Hey there everyone! I just want to say, thank you to all my reviewers! I really appreciated that you guys liked my story! It made me want to continue it, and that's what I'm going to do.

I just got my laptop and we're on school holidays, which is really exciting because that means I'll be able to update fast!

Bear with me people, this chapter is extremely lame and I was kinda having troubles about how I was going to get Sakura to hand Naruto over to the Akatsuki and making it seem like it was an accident…I failed really bad. This chapter won't be that fun or exciting, but I hope you people read it anyways.

Disclaimer:*sighs* if I owned Naruto, would I be wasting my time writing fanfics...No! So yeah, there you go.

Chapter 2

Sakura was trying her best to avoid Naruto. After what happened last week ago with Deidara, she couldn't bring herself to face him. It was just too shameful. She felt like she was betraying him. And maybe she was. Maybe she should have asked him first, to see if he would have wanted to. Maybe he wouldn't. These thoughts were bothering Sakura as she walked across team 7's training field.

Sighing slightly, she ran a hand through her glossy pink hair, tilting her head up to look at the beautiful blue sky. The clouds were dancing and racing across each other as if to exceed the other. Sakura smiled. So beautiful, she thought.

Sakura froze as she heard the sound of oncoming footsteps approaching her. Swirling around quickly, she threw her Kunai knife in the direction of the sound, only to be caught in midair.

"It's only me, Sakura-Chan." A smirking Naruto said, holding the Kunai knife in his right hand and walking towards her. Sakura sighed with relief and just stared at him, looking a little pissed off.

"What do you want?" she demanded a little harshly, causing Naruto to flinch. The cool breeze of the wind hit them and Naruto took a while to answer, lifting his head up to look at the blue sky too. He spoke quietly.

"Why are you avoiding me, Sakura-Chan?" He asked solemnly, his gaze still on the blue sky. Two birds flew by and another breeze hit them. Sakura shivered. She put one hand on her shoulder, stroking it lightly as she gazed down at the green grass, uneasy with his question. How could she tell him? How could she tell him that she was about to do something that might result in him hating her forever? She just couldn't. Well not now anyways. Instead, she tore her gaze away from the green grass and was now staring at the sky and mumbled:

"I'm not."

Naruto still didn't look at her though. There was a moment of hesitation before he asked his next question.

"It's not about what happened on the mission, is it? Y-You're not avoiding me because you found out about the nine-tailed fox, are you?" Sakura flinched. She was too shock to even laugh. Where was this question coming from? How could Naruto ask such things? A few years ago, she might, but after what she's seen him go through, she could never do such things. Sakura was just about to laugh at his stupidity when her eyes caught sight of his eyes. They were a deep shade of blue and serious as they stared back at her own, waiting for a reply. Sakura froze. Naruto was different. And as her deep green emerald eyes returned his gaze, she realized that he really has changed. He was more serious. More determine and much more emotional.

Her memories were swept back to when they were having the mission. She remembered how Naruto broke down in front of everyone, and how watching him made her so sad. It hurt her to see him like that. Maybe that's why she chooses to do what she did.

Eyes narrowing sadly, Sakura walked up to him and laid a hand firmly on his shoulder.

"Of course not Naruto…It'll never be because of that reason. I don't care whether you have a demon inside of you or not, you're still my friend." Sakura softly smiled, staring deep into his eyes. With a few seconds of hesitation, she leaned forward and gently kissed him on the cheek.

Naruto stood there blushing hotly.

"Come on lets go, it's getting cold!" Sakura suggested, leaping off and leaving a grinning Naruto behind…

Sakura and Yumato were in the Hokage's office waiting for Naruto and Sai to arrive. Since Kakashi was still in the hospital due to the injures he gained on the mission, Yumato was called in to be his replacement until he was better again. The team needed a fourth member, so Sai came along with them. It wasn't easy getting along with Sai. That fake smile of his didn't make it any easier. Lady Tsunade was getting very impatience when Naruto suddenly burst into the office, Sai soon following behind.

"I'm sorry Grandma…I-" Naruto started to apologize, but was cut off.

"YOU COME INTO MY OFFICE LATE AND YOU HAVE THE NERVES TO CALL ME GRANDMA?" Lady Tsunade slammed her fist on her desk furiously. Everyone flinched.

"I-I-I…" Naruto was thinking up excuses.

"Naruto, what part of 'you have a mission today' didn't you get?" Tsunade demanded. Naruto swallowed.

"The 'today' Part" He said nervously, scratching his head. Sakura just shook her head at his stupidity while Yumato stood there sweat dropping. Sai was standing near the door, putting on his fakes smile ever. Tsunade sighed and sat back down on her chair.

"Anyways about the mission, you four would be retrieving a young boy whose been taken by the Akatsuki…" Tsunade said, looking over her work. "…why the Akatsuki took this child, nobody knows, but the land of rice is very worried about him and asked us, the leaf shinobis to help." She finished off.

"Your mission is to return the boy safely to his village and Come back immediately!" she ordered.

Everyone nodded and left. Going back to their mansions to get ready, they were all ordered to meet at the gate.

"Are you all ready?" Yumato asked after everyone was at the gate. They nodded and headed off.

The team have been walking for quite a while, when Sakura suddenly heard noise coming out from the bushes.

"Who's there…come out, we know you're there!" Sakura took out her kunai knife and so did the others.

Deidara stepped out, smirking. He looked over from Yumato and Sai.

"Hmm…I see you brought along some friends with you…" He smirked, flipping his hair behind him.

"Get ready!" Yumato ordered. Naruto and Sai nodded. Deidara looked at Naruto.

"Well, well…if it isn't the Jinchūriki, so we meet again." Naruto gritted his teeth, fist forming at his sides. Deidara just scoffed.

"How's your little demon friend, I hear he's still alive…such a shame" Deidara smirked as he watched Naruto shake with rage.

"I thought i finished him off…but of well." Deidara was really trying to get Naruto angry and it was working.

"SHUT-UP! JUST SHUT-UP!" Naruto growled and charged towards Deidara, eyes flaring. He stopped as Sakura gently reached out a hand and grabbed him on the shoulder.

"Naruto No…Don't!" she warned pulling him back. Shooting Deidara a warning glance, Sakura walked over to Yumato and Sai.

"I'm sorry guys…" she apologized as she laid a hand on both of their shoulders. The two fell on the ground softly, being put under a Gen-Jutsu. Naruto, who was too angry and furious, didn't't notice, but Deidara watched with an amused smile on his face. She walked back to Naruto.

"I'm sorry Naruto…I hope you forgive me one day" Sakura whispered as she gently taped her hand on his shoulder, putting him in the same state as the others. She Quickly caught him before he could hit the ground. Without warning, Deidara seeing his chance, threw a kunai knife at Sakura. Catching her off guard, the kunai knife came right for her. At the last moment, seeing what was happening, Sakura jerked Naruto aside as the Kunai knife passed through her right shoulder. She let out a scream, pulling out the kunai knife and placing a hand on the wound.

"Y-You Jerk!" She snarled. Deidara went over to Naruto, picking him up. How could she have been so stupid? Sakura thought. Trusting Deidara was the biggest Mistake of her life. She looked over and Naruto who was now softly snoring on Deidara's shoulder.

"You Promised!" Sakura blurted out, her voice shaking. What was Lady Tsunade going to do to her now?

Deidara just shook his head.

"You're really that stupid, since when did we Akatsuki start keeping our promises…" He questioned, chuckling.

"You know what happens to the Jinchūriki after the demon is removed, don't you? Of course you do, so if you really cared for this boy, you wouldn't't have wanted it to be removed in the first place…" there was mockery in his voice. He shook his head once again.

"Such foolish act…" He added, smirking. Sakura glared at him, hatred filling her.

"You son-of-a-Bitch!" she hissed as she attempted to charge at him, but was too late. With one last mocking grin, Deidara disappeared with Naruto.

Sakura fell to her Knees. What has she done?

She glanced at Yumato who was now beginning to get up. Rubbing his eyes slightly, he looked around.

"Sakura, what Happened? Where's Naruto?" He asked confusingly, looking around for Naruto.

"T-The Akatsuki got him…" Sakura mumbled as she lowered her head, tears streaming down her face…

Okay people, that chapter was just a waste! I'm even surprised that some of you made it to the end. It was so lame that it made me lose interest in this story. O_O'

I ought to just delete it! I just killed it. *sobs* I such a bad author.

Maybe if I have time, I could make a new version of this chapter? And as for the lame mission-yeah, I couldn't think of anything and since I was trying to find a way to get Sakura to interact with Deidara, I had no other ideas…I'm screwed! I just ruined the whole story!

Two things I realized in this story:

1: I suck at writing in third person. (Obviously!)

2: I need to start reading the dictionary! You guys know what I mean! My grammar is crap! I'm losing my writing style, big time!

REVIEW PLEASE! YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU DAMN PLEASE, SO GO ON AND TELL ME OFF! I KNOW YOU'RE DYING TO!

Jokes, but reviews please thanks!