least, she'd protected Naruto and Konoha's secrets until her last breath. Something struck the back of her neck and her vision faded to black.
"I'll carry the hot bitch."
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The four walls seem to surround her. Sakura looked across the flickering candle in the dark room-bedroom. "Where am I?" She asked herself. Flashes of her previous encounter with the two Akatsuki members went through her mind like a movie. Her hand clutched the bed sheet and she groaned. She put two and two together, she must now be at the Akatsuki's base.
She was fighting with the foul-mouth Hidan and the stitch face Kakuzu.
They knocked her out.
That was after they're done molesting her.
Either one of them had carried her to the base.
Now, she wakes up in someone's bedroom!
She threw her hands up in dismay. "Sakura Haruno, you must calm down.." She threw away her bed sheets on top of her to inspect her body. "At least, I still have my clothes on.." She said with a little hope in her voice.
Hmph. Their loss.
God, no.
Sakura stared at the door. Maybe she can escape right now, no one's here to watch over her after all! "What a bunch of suckers." Sakura grinned as she swung off the bed and lunged to the door.
'Freedom is ours!' Her Inner laughed maniacally.
She stepped out from the room and surveyed the corridor for any lurking shadows. She walked out slowly and quietly. "This is easy." She was still grinning. "Where are the people?" She frowned. Somehow this seemed too easy. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming from behind her. Sakura glanced back and her pulse quickened. This was her chance to escape from here. She reached for the nearest door knob and twisted it. Quickly jumping into the room, she let out a sigh of relief.
Much to her surprise, when she opened her eyes to scan the room, she found 8 pairs of eyes staring right back at her. Her mouth hung opened. She felt like as if a bucket of cold water was poured onto her. Her stomach knotted in terror. Her blood freeze in her veins. First, it was just two of them. Now, there were eight of them? It was already hard enough to take on one of the Akatsuki members but now there are eight of them. She didn't know what else she would do right now other than cry or scream or -
'They look kinda hungry through...'
'Oh God..Oh God..Oh God...'
'R-A-P-E ... RAPE!'
The nasty images began flooding her mind. Sakura only managed to utter two words before her destiny was sealed there itself.
"Oh, shit."
[End of chapter]
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