AUTHOR'S NOTE: SORRY I TOOK SO LONG!! First off for anyone that can't read the Authors Notes (which I find stupid) I had finals so I didn't have the time nor the energy to write a chapter…so that explains my prolonged chapter posting..sooo enough babbling….TIME FOR A NEW CHAPTER!!!

ENJOY!!!

OH AND FYI ALL OF THE Words LIKE THIS are Sakura reciting things she remembers from books. Like photographic memory.

ANOTHER FYI! LOL I totally forget to say thank you to all my anonymous reviews so I apologize for that! And just to have u guys know, give me ur email so I can respond to you and I wont forget!! -)

nequamtenshi- I am just getting to lazy to write the whole Naruto-San thing and I also got reviews saying it isn't Sakura like so……I stopped.

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'Let's show him all we got!'

'Yeah! Look out Bitches!!'

Sakura got into her strange looking stance, the one she used at the beginning where she was battling Sasuke, and River decided that he should strike seeing that she had no idea what she was doing.

'What kind of stance is that? Has Saku-Chan gotten sloppy?'

He took out three kunais and threw them towards Sakura. Which aimed for her vital points around her body. Sakura saw this and dodged all three kunais.

'River means business.'

'Yeah he is vicious.'

While Sakura was dodging the kunais, River secretly planted an explosive tag where Sakura would land after she was done dodging the kunais. (AN: Talk about planning ahead)

----The Balcony-------

(AN: THERE WILL BE A LOT OF GOING BACK AND FORTH JUST TO WARN ALL OF YOU!! SORRY!!)

'Come on Sakura-Chan! Beat River! Show him what you're made of!'

'Great. Now we really will fail this mission. She did not even see that he planted an explosive tag there.'

'Lets see if little Sakura can show me that, that ridiculous jutsu they placed on you means nothing.'

--------The Fight-----------

"Boooommmmmmmmm!"

Sakura landed on the explosive tag.

'SHIT! Why didn't I see that?!'

'Why didn't Saku-Chan see that? Getting weaker from being in Konaha I'm guessing.'

While River was safely on a tree branch, Sakura was trying to figure out a way to get herself less damaged.

'Come on Sakura think………OH YEAH! When hit with an explosive tag use the created smoke as a stealthy tool to set up a trap. Also to lessen damage done to the body aim your body at a certain angle to be able to grab on to anything near you..A.k.a a tree branch or ledge…GOT IT!'

'We are back in action baby!'

All of a sudden everyone saw Sakura flying back into a tree…at a strange angle? But before making contact with the tree Sakura grabbed a nearby branch and swung to the top of it.

'Good show Saku-Chan'

"Don't think that's all I'm going to do to you……even if you are a girl."

Sakura smiled "Wouldn't have it any other way."

With that River ran, no more like charged, towards Sakura with a series of punches and kicks.

'Ok I need to get him over to where that explosive tag was.'

'So we can us it? Why no use the other thing to!'

'Good idea.'

----------Balcony---------

'She keeps talking to herself. I wonder what she's planning.' Kakashi thought

"Go Sakura-Chan! Go!"

Sasuke just grunted at Naruto's shouts and watched with interest. 'What is she planning?'

Alli and Kimiko both had huge grins on their faces. They were so positive that Sakura was gonna get her ass handed to her by River. However their Sensei had a different view on the whole thing.

'She may have a very low charkra reserve, but she will surprise us………some how.'

-----The Fight----

'Ok. Ready for the show River?!'

Sakura threw some punches at River. Causing him to take a few steps back every time.

'Does she know I'm not gonna fall for her "trap" this easily?'

Sakura stopped her punches in mid-air and dropped them down to her sides.

"To bad…I thought I had you to." Sakura said with a smile. Making River gasped. It was like she read his mind. Creepy.

'NOWW! USE IT!'

Before River could react to Sakura's comment Sakura formed all to familiar seals with extreme quickness. To the point where no one could figure out what in the world she was doing. Unfortunately nothing happened.

"All that for nothing." River stated/questioned being half confused and disappointed at the same time.

Sakura just smirked. "Thunder Master Jutsu!"

When she shouted this Hiroshi, Rain, River, and just about everyone gasped.

-------------Balcony-----------

"Sakura-Chan used THAT jutsu……again?"

'So the mind erasing jutsu is breaking bit by bit. Even as we speak.' Thought Rain as she eyed her niece with calculating eyes

Kakashi looked over to see Hiroshi's eyes wide and jaw wide open.

'What do these people know that I don't? I have a feeling that they might know more about Sakura than even the Hokage. I need to have a talk with him later on.'

--------Back to Fight-----

'Impossible! How did she? How does she remember?!'

As River was to shocked about her move, Sakura threw the glowing rocks towards him. Since River only had one option he had to dodge the four rocks by backing up, while he ended up hitting his back up against a tree. Seeing as he was stuck there River waited for the impact of another rock………which never came?

'What the……Fuck? What happened to the pain striking blow?'

Little did River know while he was preoccupied Sakura conjured up another jutsu.

'After this I only have so much chakra left.'

'NO!! NOT NOW! Why not use some of that chakra that is locked up?'

'NO! NOW LET ME CONSINTRATE!'

"Tree, Ground, Leaves, and Earth Element Tightly Wrapped Tree Jutsu (AN: so I changed the name..Sorry I just thought what I named it before was really stupid move is in Ch.3 )

River looked around and decided to move away from the tree. Once he was free from its many branches, all of a sudden………The branches grabbed him?

--------The Balcony--------

"YEAH SAKURA-CHAN! WAY TO GO!"

Kakashi looked to see that Sakura used the same jutsu Naruto used on Sasuke.

"So Naruto is that really how it's suppose to work?"

Everyone turned to Naruto only to receive a nod.

"There is no way River could escape Sakura-Chan's hold. It's like super strength."

Alli and Kimiko smirked. Both looked at each other, and both knew that if River couldn't get out of something he would use his blood limit.

'Come on little Sakura show me how smart you are. Solve River's Kekkei genkai.'

----------The Fight----------

"What?" River looked up and then down and then side to side. Trying to figure out where exactly Sakura was doing this jutsu from.

"Ha…Never thought I'd actually trap you huh?"

'I can hear her, but I can't see her. Damn. Lets see if I can break out of this tree's hold.'

River used all of his strength that he possibly could but found out that the tree had monstrous strength and that he wasn't going to get out of there any time soon. The added Chakra in the branches didn't help his cause either.

'I'm not under a genjutsu so I have no choice. I never seen this jutsu before either. Interesting.'

River lifted up his hands and formed a simple water seal. And before Sakura could register what happened, River slipped threw her tight embrace. Well more like the trees.

'What?! How?!'

Sakura ended her jutsu since River escaped anyway. Making her "hiding" spot known to everyone.

"How did you slip through my branches?" Sakura asked.

River smirked. "Why don't you tell me how you hid in that tree without me sensing you first. Then I'll tell you my secret."

Sakura growled at Rivers cockiness. While everyone was very surprised at how River would exchange information. Rain and Kakashi thought that River wouldn't revel his secret and carry on with newly found information, seeing as they thought Sakura would tell him her secret.

'What is up with boys and their cockiness?'

'Does it look like I know? How did he get threw my tight hold? He formed a water seal………'

'Making him……'

'EXACTLY!'

Everyone watched as Sakura went into her own world. River didn't miss a beat and took her distractions as a chance to attack her. As River started to throw punches and kicks again, Sakura dodged them. But what surprised them was that Sakura didn't even notice that River just attacked her. Well at least it didn't seem like it.

"So that's it? Isn't it?" Sakura said randomly.

River raised a single blonde brow her way. 'She couldn't of figured it out already……could she? And she didn't even noticed I attacked her.'

"What do you mean "So that's it"?" River asked while placing the quotations over Sakura's previous said words.

Sakura smiled at his action of putting the quotations but none the less continued with trying to see how much she could get out of him with out him actually knowing it. "Your move. It makes you get out of any of natures attacks……Am I correct?"

River looked at Sakura with utmost shock written all over his face. He didn't suspect that she would and could figure out his secret so soon. Even without him revealing anything. "Well you could say that."

"But why use it if it takes chakra away?"

"Sakura-San….I have more chakra than you so it is no surprise that you value your chakra more than I. So I doesn't matter if I use my secret weapon."

Sakura's eyes widened at his statement. Of course she was a little pissed that he insulted her but in the process he told a little more about his "secret weapon"

'Where have I heard that before?'

'Well….Remember when Kakashi was going up against Zabuza…..and when Sasuke and Naruto were fighting Haku….Kakashi and Haku both said that they would use their "secret weapon" which ended up in them both using their Kekkei genkai.'

'SO River has a Kekkei genkai …Just Great…..how can I hit something that can just go right threw me?'

"So it is a Kekkei genkai ….that's your secret weapon isn't it?" Sakura said with trumpet in her voice

'Damn. I gave her one little clue and she figured me out in a second.'

"I guess there is no point in hiding it. So I have a Kekkei genkai that can go throw anything you throw at me. Basically Sakura-San…your going to lose. If there is no way to hit your opponent how do you stop them at all? You cant even defend yourself."

Before Sakura could do anything else River started to charge at her, two kunai's in each hand. Sakura couldn't even plan on what to do; she got into a blocking stance and waited to stop his attack.

"Silly Sakura-San….Did you not even listen to me?"

With that River activated his blood limit and went right threw her defenses. His two kunai's in his left hand were thrown at her, making gashes in her shoulders. The right hand used the other two kunai's to throw them at Sakura's arms. Poor River though because Sakura used a shadow clone that took the damage. Sakura was safely on a tree branch concealing her chakra so River couldn't find her.

One River saw that it was a shadow clone he stopped his attacks and started off into the trees to look for Sakura.

'Crap……This isn't good. I cant hit him and I am so low on chakra that I can't go much.'

'LISTEN TO ME!! AM I TALKING TO A BRICK WALL?! USE SOME OF THAT CHAKRA!'

'But……what if I need that?'

'So what! It is useless to hide it there and if you exercise your chakra more then you can get stronger!'

'Fine……I will release some……but right now I need to figure out how in gods name can I defeat him!'

----------------------Balcony--------

Everyone watched as the battle unfolded. Alli and Kimiko were giggling because they knew Sakura was in deep crap once River unleashed his secret weapon. Rain stood there watching the battle with unreadable expressions, having no idea what would happen now.

Kakashi stood there as well watching the battle. 'Sakura solved that rather fast and correctly. The question now is how can she hurt him if he goes through every attack or jutsu.'

Naruto stopped jumping up and down trying to make sure he believed what he was hearing. 'How can someone go through everything you throw at them?! OH NO! SAKURA-CHAN!'

Sasuke was leaning against the pole with his impassive face. But inside he was trying to figure out the same thing as Sakura. 'How do you hit something that goes right through you?'

--------------------The Fight-------------------

River was running through the trees looking for Sakura. 'Come out, come out where ever you are.'

River went around again only come have gone in a circle. Figuring out that she must of hid her chakra he used his chakra to spread out to every tree to find weight on a tree that would seem to heavy for any animal. After a few minutes he did find Sakura and started to head towards the tree to his left.

Sakura saw that he found her and decided to put her plan into action. Getting up she ran to where he was standing, and placed herself right behind him. River sensed that she was right behind him and turned around to throw a few star like weapons towards her.

Sakura dodged them and threw her own set of kunai at him. Only to have him dodge them.

"Sakura-San…..there is no way you can hurt me."

'Your right I can't attack you physically but what about mentally?'

"Well you cant kill me for trying can you?" Sakura said as she took out a weird knife looking thing that TenTen gave her one day and started to try to slice River.

River just laughed at dodged every single swipe Sakura tried to swing. He was getting bored and quickly, so he decided to do a jutsu for fun.

'eagle, wind, cloud…… Wind Element Sky Tornado Slice'

Sakura saw his hand seals but had no idea what he was doing…..Before she could do anything the wind started to pick up.

'What?!'

Then all of a sudden a tornado started to surround Sakura. Sakura started to get lifted off the ground because of the huge force of the wind. She tried to keep herself on the ground but that proved useless. Now she is up in the air getting many cuts and bruises.

'Even if this is going to hurt me……big time……I cast my jutsu now.'

'But you don't have enough chakra.'

'I guess………I have to……use extra chakra…But I need to use most of this chakra right now'

'OH WHAT???? NOW YOUR LISTENING TO ME?!!'

'Shut it'

Sakura used the whole hurricane winds as a distraction to cast her jutsu. Since the huge whirlwind has filled of River's Chakra, Sakura used River's chakra against him. Taking her chakra filled hand, Sakura, with great ease, let her chakra seep out to combine with River's. Sakura looked around to see that River was still holding onto his jutsu.

'I take it he didn't even notice I started to pour out my chakra.'

Sakura then guided her hidden chakra down the hurricane and took the right time to come in contact with River's chakra filled hands. Soon after that River canceled the jutsu making Sakura fall down to the ground face first, causing a big crater in the floor and an even bigger bruise on Sakura's face.

'Is that it? Is it over already?'

As River approached Sakura, Sakura started to get up.

'I need to stall time to get the chakra into his system. Then I will have time to rest.'

'Better make it quick because I think we are feeling a little light headed.'

'Great.'

While Sakura was starting to get up everyone could see that Sakura's chakra was close to the extreme dangerously low point. They also could see that she was staggering a little bit.

"Kakashi-Sensei!! Shouldn't we stop the match! Sakura-Chan doesn't look so good!"

Kakashi looked at Naruto then at Sakura. Of Course she looked like she as about to faint…..but something was telling him to let it continue.

"Naruto…. Let's let Sakura continue. If she loses, she will lose because she tried her best. Not because we stopped her."

"BUT KAKASHI-SENEI!"

"No buts Naruto. I suggest you just watch."

"Why? It is obvious that River-Kun has beaten the snot out of your Sakura." Kimiko said

"I would watch the battle Kimiko."

Kimiko turned to her sensei and saw the stern look in her eyes. Taking that as a hint she turned around to watch the battle.

"Sakura-San….You are in no condition to fight. I suggest you give up before I hurt you even more."

Sakura just stared at him. Showing no signs that she was even considering stopping now.

"Why should I? J-Just because I a-am l-low on c-chakra doesn't mean I'm out for the c-count." Sakura stated as she panted for air.

'I have to make him move a little then it will work.'

Sakura gathered herself up and started to run towards River. River just stood there and dodged her persistent punches. Sakura waited for the right time to stop her punches and she then disappeared into the forest….again.

"Why are you hiding in the forest again? It will only prolong your end." River stated.

River started to get into a crouching position and started to try to sense her presence on the trees. But what confused him was that he could sense her…..and she was………behind him?!

River admittedly turned around to see Sakura standing there just looking at him. River started to attack her with his shrunken and kunai's. But every time he threw them she would deflect them with her own.

'Well looks like my words hit a nerve in her. Come on Saku-Chan show me what you really got.'

River stopped throwing his punches and made hand seals for another jutsu. "Water Element: Giant Flood!"

Sakura stood there as the water started to fill up the battlefield. The battlefield started to fill up with water quickly, having the water level at about up to their knees, but Sakura's mid thigh since he was taller than her. Sakura didn't let this stop her and she started to approach him. River saw this and started to move backwards, making him cancel his jutsu, since he didn't want to fight her under water. Sakura smiled and then disappeared. River turned around franticly trying to find her, but his search stopped when he sensed her right behind him. (AN: the battlefield is clear of water now by the way.)

River stood still getting his kunai ready incase she tried any funny business. Their breaths mingled together for a while until Sakura spoke.

"What would happen if I did this?"

'If I wasn't in a battle I would enjoy the closeness me and Saku-Chan are sharing…But can't do that right now.'

River couldn't take it anymore so he turned around kunai in hand, aimed for her shoulder, but when he tried to attack her she was gone.

While this whole exchange went on the REAL SAKURA was in a tree catching her breathe.

'I cant believe he hasn't noticed that it's a genjutsu right now. Not even Kakashi-Sensei or Sasuke noticed.'

-----------The Balcony---------

Rain, Alli, and Kimiko watched as River was trying to attack Sakura with out any luck of landing a single hit on her.

"Kakashi…..I didn't know that Sakura could move this fast."

Kakashi looked over to Rain and looked back at his student. In the past few minutes she has improved marjory.

"Neither did I Rain….Neither did I."

'Wait……It is impossible that Sakura could move so fast, especially in her state……could she possibly set a genjutsu on this boy?'

Kakashi looked over to Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto was standing there. The battle getting the best of him. While Sasuke on the other hand was trying to figure out how she was able to move so fast. Kakashi decided to move towards Sasuke.

"Sasuke….What are you thinking?"

Sasuke turned to his teacher only to see a blank stare in return.

"How can she move so fast."

Kakashi smiled at his student. "May I suggest a little Shuringan would do the trick."

Sasuke had no idea what he meant by that but decided to activate his Shuringan.

'So Sakura activated a Genjutsu on River. Way to attack him without him knowing it.'

Sasuke just stood there, then a small smirk graced his lips. Kakashi saw this and figured out that his assumption was correct. Sakura has in fact placed a genjutsu on River.

-------------The Fight----------

River was getting furious with Sakura coming and going, like a gentle breeze does on a nice warm day.

"Show that you are brave enough to face me!" River shouted

All of a sudden a huge Tiger, about as big as a house, came into view.

Everyone gasped at the huge Tiger. Kakashi was rather impressed that Sakura made the Tiger so real.

River saw this and pulled out his medium sized knife looking thing and waited for the over-sized tiger to attack. And just as River predicted it attacked him. Smirking River activated his Kekkei genkai. Unfortunitly for him his Kekkei genkai diidnt work on the Tiger and the Tiger landed a pretty good slice on his shoulder.

"AHHHH." River grunted as he fell backwards, which lead to him meeting the ground.

'How can this Tiger get through my defence? UNLESS……It isnt an attack! IT'S A GENJUTSU! How come I didn't see it before?!'

Before River could do anything the Tiger landed another attack on him. Now River was surley out of breath. If he didn't end the genjutsu soon enough then he would be a cooked goose.

"(LAUGHES)……And you thought you could get me?" River made a simple hand sign and shouted "Kai!"

Soon the Giant Tiger went away….but his wounds didn't.. Hiroshi smiled a small smile at his son for a job well done.

"Now, now Sakura-San….The jig is up. Come out and fight."

Sakura cursed under her breath and stood there for a few more minutes.

'Can we release it now?!!'

'Fine.'

Sakura jumped down from her hidding spot, revealing herslef to everyone there. River smirked at Sakura's state. She was panting for air and looked like one more attack could put her out for the count.

"It's over Sakura-San. Give up." River stated in a calm tone.

'I'm dissapointed in you Saku-Chan……I thougth you would be better.'

"W-Who s-s-said I-I w-was d-d-done?"

River looked at her with a questioned look. Sakura saw his face and smirked inside her mind to hereslf.

'You wanted me to unleash some of the chakra Inner Sakura……Well now I am.'

Sakura took a deep breath in and looked straight into River's eyes. River gasped at seeing Sakura's burning determination. Then Sakura turned her head to everyone and gave them the same stare.

Rain saw this and admitly gasped. 'NO! Hiroshi-Sama needs to stop the match……before its to late!'

"Hiroshi-Sama stop the match!" Rain called out

Hiroshi looked over to Rain in a very pissed off face. "No. They are in no danger they will continue."

Rain looked over to Sakura and then to her own student. 'Something is about to happen. And it isnt gonna be pretty.'

Sakura again made eye contact with River and then formed a single seal. River looked at her seal for a minute and was confused. He had no idea what she was planning to do. It could be another genjutsu for all he kenw.

"RELEASE!" Sakura shouted

Everyone watched as they all sensed a good amount of chakra coming from Sakura. River looked at Sakura with the most confused look known to man.

"How did you get more chakra?!"

Sakura just smiled. "NOW that is MY secret."

------------The Balcony----------

Kakashi watched and saw how Sakura went from having absolutly no chakra to having some chakra.

'How? Wait is this what the doctor ment?

FLASHBACK!

"I'm really sorry Kakashi but these tests are accurate and I think I might have an idea why her chakra is so low, well look while I was going a scan of her body to see what caused the chakra loose I came across something weird. You see her chakra can't grow past that. We gave her some chakra pills that enhanced should enhance a shinobi's chakra but it did nothing. We think that she is holding her chakra. But the bad news is that we don't know the limit to her chakra or if she even has a limit." Said Nemiko, the doctor that treated Sakura.

END FLASHBACK!

'So she can release as much amount as she can. But why would she hold back her chakra when it is vital in a battle? I was right we didn't need to take Sakura out of this battle. She is proving to improve every time she battles.'

------------------The Fight-------

'Now that she has more chakra I need to end this now.'

River stood there and guessed that Sakura read his mind because she started to charge at him.

"Oh no you don't, you are not coming close to me!"

With that River did another jutsu "Wind Element: Wind Separation!" As Sakura neared River a huge gust of wind came in-between them knocking Sakura backwards.

'Ger him and his wind jutsu's! I have a freakin' huge amount of chakra in my hand here!'

As Sakura was flying backwards she stuck her hand out to make sure she didn't go backwards so far. And she happened to stick out her hand that had the chakra in it.

"Ah!" Sakura screamed as she fell backwards and her hand was now very much bruised and bloody. Sakura cursed and looked at him. Before he would get anywhere near her, she took gauze she has in her holster and wrapped her hand up in it. Stopping the bleeding and to prevent it from getting infected.

River was about to approach her when a huge green beam of light jetted out of the ground.

'That light looks like that beam from when I was guarding for the night on the way here.'

'You got that right….you don't think?'

'No! NOT AGAIN!! I didn't even draw this time!'

Sakura stood up and watched as the green light flashed everyone in the room. In resulting in having everyone to close their eyes from the intensity of the light. The bright flash didn't last to long and everyone went to look to see what is the world caused that light.

"What was that?" Asked River

Sakura turned to him and shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea."

Everyone on the balcony looked just as confused as River. With the exception of Rain of course.

"Hiroshi-Sama! STOP THE MATCH NOW!"

Hiroshi looked up to see Rain flaming at him. 'I haven't seen her this fired up since I assigned her a genin team. What is wrong with her?' Hiroshi gave Rain a look to hush her up and turned back to the match.

River and Sakura's attention where brought back to their battle and they continued their battle. Sakura launched punches and kicks while River would dodge and visa versa.

'I need to figure out how I can knock him out in one blow. He seems not to activate his Kekkei Genkai when we battle hand to hand. I don't know how I can punch him with enough strength to knock him out.'

While Sakura was in her trance River attacked her. Launching, what soon will be a pain striking blow that would knock her out. Making him win the match. But suddenly something ran out in front of him and moved Sakura to safety.

"Who interfered?!"

Sakura was brought back to reality by River's shout and saw that she had…..moved? And was covered by something soft and fluffy.

"What the?" Sakura said

The mysterious thing that was hovering over Sakura got off her and stood in front of her. As in an act of protection?

"Sakura-Sama…..You need to be more careful. I can't save you all the time."

Everyone's eyes went wide. There in front of Sakura was a talking tiger. And she called her Sakura-Sama? Sakura looked down to see the same exact tiger she saw when she was talking to the tree.

"HOW DID YOU GET OUT?! AGAIN?!"

River looked at his father who in return looked at Rain. Rain on the other hand was gripping the railing extremely tight and was glaring at the Tiger.

"Sakura-San….you know this tiger?"

Sakura looked over to River and nodded. "Yeah….BUT HOW DID YOU GET OUT?!" Her attention back to the Tiger

"Well Sakura-Sama you see…"

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AUTHORS NOTE!: Ok I really didn't want to make this battle two parts but I don't want to go on and on with it. That would be boring. Also I would like to say I'm so sorry if there isn't a lot of action in this….I'm kinda disappointed with myself that I couldn't make it more action packed…( so feel free to complain about it!

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