Of Betrayals, Hate and Home

by Anaxn

Kabuto and Sakura were never as they seemed. Wearing a mask had become an art form for them. Their lives played out on a silver stage, spattered with blood and the bitter tears of betrayals. A series of short tales about Kabuto Hyuuga and Sakura No Oto.

29. Power

And her chakra cloaked her like a dress and Sakura felt omnipotent, like she could take on the world with simply herself, in this heightened state. She closed her eyes, feeling her snake-covered head bask in the sun, absorbing the heat and turning it into chakra for her. It was only the chakra of her curse mark, but the feeling of it coursing over and under her scaled skin was like heaven.