I'm sorry I haven't updated in literally FOREVER!! But I got this sudden urge after watching hell boy 2 and now I feel like I should get this thing done! I'm also going to go back and edit ALL the chapters so they're correct and longer and so they make more sense!! So, I hope you like this chapter! ENJOY!!

"hello" Sakura's thoughts"hello" Ino's thoughts"hello" Sasuke's thoughts

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Sakura growled. Things were NOT going well. Ino was missing, screams were coming from all different directions and her friends were no where to be seen!

"ok Sakura THINK! Should you go to help Ino or Sasuke? I'm sure Sasuke can handle himself…but what about Ino? Is she ok? Something wasn't right about her before either…Alright, I'll help Ino first!" Sakura ran, along side her Miki and Yui struggled to stay with her.

"Miki-Chan, Yui-Chan, go tell the others that Ino and Sasuke are in trouble. Tell them to stay together, and if anything goes wrong, then to hide in the underground chambers of the palace, got it?" Sakura said, still on full alert. The girls looked at her uneasily and nodded.

Soon, they turned down a narrow hallway to the rest of the group.

"Ok…Ino, where are you?!" Sakura stopped suddenly. A slim figure stood in front of her.

"I-Ino? Is that you?" Sakura asked hesitantly. The figure walked towards her. She stepped back a little, slightly frightened.

"Ino if that's you, it isn't funny!" She said taking out a kunai from her pouch. The figure stopped and appeared to be shaking.

"w-what the hell?!" Sakura studied her, contemplating on what to do.

"Hehehe…poor thing. Are you scared? You shouldn't be! I won't hurt you…" The figure said in a low, cold voice.

"Ino? That is you! Ino, what the hell are yo-" She was interrupted when Ino began to laugh hysterically. But it wasn't her laugh. It was creepy and menacing. Something about it made Sakura's skin crawl.

"Oh how naïve of you Sakura. Thinking I'm your best friend! Your just Pathetic and worthless! A complete waste of space! You mean nothing to me anymore!"

Sakura looked at her, shock evident on her face.

How could she be saying this? They were supposed to be best friends! But here she was completely denying they were anything close!

Sakura's fists shook, anger rising at every word she was saying.

"That bitch!! I'm going to kill her!!" Sakura's head lowered at the thought. She had to restrain herself.

This person is NOT Ino! She looked up at her so called 'best friend.'

"listen! I don't know who the hell you are, but you BETTER get Ino back!!"

'Ino' looked at her. Amuse and excitement shining in her eyes. She chuckled softly.

"Hehehe… your right! I'm not Ino!" Sakura looked at her, shock and complete horror took over her.

"B-but if this isn't Ino, then who is it?!" Ino smiled evilly.

"I'm Kano! I took over your little friend's body!" She covers her mouth with her hand, trying to hide her smile, which was beginning to show the fangs that were growing from her mouth. Sakura growled.

"I don't give a damn who you are!! Give Ino back!!" Ino smirked, showing the long fangs.

"Well, I'm sorry to say, but your friend is just too weak! She can only come back on her own!…and whatever you do to me…you do to her!" Ino lunged at her, landing a punch across Sakura's face. Sakura slammed into the wall HARD, creating a large crater in the wall. Sakura grunted.

"I-I can't hurt her! I've already done that too much!" Sakura struggled to get up. Ino glared at her.

"What's wrong?! Your not going to fight back?!" She landed another punch in Sakura's gut, sending her flying back into the wall again. Sakura coughed up some blood and fell to her knees. (just so u know, Kano is a guy but he is in Ino's body so I'm just going to say that he's Ino even though he's the one fighting!)

She kicked her hard in the stomach, making Sakura cringe.

"I-Ino!…please! You have to stop him! D-don't let him take over your body!" Sakura said shakily. She just laughed cold heartedly. Sakura groaned as the pain from her wounds began to sink in.

"You can't possibly help your friend!! She hated you for beating her and how you belittled her in front of everyone!! She'll never forgive you!! She even told me herself, she despises you!" She smirked. And kicked Sakura again in the stomach before walking away.

"Oh, and by the way, I would hurry and get to the others. I've placed your little friend under a powerful jutsu. One, that only she can break free of. It'll destroy her from the inside out. The smell of blood just makes her more excited. Hehehe…and I bet that training field with all your friends is full of it…at least, after Karin, orochimaru and Sasuke get through with them!" She said. She did a seal, making Kano come out of her body and into his true form. He smirked evilly at her as Ino stood, blood lust in her eyes.

"Clocks ticking Sakura-hime!!" he said cruelly before disappearing in a swirl of water.

Sakura watched in horror as her best friend became more demonic. She gave off a chilling aura. One that killed. One that wanted blood. And lots of it.

She watched as her best friend looked at her, her once beautiful blue eyes, now a blood red. Ino grabbed her by her throat. Sakura clawed at her hands, trying to loosen the death grip she had on her neck, savoring the oxygen she managed to get.

"hmmm…I think I'll kill you slowly and painfully!!" Ino threw sakura through the wall. Several walls actually. Soon Sakura skid to a stop and found herself in the training area.

"Oh no…" She looked around to see the faces of her friends, looking at her confused, and slightly scared. Ino stepped through the broken wall and licked her lips.

"Your dead!" She charged towards Sakura. Sakura watched her, terrified.

She can't hurt Ino…not again! Sakura closed her eyes, waiting for her death.

But nothing.

She opened her eyes and saw Zaku, holding Ino back with his large sword.

"S-Sakura! Get the rest of them to safety!!" Sakura nodded and stood, then froze again.

"wait…I told Miki and Yui to tell them to go the underground chambers!!" Her eyes widened at the thought of what could of happened to her maids. Sakura shook it off and figured they are probably still running here. With that thought she quickly guided the rest of them to the chamber.

"Alright, you guys have to stay here. No one, and I mean No one is to leave here, you understand?!" They all nodded. Sakura looked at Tenten and Hinata.

"You guys come with me, I'll need your help!" They nodded and made there way back to where Zaku and Ino were fighting. When they got there, Zaku was out of breath and breathing heavily.

"Hehehe….would you look at that! He still hasn't given up!! How annoying!" Ino said charging at him once more. Zaku gripped his sword, putting it in front of him, defensively. He barley had any fight left in him. He couldn't hold out much longer…

"Zaku. Move!!" Sakura yelled as she ran towards Ino. Zaku quickly jumped to the side.

Sakura did a seal and jumped into the air. She took out the Tsunagai (the sword from an earlier chapter .) and pushed chakra into it, causing It to turn into a large fan.

"Alright! You asked for it Ino!!" Sakura swung the fan, creating a large blast of wind. Ino flew into a wall, making a small crater as she hit. She grunted, but got back up and smirked.

"That's all you got? How pathetic…" Ino made a seal. Soon her hands were covered in flames. Sakura grunted.

"shit! I can't use most of my techniques against her! Damn Tsunade teaching us how to help each other with our own chakra instead of teaching us that and how to go against it!!" Suddenly, the ground shook. Sakura turned her attention behind her and saw Tenten forming a seal with her hands.

"Hinata, Sakura! We have to take her down together!!" Both girls smirked and nodded. They all turned towards Ino and got into a fighting position. Ino laughed.

"What a joke!! You think you can beat me like this?! BURSTING with power far beyond your own?! You must be suicidal for thinking such nonsense!!" Another laugh erupted from her as more heat came from her hands.

Hinata looked at Sakura, hopefully.

"How are we going to defeat her like this?" Sakura kept her eyes on Ino the entire time.

"Hinata, I need you to use your byakugan, where is the chakra source?" Hinata nodded did some handsigns.

"Byakugan!!" She studied Ino intently and gasped.

"S-sakura! There's a different chakra present!! It's eating at her chakra and using for itself!" Sakura growled and muttered a small string of curses to herself.

How is she going to get that…thing …out of her best friend…WITHOUT killing her? Or without BEING killed…?

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Well I hope you guys like it!! I'll be coming out with a new chapter soon! PROMISE! J for real this time too! (Hehehe .) I promise the next will be longer too!!