Sasori's POV
Orochimaru was only a few feet from Maro and his damn tongue was wrapped around her ankle. He jerked his head back and I felt Maro jerk away. I slid closer to the edge. With only one hand I couldn't do much and I think Maro saw that.
Maro's POV
I stared at Sasori sadly. He was trying so hard with only one hand. Orochimaru jerked at my ankle again. "Maro. You have another choice to make." Naru whispered. "I know." I replied softly. I wrapped my other arm around Sasori's wrist and pulled myself up a bit. "Donna. Thank you." I whispered. He smiled a bit. "Don't talk like that Maro. This isn't goodbye. I didn't come here to say goodbye." "Then why'd you come?" I asked. "Because I love you." Sasori replied. "What?" I gasped. "That's right Maro. I love you. I've loved you since.. I don't know when to be honest. Your smile brightened my day and your childlike innocence completely won me over. I cherished every minute I was with you,whether you were pestering me to see Kyuubi or you were falling asleep on me. It didn't matter." Sasori yelled. I shook my head,trying to get my hair out of my face. The rain made it cling to my face. "Sasori. I love you too. You were my favorite person. You found me and actually asked me my name. You accepted my shy side and my overly cheerful side. That's why I love you." I admitted. He smiled. "Really?" "Yes. And that's why I can't let you sacrifice your life for me. For us. I'm sorry Sasori." I said,biting his wrist. He dropped me and Orochimaru. "MARO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled as I vanished into the dark river below.
Sasori's POV
I stared at my hand. Only seconds ago,I had a firm grip on Maro. And then she was gone. I watched pearls of blood stream down my wrist from where she bit me. "Damn it." I whispered. The rain wasn't letting up. "Donna!!" Deidara cried. The entire Akatsuki had gathered on the roof. "Where's Maro un?" Deidara asked. I turned,stood,punched his lights out and drew back again,ready to hit him again. "Why would you blow up the entire building!!??" I yelled in his face. "I'm sorry Donna." he said nervously. "DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled,drawing back to hit him again. Kakuzu grabbed my wrist. "Enough Sasori. Be reasonable." he ordered. I let go of Deidara and shook Kakuzu off. "So where's Maro?" Hidan asked. I turned to face him. "Check the river. But even then all you might find is a kunai." I answered,walking off.
Regular POV
Orochimaru emerged from the water and immediately threw himself onto the bank. "Damn girl." he muttered as Maro floated by. "She wasn't worth the effort." he grumbled,pushing her farther downstream. Naru,meanwhile, was fully conscious. 'Sasori. Help.' she tried. But he wasn't sleeping. No one was at Akatsuki. No one but Ino. "I have no choice." Naru decided,focusing on Ino
(Inside Ino's head.)
Ino gaped at the giant wolf morphing before her. "Who are you?" she asked. As if her dreams weren't bad enough. "My name is Naru. A friend of Maro's. She needs help and I can only rely on you Ino." Ino backed away. "Sorry. I have a policy. No helping large,talking animals. Besides how do I know I can trust you?" Ino asked. Naru smiled. "You don't. But I can change that." she said closing her eyes. A moment later Sakura appeared. "This is your best friend Sakura Haruno." Naru declared. Ino gasped. "What did you do to her?" she demanded. "Sakura is sleeping. This is merely a projection. Now Maro needs your help. Follow my instructions exactly. A mile from the river is a waterfall. Maro is edging closer and closer. I need you to give these directions to Sasori. Only Sasori. And be warned. Orochimaru will be lurking near to make sure Maro goes over." Naru warned. "Can't you just heal Maro or have her morph into you or something?" Ino asked. "Maro is too injured to do any morphing. And as I said two minutes ago. Orochimaru is lurking around. He will not let anyone save Maro until she goes over the falls." Naru barked as she faded and Ino woke up. "Sasori!" she yelled.
Sasori's POV
Kakuzu,Kisame,Konan and I sat at the side of the waterfall each of us on a different rock. "This is such a waste of time and money." Kakuzu grumbled. Konan held up a coin. "If I give you this will you shut up?" she asked. Kakuzu nodded and Konan flicked him the coin. I watched the water. "Do you think Ino got the coordinates wrong?" Kisame asked. "Why don't you swim up stream and find out?" I snapped. Kisame threw his cloak and sword to the ground and dived in. A dark chuckle soon filled the air and then Orochimaru emerged from the forest. On one side was Sasuke and on the other was Kabuto. "Shit." I whispered. Kakuzu and I made sure to block Konan. Her ankle had been injured by one of Deidara's random explosions the night before. "Don't worry about me." she growled rushing forward. Kabuto ran forward and (boys this part is painful) Konan nailed him in the groin with her knee (told ya). I ran forward,claiming Orochimaru. That left Sasuke to Kakuzu.
Regular POV
Kurenai turned towards the sound of a paper bomb going off. "Sensi?" Hinata asked. Kurenai turned back to Hinata,Kiba,and Shino. "Good job team. Get the package back to Lady Fifth. I want to investigate something. And that's an order." she added,sensing Kiba would argue. Reluctantly, her team obeyed,heading in the direction of Konoha. Meanwhile Kurenai bolted towards the sound of running water. Peeking out she saw three Akatsuki , Orochimaru, Kabuto and Sasuke Uchiha. "What the hell?" she asked as a blue man looking like a shark emerged from the water. He grabbed an Akatsuki cloak and joined the fight. Kurenai studied the Akatsuki and spotted Sasori. He was holding off Orochimaru. "Someone has to catch Maro!!" he yelled. 'Maro?!' Kurenai launched herself into the air and spotted Maro just floating along. "Oh no." Kurenai said as she landed. She pulled a kunai and some rope from her pack and put it together. She threw the kunai across the waterfall and ,before she even set foot on it,tested it to see if it could hold her weight. Luckily it did. Kurenai walked to the middle and sat,folding her legs over the rope and leaning back. Now all she needed to do was wait.