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Ninja Clash! Of Nightmares and Daydreams!

.;:Chapter Three: Scars, Crests and Curse Marks:;.

"It's over…" Sasuke smirked as the side of his kunai was barely a full centimeter away from the girl's neck. Like she'd actually get me with that…but that was some kick if I would've gotten hit there's no telling if I would still be able to stand.

Poof!

"The substitution jutsu…you're fast," the girl admitted, "I should have guessed as much."

"Hn." What now? Naruto grinned in front of the two and made about a thousand clones. You have no way to run…it really is over.

"I shouldn't have underestimated you both," the silver haired girl spoke and paused, "If you don't mind me asking blondie…that is some chakra you have…I have never met anyone with more chakra than me other than Killer Bee…are you special?"

More chakra? Sasuke's mind drifted to he and Naruto's confrontation with Gaara, did she have chakra like them?

"I'll tell you if you tell us why you've been posing as the Tsukuyomi Princess?" Naruto said triumphantly happy to be holding all the cards.

"Posing? Oh, you two really must be outsiders if you don't know already…but all those who are usually interested in the Clan know…this must be my lucky day…" she turned and faced Sasuke knowing full well he wouldn't stab her with his kunai, what is she…

The girl faced the Uchiha eyes closed and part of his knuckle made the faintest contact with her skin where he was still holding the kunai knife. At the contact the girl and Sasuke's eyes' locked. What is this? Sasuke felt himself being dragged away from the present and pulled back farther his breathing shortened and the clearing began to spin. Then suddenly it all just stopped.

"Your eyes…there just like…" the girl's eyes were wide as Sasuke regained his state of mind. Did I? No she stopped what she was doing… so that was one of the Realms she was pulling me in? This girl is no imposter…that Hitenzo sure left out a hell of a lot of information. Twins.

Akari's eyes finally registered the Leaf Headbands and those eyes…those dark eyes. They were just like his; just like Itachi's so does this mean that he's Itachi's brother? No. It couldn't be.

She leaped away from the raven haired boy and a few clones of the blonde one charged her. She had made a mistake. Her mother had always told her she could trust the Leaf, in fact when her mother was alive Konoha was like their home away from home.

The thoughts of the past and her brother tried to bring themselves forth but were thwarted by this unbelievable pain that etched through her brain making her knees collapse underneath her. She clutched at her head and tried to think happy thoughts to make the pain stop.

"Naruto!" the dark haired boy yelled to his companion. I need to counter before he…

Flames burst out and ended the clones charge. Akari looked up and saw the raven-haired boy standing in front of her just finishing a fire-ball jutsu. The pain in her head subsided as soon as her eyes met with the boy's crest positioned proudly on his back.

"Yo, Loser I told you to stop didn't I?" the dark haired boy growled at the said Loser.

"Why did you wait so late, huh Sasuke? I could've have seriously hurt her! She was all crumpled on the ground…what did you do to her? That's do way to treat a lady Sasuke!" the Blonde loser yelled back him raising a fist in the air making his way toward them.

"Whatever. She's not an imposter dobe…she's just a twin sister." This Sasuke replied with a slight frown, "And I didn't do anything to her, she just fell suddenly… I didn't touch her."

"That's a relief!" the blonde eyed the still somewhat crumpled girl on the clearing floor. "Hey, Sasuke why'd you have to go an show off like that? Making me look bad. With your little fire-balls telling me what to do…"

"U-Uchiha?" Akari asked struggling to stand, the blonde bounced over and immediately helped her up. "Thank you…"

"Naruto Uzumaki! The next Hokage!" Naruto grinned widely at her. "Oh and sorry we scared you…we thought you were some kind of imposter looking just like the Princess and all. The old guy didn't tell us she had such a pretty sister!"

She smiled back at him, "Thank you. Oh and are you an Uchiha?"

Akari directed her question to this Sasuke. He turned to her, "You know my clan?"

Her eyes immediately looked to the trees beyond, was he still there? Watching from afar? Did he see her or did he move on already?

She nodded, "I've seen you before…"

The boy inched closer, looking her over with a blank expression.

"Sasuke, you know her?" Naruto asked.

Akari looked at the sky once more she really had to move if she was going to catch up with Revie's kidnappers, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience and for also assuming the worst and attacking you, but now that everything's all sorted out I've got to go."

"Where?" the Uzumaki kid quizzed concern washing over his face.

"My sister, Revie needs me and I swore I'd always protect her…" she stopped, looking at the ground trying not to let any emotion seep into her voice, "I've got to find her, and afterward I'll find him and make him give me answers…"

"Who?"

She didn't get a chance answer that question because the second time she looked up she stared into a Sharingan and was out cold, "Damn you Ita-"

"That was harsh wasn't it Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto complained as Kakashi picked the girl up bridal style.

What was she saying?

"I had watched her little fall out and noticed she was already having a hard time standing," Kakashi stated replacing his headband over his left eye, "For a princess she put up quite a fight."

What was it?

"What! And you didn't jump in sooner!"

Ita-

"I wanted to see how strong she was and if she knew how to use that special power of hers and if I wasn't mistaken and my eyes didn't deceive me I'd say she was just about to use it on our Sasuke." Kakashi said with a smile.

Sasuke didn't notice the ongoing conversation around him his mind was too busy putting the pieces together. She obviously hadn't seen Kakashi before and the only other people she could have known with a Sharingan were me and Itachi. And the last time I saw her Itachi had just pointed her and what I guess was her mother out to me when I was…five? She had seen the Sharingan before and someone had used it on her, probably more than once by the way she cursed it.

Finally it all dawned on Sasuke, she knew Itachi…she knew his Sharingan. He'd use it to knock someone out in a second, he knew, he had been on the receiving end of it many times before. What was their relationship? Was that monster using her power? No he was jumping to conclusions…it couldn't be could it?

"Apparently she stopped the jutsu all together for some reason," Kakashi said thoughtfully finally getting Sasuke's attention, "She stared at you like she had seen you somewhere before. And even more curious she had had a perfect chance to kill Sakura but she didn't, she pulled her shot. Though Sakura's case can easily be explained away…she obviously pulled her shot because of the hair; Sakura's hair is pink… just like her sister's."

Damn, Damn, and triple damn, Akari cursed rising out of her bed, that man got me, but he wasn't Itachi…no Itachi's Sharingan worked a little better than this man's did and he only had it in one eye.

She huffed and pulled on a robe that was laid out for her on her large bed and tried to open the door. It wouldn't budge. She tried once more and it still didn't move. Something was blocking her door.

Okay then, I see how it going to be, she thought looking over to her balcony.

Then she thought about it she really didn't want to go all the way outside just to have to use another window just to get in. Here we go, she took a few steps back and ran at the door with a good push her feet left the ground and she brought her right leg up and smashed the door in.

She landed lightly on the other side and with a satisfied, "Hmph!" she started down stairs. "My apologies." She spoke to the two guards on the floor now clutching their sides.

Akari continued downstairs until she came to a meeting room which was reserved for the special meetings with other Head clansmen. She heard talking so she strolled right in and took in the scene. Akari tried to run a hand through her hair but found it had been braided in a single braid. She didn't like her hair being braided; one huge, heavy braid was annoying.

"Glad to see you're awake," a silvery haired man spoke as she began taking the braid out. Her eyes darted to the people sitting around the table, her father's seat, at the head of the table, was not taken; he's not here.

She focused her gazed on those she met in the clearing the Uchiha and blonde kid Naruto sat across from one another. The pink one sat next to the blonde and the man who used his Sharingan against her was beside the raven. Hitenzo was beside the Head's chair and stared at her with a worried expression; she gave him a blank stare in return and continued on into the room.

"How come no one told me?" she half asked and half shouted, a threatening looked glided across her face.

"You were away and we thought it would be safer that way…" Hitenzo answered in return his tone uncertain.

"Liar!"

"Lady Kaori was kidnapped without my knowledge until after I arrived in Konoha, there was no way I could tell you," he said more sincerely.

Her eyes fell down ward and she noticed how clean the floors were, "So…I guess," she started a sadness in her voice, "he didn't want me to know about it then…until I came back."

Hitenzo got up from his seat and fell on his knees at her feet, "Your father thought that you would go after her if you knew…"

"My father was right. I would and I plan to," she said, "Whether you like it or not…besides I'm just a pawn, it doesn't really matter if I die anyways…just as long as she lives right?" she said the last part a little bitterly but gladly knowing he couldn't disagree to this, she already knew the truth why hide it?

The girl named Sakura gave her a sad look and steeled herself as if she was expecting tears.

"You are important to this family…that's why I can't allow you to go," Hitenzo stated looking at her, she walked away from him and plopped down in a seat beside the silver haired one. "Its too dangerous to go alone."

She looked at the table for a while and found her words finally she looked up at the silver haired man, her eyes begging, "Let me come with you. I'll be more useful then Hitenzo would, besides I know my sister…," she said, "please, I told her I'd always be there for her, if I'm not…then-"

She stopped unable to go on and on the edge of tears, if she could actually cry.

"She should come with us," one voice sounded, and Akari's head snapped up to look at the raven-haired boy. "Naruto and I fought her…she pretty strong, she would be more useful."

"Yeah! I agree! The old man will only slow us down!" the blonde huffed out crossing his arms and pouting. She smiled at the two and mouthed a thank you that the blonde return with a smile and the Uchiha gave a nod to.

The silver haired man's eye closed and thought for a moment, "Fine. But you will follow my orders and if I say fall back, you will."

She smiled, "Of course!" she said with glee embracing the man, this was the happiest she'd been all day.

Hitenzo rose out of his chair, sputtering, "B-But this is an outrage! How could-"

The silver haired man broke into Hitenzo's objections, "If you wish to accompany her you can. I'm only saving you the trouble of having her follow us anyway, you know she will. Besides she'll be with me and I'm a perfectly capable jonin. Discussion over."

Akari couldn't believe her ears, just like that she was coming and she was technically going to be able to use her skills in combat. It was both frightening and exciting.

Hitenzo left to go fume in another room. And the others stretched. The Jonnin placed a hand on her shoulder, "I'll tell you all the things we discussed in the morning but right now you must rest, you need your strength." She nodded and she too stood.

The pink haired girl walked over to her with a smile, "Nice to meet you, I'm Sakura Haruno."

Obviously she knew her name but what the hell, "I'm Akari Tsukuyomi, oh and sorry about before." She added. "I didn't hurt you did I?"

The girl blushed probably embarrassed, "No. I'm fine, how are you feeling?"

The boys walked over and Akari's smile got bigger, "Oh those two were nothing special."

Sasuke smirked, "We were holding back remember, we didn't want to hurt you."

She opened her mouth in protest, but she let it go, "Whatever, that's what all boys say. But I can make an example out of you, wanna take this outside?"

"Tch. Whatever." He replied with a smug look.

"Sasuke stop being rude!" Naruto yelled.

She smiled at the two started to verbally abuse each other, this could actually work.

Akari awoke with a start and relaxed almost immediately; she was used to the dreams that haunted her in her sleep by now, there was no way to run away from it.

She ran a hand through her hair and flung her covers away from her, and started for the door when she felt a weird sensation run through her body; she wasn't the only one having a nightmare. Shaking the feeling away she walked out of her bedroom door and began to make her way downstairs, she knew the place well especially in the dark.

The girl's mind traveled through her dream once again and she saw her mother's cold body lying on the cold wood floor, she cringed away from the memory. She knew she should be used to it by now, without Revie she always had horrible nightmares and they all consisted of the same things. It would either be of her brother still, but bloody body in her arms, her mother's cold form, or Itachi if she was lucky and if she was really lucky, which was rarely the case, she didn't dream at all. Not dreaming was about as likely as a drought was in this country, it was too likely. The girl sighed, bad dreams…they always come back.

Sasuke's eyes snapped open at the sight of his older brother's figure hovering over their parents heads. He knew what was going to happen, there was no need for him to watch again. Sasuke knew the routine start to finish, whenever he dreamt about it, he never stayed asleep too long tonight just happened to be one of those nights that his scars of the past was to make themselves known.

The raven-haired boy shrugged off the dream and continued downstairs, he needed to walk around besides he wanted time to explore in peace, without Sakura and Naruto tailing him.

Sasuke was about to walk into one of the studys when he saw a figure sitting crossed legged on the couch. The room was pitch black but one thing he did see was too pink eyes snap up to meet his own.

"Oh, its just you," Sasuke spoke, his tone bored, and uninterested. His eyes flew across the room and came back to the girl on the couch, her eyes look tired. "Why are you in here?" he asked without really wanting to know.

"That's funny I was just about to ask you the same question," Akari replied, standing up and swaying slightly when she did so. "This is my house."

Sasuke grunted and turned away from the girl, "Do whatever you want, it was just a question."

The girl seemed to think about this and for a second she smiled slightly. Out of the corner of his eye Sasuke saw the girl sigh, "I couldn't sleep." She admitted then took a step closer to Sasuke, "I guess you couldn't either could you?"

He didn't say anything just put his hands in his pockets and turned a little to face the blue haired girl.

"I felt you…" she said lifting her her up slightly making full eye contact now. Her head tilted slightly to the right and walked past him out of the door.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes after her and followed her, his interest finally peaking.

They came to what looked like the huge kitchen and she warmed some tea. Whilst doing so she motioned for him to sit down. He stared it for a while and sat down; like I've got something better to do.

She placed a cup of steaming hot tea in front of him and sipped a cup herself. Sasuke drank from his and narrowed his eyes at her, "What did you mean 'felt' me?" Sasuke asked.

"Saying I heard you wouldn't have quite the correct thing to say either so I said I felt you," she said to the Uchiha not making eye contact, staring into her tea. "You were having a nightmare, weren't you?"

Sasuke's eyes widened with surprise until he remember with whom he was dealing with. She is of Tsukuyomi, she's isn't psychic its just what her clan's kei kei genkai is.

"Hn," he responed and added, "I disturbed you?"

"Is that your way of apologizing?" she smiled slightly, restablishing the eye contact.

He looked at the pink eyed girl in front of him and smiked, "No."

She smiled a little bigger and rolled her eyes, "You actually didn't wake me, I had already woken up from a nightmare of my own…" she trailed off, her eyes dimming and smile fading. "My dreams are always so vividly clear, humph, I guess that's the curse mark of our clan... our dreams…" without meaning to Sasuke touched his own cursemark.

Sasuke didn't speak just examined the girl's expression, she's broken…like I used to be when I first lost my…clan.

"You know the worst scars you can ever receive aren't physical? No, the type of scars that can really haunt you are those scars that can't be seen," she ran a hand through her head and laughed a little bitterly, "those are the real scars. Those and the marks of the clans. The crests, those are real scars."

There was so much darkness to the girl he had never seen before, granted he had just met her, but she seemed like a tougher and stronger version of Sakura…not this girl he sees now. She seemed so cold and alone.

"You may think I'm just some spoiled little girl who likes to complain…well honestly I don't really give a damn what you think. I don't know why I'm telling you this but… for some reason I believe you know what it's like to feel alone…" the girl yawned and her eyes closed slightly, her thoughtful demeanor disappearing.

He rolled his eyes and smirked, "You should go back to sleep, you'll need your strength tomorrow." He stated finishing off his tea.

"Sasuke," she asked, opening her eyes again, "Are you tired?"

"Yeah." He said with an eyebrow raised.

"Can you do me a quick favor?"

He furrowed his brow, here we go…

Akari walked the familiar halls until she found the door that lead to her sister's garden. She glanced behind her and found that indeed Sasuke was following her, what she really wanted to know was his relationship to Itachi and if he was indeed his brother, but she'd have to wait till later to find out.

"Revie is usually the one to help me sleep but coming here is just as good," she announced to the Uchiha who wore a confused expression on his face. She turned ahead and continued until she found the place she and Revive would kind of camp at for the night. Large pillows and covers covered the spot whilst roses surrounded it all.

"What are we doing here?" the Uchiha asked irritation in his voice.

"You know I think I like you better when we were fighting," she answered and plopped down on a bed sized pillow.

He smirked, "I liked you better when I didn't know you."

She put a hand over her heart and smiled, "That really hurts! You are so mean!"

"What's with your personality change?" he asked he too taking a seat.

She looked confused and thought for a minute, "Comes with the territory I guess," The girl looked down then gazed back up at him, "You're pretty cute, you know…it's just that attitude of yours that's ugly."

"Whatever, what now?" he asked rolling his eyes.

"Well we knock each other out by pressing a peculiar point on the body and Bam!" she exclaimed, "Sleep here we come!"

He placed a hand on her shoulder where the point should be and she did the same.

"On three…one…two…"

Everything went black.