Kelso here. Here's Ch 17. Please look forward to Ch 18. I probably won't be able to get Ch 18 out until I get home from work tomorrow. So please be patient. Please review/ get feedback if you want to.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto does.

Chapter 17- Pension for Freedom

Recap:Divorcing your partner equals the death penalty,Oh, how revenge was sweet.

It was perfect. It was the moment she was waiting for. It was time. Time to reveal what just Neji had gotten himself into. Sakura winked at Tenten, the signal to let her know that it was time. Tenten nodded her head; understanding what Sakura meant. Suddenly there were two clouds of smoke. The reaction of the switch to everyone around was better than Sakura thought. Tenten was where 'Sakura' was at the altar, and Sakura were 'Tenten' was sitting. The strangers were so confused. The guests were confused. She looked at Naruto. He gave her thumbs up. Sakura beamed. There was a chance. Kakashi nodded his head in approval. He knew no one would ever forget this.

Neji's face was better. A million times better. It put the icing on the cake. He was enraged.

"SAKURA!" shouted Neji. "What the hell have you done?" His voice echoing in the hall. Everyone hushed. The elders stood up. Tsunade was smiling. She knew that if anyone could do something. It would be Sakura. Everyone turned their heads her direction.

Sakura shrugged. "I don't know what you're talking about Neji," replied Sakura. Sakura said while sitting. She was good at freighting innocent. Everybody looked at Neji. Waiting for his reaction.

Neji stomped towards her. Fighting people in the pews. Sakura stood up. He finally reached her. He stopped in front of her and said,

"Sakura. What. Did. You. Do?" seethed Neji. He was pissed. He was cheated out of his prize. Out of his revenge. He would not have it.

"I did nothing," replied Sakura. She was toying with him. Sakura knew it was just a matter of time before he touched her. Sakura snorted. He could try to touch her.

"Don't lie to me," snapped Neji. "I know just how much you resented this wedding and how much you hate me. You did it. I'm not stupid."

Sakura laughed. "You're not stupid?" shouted Sakura. "Everyone raise their hands if they knew I was Tenten," asked Sakura.

Naruto. Kakashi. Shikamaru. Ino. Tsunade and Sasuke. They all knew. They all helped her with making Neji feel stupid. Sakura knew that he would snap. Making him feel stupid was one of many pet peeves. She was ready for this.

"You stupid woman," shouted Neji. He did the one thing that would piss off everyone in that room.

He hit her.

Sakura's face flew to the side with the force.

The people gasp in horror. Tenten's mouth dropped. There were many things that had happened in a short space of time. One, Sasuke stood up, fighting against the ANBU. Sasuke was going to kill Neji. His bloodline was activated. If Neji wanted to start the fight and hit his woman. He would send Neji to hell.

Two, Kakashi and Naruto grabbed Neji. They held him. Helping Sakura dish out revenge. They knew that she was going to kill him, or hurt him. Really really hurt him.

Three, Tsunade was hastily talking with the elders. It looked like Tsunade was talking some sense into them. Then people heard a noise, and the room silenced.

The sound was someone laughing. Hysterically.

Everyone turned to the person laughing. It was Sakura. She was laughing so hard that tears were running down her face. Then suddenly she was quiet, and said something.

Sakura walked over to where Neji was held. She kneeled in front of him and whispered,

"I should kill you but your wife would be upset." Sakura did that only thing that felt right. She stood up and got into the right position then let it happen. She kicked him right in the balls. One. Twice. Three times. Sakura kicked him for every woman he hit. For every woman he made feel like shit. For Tenten, who now has her happy ending. Meanwhile, Naruto and Kakashi had a front row seat of holding him down. Kakashi was emotionless. He never let anything get to him. Except when Naruto stole his pervy book. Then he had a fit. Naruto got the crap beaten out of him.

With the third or fourth kick, Naruto was making a face. He felt sorry for Neji, but then again, he didn't. Sakura never took her anger this far. For once Naruto was glad it wasn't him on the wrong side it.

After awhile, Sakura stopped kicking Neji and walked towards the alter; where Tenten was flabbergasted. Sakura stilted in front of Tenten and said,

"Sorry Tenten. It looks like you won't able consummate the marriage tonight," said Sakura. "Or even have children, if I damaged anything."

Tenten smiled. She gave the other woman a hug, and said "Thank you Sakura, but don't you have someone else to worry about?"

Sakura smiled at the young woman. That's right. Sakura had some business that needed to be taken care of.

"Elders! You gave me an order to marry Neji Hyuga, but under some circumstances I could not follow it. What would you have of me?" yelled Sakura. Her voice bellowed and echoed around the hall. The level of her force made her seem powerful. Hell, it made her powerful. She was no one's bitch. Only her own.

The elder man spoke first. He was balding as all men that age were. He was using a cane to steady himself. He was wearing a light brown tunic. Sakura dubbed him as Brownie.

"Ms. Haruno. You have known of your orders, and yet you refuse to follow. You made way of disobeying the order. You should be sentenced to death for your traitor's ways," explained Brownie.

Sakura rolled her eyes. Little did they know what she was about to pull out of her pocket. Besides she was not threatened by a crabby old man. She would free Sasuke no matter what.

"I know what you're trying to say. I won't agree to it. This married is null because I have another obligation. I was engaged to Sasuke Uchiha before I was ordered to marry Neji. With Neji married and my order to marry him failed. I CALL THE LOST FIRE CLAUSE!" shouted Sakura. She wanted a flare of dramatics. She wanted to seem threatening and well, deviant. Oh, boy, Sakura got what she wanted.

People, who knew what the lost fire clause, sucked in their breath. There hasn't been someone who challenged the elders in over a hundred years, and lived to tell the tale. Sakura knew she had her work set out for her.

"HOW DARE YOU CHALLEGE US?" screamed the woman closes to Tsunade. "What makes you think that we'll forgive this insult, you pathetic child?"

Sakura looked at the woman. This woman looked like the youngest of the elders. She had an average look to her. Brown hair and brown eyes. She had great taste in clothing and looked like she had a silver spoon shoved up her ass since childhood. If anyone could put the youngest elder in place. It would be Sakura. Oh yeah. It would be Sakura. She dubbed the youngest elder Spoon. It was fitting.

"I DARE CHALLEGE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING UNFAIR! NOT TO ME! BUT TO HIM!" Sakura pointed to Sasuke. She will not go without a fight.

"What about him?" asked the old woman. Sakura studied her. The woman had purple everything. Literally. Sakura dubbed her Purple.

"What do mean what about him?" asked Sakura. "He! Came back! He hasn't killed anyone but a missing nin! That is an automatic pardon! Why are you fighting me for him? I want the lost fire clause activated now!" screamed Sakura she will not have the man she loved die in front of her now.

"Let the voting begin then, Ms. Haruno," said Tsunade. "I vote live for both." Sakura smiled. Tsunade had her back. She was only being polite in front of the elders.

"I say death," said Brownie. Sakura would never eat another brownie as long as she lived. Depending how long she lived anyways.

"Death," said Purple. Oh, Sakura doesn't her at all. Then again, Sakura was more of a pink person anyways.

"Put them to death for her insult," snorted Silver.

"Live," said Gaara. He nodded to Sakura. Wishing her luck with the fight. Sakura mouthed thank you to him. He nodded again. Gaara was a man with little words to say.

"Your vote Ms. Haruno?" asked Tsunade. Tsunade knew it was a dumb question but as Hokage. Many things were redundant.

"I would like both of us to live," said Sakura. No one in their right mind would vote for death.

It was a tie. The last elder had to vote. Sakura realized that he hadn't said a word.

"Oh shit," thought Sakura. "We're dead."

Kelso here. I hope you like the chapter. Please Review/ give feedback if you want to. Thanks for reading.