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'Thoughts' 'Tiger thoughts/talking'

'Inner Sakura'

"Talking"

RECAP!

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…"

END RECAP!

"Well Sakura-Sama you see you had a handful of chakra and well it is like I popped out, since somewhere in your mind you were thinking about an animal or you used a tiger in one of your jutsus."

'So that is how she got out.'

'AND WHY COMPLAIN NOW SHE CAN HELP US!'

'I guess.' Sakura ended the conversation after that and got back to the task at hand.

"Well now what?" Sakura stated mostly to herself than anyone.

"We end this battle once and for all Sakura-San."

Sakura looked up at him and nodded her head. But now what was she suppose to do with this Tiger that just happened to come out of no where?

River didn't let Sakura recover for long because as soon as he said it he charged at her with two more kunai's in his hands. Sakura however wasn't really ready and just dodged the best she could.

'How can I beat something I can't touch?'

'Every Kekkei genkai has a weakness, no matter how indestructible it seems.'

'Woahhh! Looks like the Tiger can talk to you to! Confusing! Yet awesome at the same time!'

'But what is a weakness that could stop something goes through everything?'

'It's like water!'

"Sakura-San! I suggest that you stop your day-dreaming and get to the mater at hand!"

Sakura was jerked out of her thoughts to see a flaming River glaring at her. Apparently he wanted to end this battle once in for all.

'Well since he is so impatient then I guess I will have to cast a jutsu to keep his little mind busy!'

'YEAH! GIVE HIM A SHOW!'

"Fine River since you are so eager to fight here is a little something, something for you!"

Sakura stared straight at him and walked up to River. River got out his kunai and braced himself for her on coming attack. Once Sakura got to where she wanted him, she disappeared.

'What are you doing?!'

'It seems to me that she is doing a taijutsu move.'

'Kinkwa-neko-Chan hit that right on the dot I am doing a tiajutsu move but not just any one.'

River stood there like a bump on a log trying to figure out what exactly she was going to do.

'Could it be another genjutsu? No I didn't have any chakra out so she couldn't of placed one on me. So that leaves a ninjutsu or a tiajutsu. Probably a taijutsu since she doesn't have much chakra left.'

'Ok AND NOW!' Sakura shouted to herself, while hiding under ground

Sakura popped her hand out of the ground and before River knew what hit him, he was pulled into the ground only having his head sticking out. Sakura then climbed out of the ground and faced River. With a huge smile on her face.

"I told you I would give you something. That wasInner Decapitation Skill by the way…just incase you wanted to know."

River tried to squirm out of the hole but found it useless. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!"

Sakura smiled again. "I honestly don't know…lets say my sensei used it on one of my teammates and so I looked it up." Sakura stuck out her tongue.

---------THE BALCONY--------

Kakashi was speechless. Sakura used his attack he used on Sasuke when they were taking their test. How she found out how to use it was beyond him.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI! SAKURA-CHAN USED THAT attack you used when we took our test! How does she know it?"

Sasuke and Naruto turned to him only to see Kakashi smile at them. Well they couldn't really, they only the outline of his mask form into a smile.

"She said it Dobe. She looked it up."

"I didn't ask you Teme!"

"Now Naruto and Sasuke…Don't fight now. Sakura needs your support here."

Rain looked over the Kakashi and stared at him. Kakashi sensed that she was staring at him and so he turned to her.

"Yes Rain?"

"What ever way this battle turns out, I am glad that our team battled each other."

"Why say it now?"

"The battle is almost over."

"Oh really?"

"Yes. Sakura's chakra is now back to what it was and I have a feeling River will have the last blow."

Kakashi frowned hearing her words. "It isn't over till the fat ninja sings."

Naruto and Sasuke fell over on the ground after hearing Kakashi's extremely horrible joke.

"Well looks like I need to practice." Kakashi said in his "Kakashi" tone.

-------------------To the FIGHT-----------

Sakura sat up on a tree, first she looked to see if River could get out of it and after a few moments she saw that he would be stuck there for a while. So without further adieu Sakura retreated back to her mind. Still trying to figure out how to beat his technique.

'I can't figure it out.'

'OH COME ON! Ok so his Kekkei Genkai is like water.'

'And how do you catch water Sakura-Sama?'

'Umm….with a jar?'

'Yes, but how can you stop water?'

'OH I KNOW I KNOW!'

Sakura gasped at how stupid she has been this whole time. No wonder he never would use his Kekkei Genkai on tiajutsu moves, it is because he won't be able to evade them!

'STOP HIM AT THE SORCE! THAT MEANS I have to hit him hard enough to knock him out. But how?'

'What about that lady what's her name?? It starts with a T and ends with a E Tsunami? No….UGH WHAT IS HER NAME!! IS IT EVEN A HER?'

'You mean Tsunade?'

'YES! That's who Inner-Sakura was talking about.'

'What about her?'

'Well you see Kinkwa-neko-Cha,n Sakura is a book worm and reads everything….we read about that lady and how she can make the ground crack I think she read the whole Konaha library!'

'Well your very nice! AHH! I can't remember how they said she did it!'

Sakura wasn't able to reminisce anymore considering a fist came her way and she was sent flying into the ground. Apparently River escaped his hole.

'DOESN'T HE KNOW IT ISN'T NICE TO HIT A GIRL!'

Sakura got up shakily and tried to stand up. Kinkwa-neko was at her side to hold her up and Sakura smiled at the tiger.

"Sakura-San you now have no more chakra…so give up."

'Chakra! That's it! Thank you River! But I need a little more chakra.'

'Leaking some more out are you?'

'No comments from the peanut gallery!!'

Sakura tried with all her might to stand up straight, resulting in her having to be held up by Kinkwa-neko. River watched with saddened eyes. He didn't want to hurt her anymore than he has done but she is so damn stubborn!

Sakura looked at him and smiled.

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

'She has one more trick up her sleeve I can feel it.' Rain said

'What is she going to do?' Kakashi and Sasuke thought

'GO RIVER-KUN BEAT THAT SLUT!' Kimiko and Alli cheered

'Sakura-Chan can't take much more of this….I hope she doesn't strain herself to badly.' Naruto thought

-----------------The FIGHT-----------

Sakura lifted up her hands and formed one single familiar seal, and everyone's eyes widened.

'She can do it again?! HOW MANY TIMES CAN SHE DO THAT?!' River panicked in his mind.

"Release!" Sakura shouted as a small amount of chakra was coming back to her body, it wasn't as much as the first time but it was enough to win the battle and for good.

"Get ready!" Sakura shouted as she charged at him.

River stood there awfully confused. She summoned chakra but is doing tiajutsu? Oh well he could just block her punches.

Sakura toned out everything except her and River. She raised her right fist up to his right side to leave his left side open for a jabbing punch. Sakura used all her concentration and chakra she summoned to have it fill in her hand. River was to occupied with blocking her first punch that he didn't see the second one coming.

The punch all happened in slow motion. Sakura and her chakra filled hand made contact with River's stomach and the room went quiet. Then, everyone on the balcony heard bones cracking and then they saw River flying backwards over to where Hiroshi stood. Hiroshi had to get out of the way immediately otherwise he would have been hit. Because of the powerful punch, smoke was created blocking everyone's sight from what ended up happening.

-------The Balcony (Hiroshi is here since he moved)---------

"Sakura-Chan broke bones?!"

"I feel bad for that idiot." Sasuke said

Rain, Kimiko, and Alli turned to Kakashi and saw that he was silent.

'Sakura……She just mimicked Tsunade's super-strength. How does she even know how to do that?'

"Kakashi-Sensei! HOW DID SAKURA-CHAN DO THAT?!"

Sasuke wouldn't admit it but he also wanted to know as well. It could come in handy one day.

"Why don't you ask her when this battle is done."

"Look the smoke has cleared." Hiroshi stated, anxious to find out what happened.

The sight that greeted them wasn't at all a pretty sight. Now that there was no more activity everyone clearly saw a bunch of craters and blood all over the battlefield. To their left they saw Sakura, who looked this she was about to pass out any second, leaning on a tree trying to stand up and the tiger was no longer there. They slowly moved their heads to look what was in front of them and that's when everyone gasped and I mean EVERYONE!

Right in front of them was a crater, but not just any crater it was a HUMGUNIOUS crater. With River right smack dab in the middle. Well that is, not for long because River started to come loose from the crater and started to fall down to the ground. Rain acted on instinct and caught her student in mid-air.

"I guess this means that Sakura won." Hiroshi stated loud enough so everyone could hear.

Naruto was jumping up and down cheering and doing his happy dance. Sasuke smirked and Sakura….well lets just say that once she heard that the battle officially ended she fainted from fatigue. Everyone heard something fall and saw Sakura laying on the ground. Kakashi went down to get her, even though she was unconscious Kakashi still whispered a good job into her ear.

"Since these two are in critical condition I will send them to the hospital. Good day."

But before Hiroshi could poof off Kakashi interrupted him. "Hiroshi-Sama….I would like to talk to you if you don't mind."

'I knew he would ask that. Rain hope your ready to do some explaining.'

"Fine then. Rain tell your two remaining team members to watch over River. Kakashi I suggest you do the same but have them watch over Sakura. Then I want the both of you to come to my office."

"Hai!" Both Junins stated as they all raced to the hospital.

----------Hiroshi's Office----------

Kakashi sat in one round swirly chair that was to Hiroshi's left. Rain on the other hand was in another swirly chair but it was right next to Hiroshi.

"So what would you like to talk to me about Kakashi?"

"I want to know everything."

Rain's eyes went wide but Hiroshi sent her a look that said don't-jump-to-conclusions.

"Now everything about what Kakashi?" Rain asked

"Everything about my student, Sakura, the pink haired girl."

"Why? Don't know your own student?" Hiroshi asked

"Oh no, I do. But when she did a jutsu both of you, and your son went into shock. I want to know why that is."

Rain took a deep breath in and Hiroshi rubbed his forehead. This day was getting to be way to long for his taste.

"It is a Haruno jutsu." Rain answered.

Kakashi sent her a look that was a I-know-that-but-I-know-your-not-telling-me-something. Rain sighed again at this and decided that she couldn't avoid this whole thing with simple word exchange.

"Fine…that jutsu is very hard to use and we all were very surprised."

"If you ALL were surprised then your other two teammates would of gasped as well."

"Alli and Kimiko are fan girls of River they really don't pay attention to the opponent. That is unless they are about to lose." Hiroshi filled in

"What about when the Tiger came into play. Rain you were screaming for him to stop the match."

Rain and Hiroshi were amazed at how many questions Kakashi was asking them. Hiroshi really would of liked to tell him but he needed to know how much he knew first. And since they had an alliance with Konaha it seems that they didn't have much of a choice and besides how could they wiggle out of that question anyway?

"Kakashi. How much do you know about her?" Hiroshi asked

Kakashi was confused by that question, but none the less answered it. "Sakura is like a normal 13 year old girl. Nothing out of the ordinary happened to her."

Hiroshi was amazed at how little he knew about his student.

"Is the reason why you don't know much about her, because you pay much more attention to the Uchiha and Naruto?"

Kakashi remained silent and Hiroshi took that as a yes. "Kakashi….I don't know if I should tell you since you haven't paid much attention to her or even know anything valuable about her."

Rain gasped at her leader. "Hiroshi-Sama! It can't all be all his fault! I didn't know anything about Alli and Kimiko since YOU neglected to tell me. I had to ask their parents and that's how I found out."

Hiroshi looked at Rain that at Kakashi. "I am sorry. I didn't take into consideration that Sarutobi didn't fill you in."

"It doesn't matter now. I want to know."

"Persistent aren't you Kakashi." Rain said

"Thanks for the complement."

"Fine Kakashi we will fill you in." Hiroshi said

Hiroshi motioned for Rain to start to speak. Since Sakura is her niece and all.

"Well Sakura had an older sister and well lets say they were close and all that jazz. But one day Sakura's older sister San…..well she…….she died."

(AN: insert awkward pause from everyone)

"And that has to do with what exactly."

"Kakashi, San was murdered and Sakura witnessed it. We didn't want her to have the memory replay over and over in her head so the Haruno's thought it would be best that her early childhood should be erased. And when I mean erased I mean, no remembrance of her friends or any one that she became friends with. Only her family, is what remains."

"Having memories, good or bad, is just a way of life. You can't believe that every little bad action should be erased. There is more to the story. I want to know, if I can't get it from you I will ask my Hokage. Make a discussion."

Hiroshi stared and admired Kakashi's determination to find out what happened to his student and for that he owed him a little history lesion about Sakura. Hiroshi sent Rain a tell-him-all look and Rain just sighed for the millionth time and turned her full attention to Kakashi.

"Fine. The other reason is because Sakura was learning everything from San and her power was getting to great. We needed her to stop so we banned her from learning anything, before San was murdered that is."

'Well Sakura did have a brutal past. And the sad part is these idiots thought it was a good idea to erase her memory. People say they wished they could erase their memory of the bad stuff but in reality they would keep it any day. And here is a case where someone really erased someone else's memory'

"Who."

"Who what?" Hiroshi asked hoping to God that he wasn't about to ask what he thought he was about to ask.

"Who murdered the girl."

'Shit.' Hiroshi was afraid of this. They have told him to much but they can't tell him the answer to THAT question.

'Kakashi if only you knew how bad of a question that was. It wasn't proven but that…that bastard killed her I just now it! After he killed his clan she said he wouldn't kill her, butttt noooo, he just had to prove her wrong I'm sure of it. But only Sakura-Chan knows what really happened. To bad she doesn't remember.'

"That question Kakashi….you need to find out for yourself."

"I just have one more question."

"What NOW?!" Rain yelled, getting sick with the questions.

"Why is she holding her chakra?" Kakashi asked, completely ignoring Rain's loud shout.

Hiroshi and Rain looked at each other then at Kakashi. "We have no idea."

'I wonder why she would hold her chakra.' Thought Hiroshi

'San couldn't of possibly taught her that jutsu and the probably of her remembering it is slim to none at all. But I am not sure anymore.'

Kakashi stared them right into the eyes and saw that they were telling the truth. Then he stood up, thanked both of them, by bowing to them, and left Hiroshi's office.

"Hiroshi-Sama….do you think we told to much?"

"Rain…the way he acted when we said that her memory is erased tells me that he is making up for neglecting her. He will find out who murdered San but he can't tell her and I think he doesn't have the heart to tell her either."

"I guess you are right."

------------Back at the Hospital--------

Kakashi was walking in with his hunched over stance. He walked over to Sakura's room and saw Naruto and Sasuke sitting there, waiting for Sakura to wake up. Across the hallway was River, Alli, and Kimiko. The two girls were talking none stop and River was looking across to see if Sakura was awake.

"Kakashi-Sensei! WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT!"

Sasuke smacked Naruto across the head. "Shut it. You and your loud mouth."

"SASUKE-TEME! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!"

"Naruto if you don't keep it down you will wake Sakura up. And you know what happens if you wake her up don't you?"

Naruto shut his trap immediately. Having flashbacks of when Sakura would pulverize him for waking her up.

"So what did you talk about?!" Naruto said in a whisper.

"After Sakura wakes up we leave to bring River to Rain. Then we go home."

Before Naruto could respond to that they heard a soft groan and bed sheets that crinkled. The three of them looked to see a refreshed Sakura.

"Well look who woke up." Kakashi softy said.

'I still cant believe what they did to you. What a cruel thing to do to a girl or anyone for that matter.'

Naruto on the other hand ran on to the bed and tackled Sakura into a bone crushing hug. Poor Sakura didn't have enough lung capacity to tell him to let go.

"Dobe. Let go. She is losing her breath."

Naruto saw that Sakura was very blue and stopped hugging her. Sakura turned her head to all of them and smiled. But that soon turned into a frown.

"Who won?"

They all looked at her like she was an alien.

"Sakura-Chan! You don't remember?!"

"Dobe she was half out of it when she attacked him."

"Wait…so who won?"

"Sakura…you won. You hit River pretty hard, sending him into a crater."

Naruto's eyes light up and he started to ask Sakura how she was able to hit so hard. Sakura looked at him and then all of a sudden she remembered what happened.

"Oh that? Well I read about someone being able to do that so I decided to try it."

"Ohhhhh!!!" Naruto said. "CAN YOU SHOW ME!"

Sakura started to giggle. "I don't know Naruto. I don't know how I even managed to do that."

---Time jump to after they get out of the hospital, do their mission. Which wasn't to bad. They would run into a few stray ninja here and there, all while our little stalker friends watched them. Soon about a few days later they arrived home. Our stalker friends left them alone now and Naruto and Sasuke are training for the final stage of the Chunnin exams!!--------------------

-----With Stalkers-----

"So did you find any information at all?" Asked a man.

Kismae came out from behind the tree and sent him a glare. "No of course not. It was just a genin mission. Nothing except the singing and fights before hand were interesting."

"What fights is he talking about? And singing?"

Itachi just shook his head. "Read about it in the mission report."

And with that they vanished to their hideout.

'Sakura is coming close to figuring out everything……Then I can figure out who killed her. I know father planned it. I need to finish my job for her. And only her.'

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!

AUTHOR'S NOTE!: HA! I have half action half information! I think that was a pretty damn good chapter! I hope you all loved it and I would like to say again I AM SO SORRY!!!

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