So how is everyone? Excited about the new chapter? Yeah, me too. You are not and I repeat, are not allowed to kill Chiru here.. And also I apologize for the wait. My boyfriend would not leave me alone about this stupid eyebrow piercing I'm getting next weak. O.o. Anyhow, YOU MUST READ THE IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END. Now, enjoy.

Oh wait, now the disclaimer: Only in her dreams does Chiru own Naruto.

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Sakura's P.O.V.

The end was near; either for me or Sasuke. As we darted through the halls of the Sound base, I noted it's familiarity. The same twists, turns, and traps as before. Was Orochimaru truly such an idiot that he would reuse the same layout for every base? Or was he genius? If anyone who was stupid enough to not check for a Genjutsu entered the base, and had worked their way into one of the previous bases, they may go insane with the belief they were actually trapped in a Genjutsu.

A presence that hid around the shattered all of my prior thoughts. This kill had to be silent and deserved my full attention.

I opened my mind to the thoughts of the outer world and listened closely. Kakashi and Sai had already sensed the shinobi, but he had not noticed us. The man was dead.

I sent out a chakra wave that was so swift that it made no tremor. This mission had to be flawless. The last time I had attempted to fight with Sasuke, I was almost killed. This time, I had envisioned it being different.

My wave of chakra slammed back into me with the force of a hurricane. All the chakra it had brought back was irksome. Why? Because there was more than one person.

"Kakashi-san, Sai-san, It seems Sasuke-san has acquired a new friend."(A/N: And my incense has just burned out…)

I heard Kakashi release a loud, annoying sigh. "Great…"

Something that had struck me as awkward, was that at exactly the time my chakra wave had reached Sasuke, he was leaving the room and the other being was stationary…and there was one more thing that found me curious…

"Sai-san, Kakashi-san," the two boys turned towards me in an army style fashion. "The other person's location is the same, but Sasuke-san is moving. Your orders are to rid us of the extra wheel. To find him, you must go down this hall, take a left at the second hall and stop at the dead end. You will see a rough area on the wall where it looks as a hand has been placed many times. Place your hand upon it and release a fair amount of chakra. The wall will open to a chamber. The person should be there."

They both nodded and listened for the end of my statement. "I will find and kill Sasuke-san. Meet me in the front of the base when you have completed your assignment."

I eyed Kakashi beginning to open his mouth to protest. "But Sakura, what-"

"Kakashi-san, I've told you once you will use the appropriate formalities when speaking my name. I will pay you the same respects if you-"

"I don't want your damn respects! I'm fucking sick and tired of this. I want the old Sakura-chan back!"

I knew Kakashi would burst sometime soon, so I had already predicted his retort and arranged a comeback. "The old Sakura? There is no such thing. There is no such thing as the old anyone. We are all the same people inside the same bodies, just much stronger and more mature…Some more than others." I let my harsh words bury themselves inside their souls before I stated my command again. "Now do as I said."

Kakashi was left speechless as we turned to walk in our separate directions.

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I stopped in front of a door with the name 'Sasuke' etched into the wood. For a moment, I simply stood there examining my plan for flaws. Then I lightly shoved the door open and took one step into the darkness of the room.

"Sasuke-kun?" I whispered, returning the voice that had vanished long ago. Sasuke did not know me as the emotionless doll; he knew me as the happy I-love-you teddy bear.

I was completely aware of Sasuke and his intentions. He was supposedly going to frighten me by tapping me from behind and I knew exactly what was expected of me; jump, make him believe I am weak.

"Hello, Sakura-chan," I could hear the easily audible ice in his tone as he spoke my name. I almost twirled around to reprimand him for saying my name so casually, but I continued my façade.

I flipped around joyously and wrapped my arms around him in an unfamiliar position.

"Oh Sasuke-kun! I missed you!"

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Sasuke's P.O.V.

I almost cried out in hysteria when I heard Sakura's usual sugar-sweet voice squeak my name that was so forbidden to her.

The two men were wrong about her! She was still the same weak, fragile little girl I remembered from my past. The girl even hugged me, despite all the ways I had used her.

"Indeed," I said answering her statement just as coolly as before.

I adjusted my body to the point where I could see her full outline. Gentle curves grace her frail body as long fluorescent pink swept across her gorgeous features. The man had spoken truthfully when he had told about her beauty. I sneered at how much she had transformed on the outside, but not on the inside.

"Sasuke-kun," I felt her murmur against my chest. "Will you come back with us to Konoha?"

This was too easy! After all I had done against Konoha, after all I had put Sakura through, they still pleaded for my return! How pathetic was this village of mine!

"I have no need to stay here," I answered playing along to this idiotic masterpiece.

I inhaled sharply as Sakura tightened her grasp around my waist. "come Sasuke-kun, let us leave," She replied happily as she released her grip around me.

I navigated the two of us through the maze of the base wearily. After all, Sakura had mentioned a 'we' and those 'we' may not be so friendly about my return. I paused before the exit and turned to face Sakura. I could only see half of her body, the rest was a simple silhouette.

"Sakura, who else came with you here?" I questioned firmly. I lightly noted that she seemed a bit reluctant to answer, but after a moment, she spoke.

"Kakashi-san and Sai-san came too."

There was something strange about her reply…something that I couldn't quite place, but I brushed it off as if it meant nothing.

"Will they be meeting us?"

"Of course," was the only thing that escaped from Sakura's invisible lips, but I was satisfied with it, so I unlatched the door to my temporary home and dragged Sakura into the bright sunlight.

As I prepared to take off, I was interrupted by her ever so gentle voice. "Sasuke-kun, we should wait here."

I was fine with that. Right when I had realized Sakura was here, I had intended to kill her, but I had not planned far enough ahead to know when I was to do so. As far as I was concerned, anywhere was plausible.

I turned my head towards her to answer and for the first time, I took note of her eyes and expression…Emotionless.

"Sakura, what happened?" I asked referring to the look she was presenting me with.

Nothing Sasuke-san. Now if you would do me the favor of calling me with the suffix of san, I would be quite grateful."

Her voice! It was the same tone as she had used before to name Kakashi and Sai! I could finally place what was so unusual about her voice! It was empty; void of all emotion! What had happened to the Sakura I knew?

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Sakura's P.O.V.

I could easily read the stunned look written across Sasuke's face when he caught a glimpse of my eyes. I had already predicted the outcome of this situation, so I was not in the least bit surprised. He knew now what I had came for…or so I hoped.

"Uchiha-san spoke the truth. You really are foolish."

The next look he preformed amused me to no end. Anger and betrayal was written everywhere on his body; from his twitching hands to his glaring eyes. He was upset with me for conversing with his disowned brother.

"When did you speak with him?" He spit out with extra venom added on the word him.

"Just recently. An hour ago maybe?" I stood completely still and remained completely stoic as the anger boiled from beneath Sasuke's pale skin.

"And where is he now?" Sasuke growled through clenched teeth.

"If my information was presented clearly, he should be in your very own morgue at this very second."

More anger began to build up in Sasuke. More and more until he finally popped and became empty. "Hn, so tell me, Sakura-san, why is he here?" He said in an…overly curt voice.

Sasuke still believed that I was weak, but he was wrong. Before he finished his sentence, I was already behind him with the answer. "Now now, Sasuke-san, your brother would not be very pleased if I told you his plans."

As the anger began to overflow from Sasuke's pores, I took my sweet time in drawing my scroll and summoning a katana. By this time Sasuke was furious. His soul was practically jumping out of his body and clawing at me for being such a fool as to even come close to trusting his brother.

I finally made the decision to explain to him why I was really there…just incase he had completely missed the easily spotted foreshadowing of my words. "Sasuke-san," I whispered into his ear causing tiny Goosebumps to crawl up his spine. "I'm not here to take you back. I'm here to kill you."

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Sasuke's P.O.V.

This is the rumor I had heard. This was the infamous Haruno Sakura. (A/N: and there goes my third incense stick-.-). The highest ranked ANBU captain in all shinobi countries. She was the girl that had fallen in love with a traitor. She was the one who was to end my miserable life. For the first time in three years, I was afraid. Not afraid of death, afraid of not committing my promise. I had always figured that if I were to die, it would be in the hands of my merciless brother.

Something hit me right then and there. Itachi was right before my very eyes. I actually had a chance to kill him. I was so much more agile and sly then I was before. If I defeated Sakura without to much of a strain, I may be able to catch him off guard!

Sakura had never had the strength nor smarts to defeat me, why would she now? If I had always been the upperclassmen, wouldn't I still be? This placed a new arrival of confidence in my hands and I began to speak as a mad man. "Sakura, you cannot hurt me. You never could before, so what makes you think you can now?"

"Because you are weak, Sasuke-san."

That was it! I was infuriated. Who the hell did she think she was to quote my brother when he slaughtered my family? Who was she to say I was weak when she was the one who couldn't even defeat Yamanaka Ino? Who was she period? I had finally realized that this wasn't my Sakura-chan; this was…a monster.

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Sakura's P.O.V.

I was ready to end this tedious mission. This was such a waste. Why kill some kid who would just whine and whine? How could Tsunade have not known that he would absolutely freak when he saw me in my current state? Did she truly expect me to regain my emotions by murdering my past heartthrob? How stupid.

I unsheathed my katana and slip my index finger across the sharp edge, making sure to exert the proper amount of chakra needed to prevent from cutting myself. The noise that was derived from my actions was intended to be excruciating to anyone within a thirty foot diameter. I was the only one who had discovered how to counter it though.

You see, the chakra not only enhances, but also yields; better than any ear plug of material ever invented. Not only was it convenient, but also easy to do…if you had my chakra control.

The screeching noise of the blade forced Sasuke to twirl around and face me with his own katana in hand. His eyes glared at me with a bit more determination than before as he spoke gruffly towards me. "Sakura," he growled. "I will kill you and defeat my brother!"

I could tell that with every word Sasuke hissed at me, his anger and hate increased, so I decided to provoke that fire and see if it would enlarge. "Use the formalities, Sasuke-san. You will call me Sakura-san."

The fire definitely expanded, for Sasuke was the one to strike first.

Our swords made a defining sound as they clashed against each other. I dully noted the weight of his weapon and looked into the depths of his eyes to discover why this was so.

"It was Orochimaru-sama's old sword. The one he killed the Hokage with," Sasuke grunted.

I nodded once and surrounded the metallic edges of my blade with a thin line of chakra and pressured it with my left hand. That seemed to be more than enough to throw him off balance because he dropped his sword with a loud clatter.

"It may be Orochimaru-san's famous sword, but if it is not put in the correct hands, it is useless. Even the most elite swords master would be unable to wield it if they had not had proper training." I paused for a moment just to see the look on Sasuke's face. "Let us make this fair and only use jutsu."

A smirk crawled its way up onto Sasuke's smug little face.

"Get up Sasuke-san." Like a good little puppy, he obeyed and began to form the hand signs for the Kage Bushin no Jutsu, but it was to late. I had already plotted my first trick.

When Sasuke's fingers went to create the last sign, he fell unconscious. I placed my two fingers on my forehead and opened my eyes a fraction of an inch wider, then blinked. When I opened my eyes, I was in my own Genjutsu with Sasuke.

"Where the hell am I?!" Was the first thing he screamed.

I cautiously watched my step, so I would not give away my hiding place as I answered his question. "You are in my mind Sasuke-san."

That same feral grin spread across Sasuke's lips. He thought he could escape by using his Sharingon? How foolish.

I observed contently as he attempted to dispel my jutsu over and over and failing each time. I spoke again, hoping to languish the poor boy. "Perhaps I wasn't clear Sasuke-san, you are connected to my mind. The only way to be released is through my will. Now, I will begin your torture."

I stole the form of Itachi and stepped from behind my mind block. "Hello, foolish brother," My voice bellowed in the unfamiliar baritone of a man. "Your torture begins now."

My katana flew through the air until it lodged itself inside of Sasuke's cheek. I listened quietly as he gasped in pain. I was a medic-nin. I knew the points that would hurt most.

Another cut to his hand, one behind his neck, and a large gap between his fifth and sixth rib. That was all the scars I would place on his body. The rest would be self-inflicted.

I removed my fingers from my forehead and blinked to refocus my mind. Sasuke's body became flimsy and exhausted when I ended the jutsu. I stared at him silently as he fell to the ground and clutched his head in anguish.

"Who the hell are you? What have you done to my Sakura-chan? Where did you hide her?" Sasuke remarked hoarsely.

"I'm right here, Sasuke-san, I never left."

"Yes she did! Where is she? The Haruno Sakura I knew wouldn't kill me. The Sakura I knew would help me kill my brother."

I allowed my eyes to shut completely. I had to contemplate on how I should answer. Then, it hit me. I knew what I was going to say. "And the Sasuke I knew would not beg and plead for his 'old' Sakura when she never existed. By the way, I will help you kill your brother, but then I will kill you."

Before Sasuke could peep another word , I had already formed the hand seals for my Last Goodbye Jutsu. I watched as he began to writhe in pain as my jutsu slowly took control of his body and mind.

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He had fought against my spell for a good five minutes before it consumed him. He had now began screaming out the names of the dead Uchiha's as if it were some sort of chant. I listened to each name he groaned, etching them into my brain as a…type of memorial to Sasuke.

"Shiwa-chan! Hankawa-san! Fujuwara-kun!" Each name was distantly familiar until I realized I had heard their names before. All of these people were Sasuke's closest friends that had all been killed in the Uchiha Massacre.

Then, he secret mantra ceased and I was dragged into the night of the massacre…

The jutsu had plopped me right in the heart of a graveyard. Unburied bodies were strewn across the ground, reeking of blood and betrayal. All had just been recently slaughtered except for a select few.

I stood between the rotting carcasses and watched impassively as Uchiha Itachi yanked his cousin toward him by the hair and broke her neck. When he dropped the body, he head lay lifelessly on her shoulder.

I had never seen such an atrocity, ever, but I was not afraid; I never was. Itachi had been classified as an S-class criminal who brutally killed everyone in his path. I knew differently though. I had crossed missions with him many times and he had never attempted an attack unless I was the one who provoked it.

Itachi was no brutal murderer, simply a power-hungry man(who was very reasonable). If I didn't know any better, I would say there was no way Itachi killed his whole clan, but the problem was, that I did. I had read the reports and asked him personally, and now, I would live it.

The killing continued. Every body fell in it's own unique position. It was a beautiful piece of art in a cryptic sort of way.

When Itachi disappeared, my body was sucked into the head Uchiha Manner, where his parents slept. A young Sasuke ran into the room and immediately reprimanded his brother, but Itachi did not stop. He finished of his father and then quickly stabbed his mother. I listened to the very words Sasuke was told before he was knocked out, then I pulled out of the memory right when the illusion of Itachi was casted.

Sasuke used the hand signs for Chidori and bolted towards the hologram. 'Itachi' keeled over…dead. Then Sasuke himself suffocated…smiling.

I shifted towards what Sasuke had killed and for the first time during the whole mission, I remembered the letter from Naruto. I placed my hand on top of the scroll pocket on my breast and sighed. This mission was not over until Sai and Kakashi returned, so I turned once more to the object that had been electrocuted by the Chidori.

In Sasuke's eyes, he had completed his life long mission, but truthfully, he had not.

Uchiha Sasuke, had killed a squirrel.

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So guess what? You're not allowed to kill me and yes it is over. Once again there is a sequel called Healing Eyes. Yes, Sakura will read the note from Naruto, and no Sasuke will not come back to life. I'm sorry, but I had planned this ending from the beginning. Healing Eyes is Kakashi X Sakura. I hope you all read it and review it!

-SachiruNatsu

P.S. I want some damn reviews. If I don't get them…well have fun waiting for the sequel! It's already typed and everything. Just waiting for reviews.