Hey! I'm joining my school track team! Yay! But, I may die in the process! My friends say it's like hel So, I joined! Woot! If I update less…ha-ha, who am I kidding, I'm almost about to finish the story, but don't worry, I'll make sure it rocks your socks. The first part is about Genma, so bear with me here. This is a long chapter! O k! Enough talking! Time to enjoy the next chapter of.

BARE WITH THE LONGNESS BEFORE THE Battle SCHENE!

F.E.S.T.I.V.A.L.O.F.L.O.V.E.

It was a bright evening, the sun still hung high in the sky. Wooden abandoned stands sang out a warning not to come near to them. Something odd was going to happen today. Something sinister. But the day was still beautiful; it's events yet to be written into history.

Genma spit his tooth pick to the ground with an extremely satisfied grin plastered onto his face. Red lipstick marks trailed from his smooth forehead, down to the crook of his neck and under his shirt. He had spent his time well while he had waited that hour. Under his hair, he pondered deeply about a constant problem that had plagued him for years. This one simple obstacle had always stood in his way, blocking something he had desired so much.

Man, I can't wait till the matches are done with. I can finally try to win that inflatable cow. I always hit 3 out of 4 of those stinking milk cans! I'm a freaking ninja and I still can't win that game.

Genma, with no way to vent out his sudden frustration kicked the side of an empty wooden stand. The sound echoed across the other empty ones. It was a hallow shattering noise that sent eerie shivers down his spine. It took him a while to get a reaction.

"AH! That hurt like a…ah!!" Genma backed up slowly. He sank to the ground, sitting on his butt, staring up at the sky. There were no clouds to be seen, but the sun was not welcoming. A very odd feature had developed for it. Two beautiful rainbows had formed encircling the hot burning orb.

Why am I even here? I should be back with the other Jounin watching the tournament. I shouldn't be the one doing this again.

"Get ready Orochimaru" a distant whispering voice was heard from the shack behind him. The sound was shortly followed by the hanging up of a cell phone.

"Orochi who?!" Genma whipped his head around faster than the speed of light. His hair moved rapidly with his head, blurring his vision. He had most defiantly heard that name. The name that had brought so much fear to the village of Konoha. His name. The snake like inhuman person that had taken out the 4th Hokage, leaving so many to greave. Yes. He had heard it. It was Orochimaru's name.

Before Genma could even get up, he could sense that some on was behind him. Breathing heavily as if previously attacked or excited. He could even go as far as to say injured. This person's hair rested onto his shoulders, slightly moving back and forth with their breath. Glancing onto his shoulder he observed the color. It was Raven.

"How much did you hear?" calm crept over Sasuke's voice, trickling thought the air, irritated Genma.

"I didn't hear anything". Short, sweet, to the point.

Sasuke glared intensely at the back of Genma's head. He grinned wickedly as he contemplated the consequences for this little lie. He slid a kunai out from under his sleeve. He tested it on his thumb. He drew the edge of the blade across his finger, drawing a small amount of blood. He Sharingan eyes turned a lighter shade of red when he did this. While he was under the control of Orochimaru, he could afford to loose any battles, so if he was going to loose, his Sharingan would dissipate, and turn into a completely new form.

He grinned again.

He bent Genma's neck back, pressing the blade lightly against his skin. A heavy silence surrounded them.

"I'll ask you again, what did you hear?" Sasuke who was almost sure of the man's next answer, and began to concocted plans to kill him when he confessed. How ever, he was a bit surprised by his answer.

"I heard nothing."

Sasuke growled angrily.

"Do you really want to die here? You have so much left in life, and your just going to give it up for your stupid village?!"

"Yup"

Good bye inflatable cow. I guess I may never win you after all.

Sasuke growled angrily. He sounded like a small child that hadn't gotten his desired present. With a swift and fluid motion, he jabbed the former proctor in the side of the head with the end point of the kunai, simply knocking him unconscious. With another swift fluid motion Sasuke formed a chain of hand signs.

A large cloud of smoke appeared around him. A new Genma stepped out of the cloud with an unsatisfied look on his face. Sasuke kicked the old Genma over to a corner. He then began to walk in the direction of the stadium, muttering silent curses under his breath.

S.T.A.D.I.U.M

The phony Genma stood in the middle of the stadium, eying down both opponents that stood before him. He took note of the odd stare he was receiving from the blonde one. Their eyes met for an instant. A silent message had been exchanged. They knew who they were, more importantly, they knew who the other person was. This moment had gone completely unnoticed by Sakura; something so crucial came across as something so small and trivial at the moment.

Sakura was bursting with energy. You could almost see her bouncing around on top of the sand. Gaara could feel her movements, but the crowd had no idea that this young ninja had just found her first love. hopefully, her only love. Gaara smiled at her energy. Her sent still lingered on him from when he had carried her. They had said so many things to each other. So many things.

Sakura: Oh my gosh! I'm so excited! Once this match is over Gaara's going to do what he promised!

Inner Sakura: Yeah, I almost passed out when I heard him whisper that in your ear on the way here.

Sakura: Do you think he's done it before.

Inner Sakura: Multiple times. Hello! Have you seen all those people, and how he looks. He most defiantly has experience.

Sakura: Shut up! You make it sound so taboo! We're just dyeing the tips of our hair the same color!

Inner Sakura: Oh! That's what he said?

Sakura: You weren't listening were you? You just hear what you want to hear….

Inner Sakura: What? A girl can't fantasize?

Sakura: …………………………

Sakura and Ginger had gone through yet another outfit change. They both were dressed the same this time. They had on what a belly dancer outfit. There shirts were halter tops, light blue with the tie loosely resting on their back. They wore Light blue pants that hung low on their waists, exposing their toned bodies. Sakura had species of freckles on her belly, she had completely mastered, the; "I'm flawed but I still rock it" look.

After Sasuke had decided that a long enough amount of time had passed, he decided to begin the match. The audience had began to get a bit uneasy with the long wait.

"For this next match I am pleased to announce that we have yet another first. This match will be completely different from any other one that has ever occurred before your eyes prior to this day."

"Get on with it already!", Ino screamed from the stands.

Sasuke swallowed and continued. "We are going to completely black out the stadium!", Gasps arose from the audience. Whispers echoed through out the stadium, things like; "What?", "Is he crazy?" , and the traditional "What the hell", could be heard. All these thoughts circulated in Sakura's mind. But she kept it to herself; she just had to be ready for what was thrown in her way. Something caught her eye though. The smirk on both Genma's face and on Ginger's face was identical. The same malice hidden behind them, all of it directed at her.

Ok…then…..

"The choice of weaponry for this match is crystal Katanas. They are the sharpest in Konoha, transported her just for the tournament.", Sasuke paused, he thought deeply about how he could use Genma's body to his advantage. "So, bring down the Swords!"

Gaara stared at Genma, something was very weird here. But he pushed his suspicions to the furthest parts of his mind. He just looked at the stadium. His thoughts were consumed with various thoughts about Sakura's safety. She was strong , but, this girl was tricky.

Where is the idiot that supposed to bring the swords?

Shukaku: You're the idiot you idiot.

Gaara: OH!

Gaara hesitantly grabbed the crystal blades and materialized onto the battle field. He was obviously ticked off. That stupid bum A.K.A Sasuke hadn't been there to do his job . He actually had to move! Gaara did not like doing what he didn't have to. He only wanted to do what he wanted to do.

He traveled over to Sakura and handed her the blade, gently resting it into her hand, they met eyes for a second. A deep fire burned bright in their gaze. Then he turned around and basically threw the sword at the other girl. Then he was gone, back to his stadium to watch the obviously interesting match.

"Now. It's time to start. The count down"

"10" , Sasuke yelled. The audience soon joined in.

"9" Sakura got into her stance, tensing, getting prepared for battle.

"8" Ginger glared her hardest.

Sasuke better be ready.

"7" Gaara burned holes into the stadium with his intense glare. It was as if he had Bazooka's for eyes. He wasn't going to be able to see Sakura, but he could feel her chakra, and feel the sand. He was ready.

"6" Ino and the gang all counted nervously. They had kept quiet due to intense action. They would continue to do that. Hinata and Naruto grasped hands, hoping for Sakura to do her best. Ino said a silent prayer for her friend, and for the hope that she would walk out alive.

"5"

"4"

"3"

"2"

"1"

Blackout.

Sakura faltered slightly, she couldn't see anything. The sudden darkness took her by great surprise. Her breath stayed stable as she closed her eyes and listened to the sand. She concentrated her hearing . It was her only useful asset right now. She heard the foot steps coming closer. Faster. She held her blade up to block, and was met with that of another's. With out warning, she received a kick to the mid section. She jumped back wards landing onto her feet. Hacking up blood as she did so. She fell to the ground. A loud thud was heard through out the stadium. But she recovered quickly.

The audience heard the cough. But they didn't know who's it was.

With quickness, sakura focused again, Sakura heard the wind cut the air next to her. She had to move. She rolled forward and did a spin kick. . Her foot met and hit hard with her opponent's body. Her nails dug into the sand, lifting her self up by the hand, and rotating her body into Circles. This sent small sand hurricane in the direction of the body. However, she didn't hear any impact.

Damn.

Gaara panicked when he heard the cough, it wetted the sand with blood. He could feel it.

Sakura stood again, listening. Above her this time. She stepped to the side and vertically sliced. She met blade again.

"You know I can see you.", A snake like voice hissed. Ginger growled angrily . She grabbed the hand that Sakura had used to hold her blade, and dug her nails deep into the skin.

"That's impossible.", Sakura bit back the pain, and summoned her strength.

"I am darkness. This is my element."

The voice disappear as quickly as it had come. Nothing was making sense. But, there was one thing Sakura understood. Pain.

A blade cut her arm, it had come up from the ground. Her warm liquid life fluid spilled again Sakura grabbed the blade of Ginger's sword, reddening her skin more as new blood flowed. Using her own crystal weapon, she swung at where the enemy should have been located. Her tinted red lips smiled when she had made contact.

"Gotcha"

"NO you don't." Gingers voice replied. After being hit, the snake like girl jumped back. She took out a few kunai. Five to be exact. She hurtled them in Sakura's direct. 2 out of the 3 had hit her. They both pierced her sliced arm, rendering it useless. She screamed. Despite the pain, and without hesitation Sakura charged at the spot from where the kunai had been thrown. This was her chance. She finally found her opponents location. Her blade scratched the sand behind her, as she dragged it faster with her chakra enhanced steps, she lifted it and it made contact with the midsection of her opponent. The body flailed as it received the pain. It's system shut down. The enemies body sank it the floor.

Gaara was panicking in his mind. He could feel a lot with his sand, but the question was, what was he feeling? He felt blood, swords, kunai, and lastly, a body.

Sakura sighed heavily. She said a prayer, "rest in piece" For a moment, every thing seemed to go deadly silent. Quieter than before. Sakura opened her eyes. Only to see white Sharingan like eyes , glaring daggers into hers. Though the lights were out , she could see the orbs clearly.

"I'm not dead yet", a deep voice whispered from beside her. Sakura twitched at the sudden closeness.

"Sasuke?"

Sakura went flying, a hard fist had made contact with her face. Before she could even hit the ground, she had been kicked up into the air. The audience gasped as they heard a loud cracking sound. Sakura had broken more than just a few ribs.

"Your going to regret ever giving me up"

With these final words, he punched her downward, and ended his combo with a drop kick, sending her body pounding into the sand.

Silence…..

"Snake chain Jutsu!" the invisible snake that had interlocked around Sakura's stomach had become thinker, binding her to a wall of snakes. A small recollection of the alley flashed trough Sakura's mind, be fore she slipped into darkness.

Gaara knew something was wrong from the moment he had felt a hard thud after a body had already went down. Without hesitation he ordered a Jounin to turn the lights back on. The sight his eyes met with was not a pleasant one at all. Sakura's limp blood stained body dangled in the air. A chain of snakes wrapped around her as a wall behind her began to form. She was dying. Her once color filled cheeks grew pale. Her eyes were closed, shut from what would seem like her ultimate doom. The worst part was who had done it. The villain behind the crime. Sasuke Uchiha. He stood with a crystal dagger pointing towards Sakura's neck. Blood lust in his newly formed Sharingan eyes. Behind him stood some one he never though he would see. A certain snake like human with invisible powers ,Orochimaru.

"That's it", Gaara arose from his chair," I'm really going to put some lights out".

K.I.B.A.D.E.L.A.G.E.N.S.H.I.N.

I must …………………………………Sleep! It's so late. The story is almost over. It's all coming to an end. I really hope you enjoyed it! Please review! If any one drew any pictures for my story on deviant art, tell me, I'd love to see it, or make a link. Thanks for reading! Please review! This is my life here!