Anything, But Ordinary

Chapter Nineteen: Something Worth Protecting.

The early morning sky was slowly beginning to light up from the rising sun. The beautiful stars disappearing from the sky. Sakura's feet skidded across the field before she finally can to a stop. She slumped forward slightly. It was hardly even six yet and she was already dying from her training with Hidan. She threw her hands up in time to block the back fist that was directed at her face. The force from the blow sent her tumbling.

"I give," she groaned out throwing her hands up. Hidan turned and walked to her.

"Giving up already?" he inquired before sitting down next to her. In his hand was a water bottle. He placed it in front of her face where she reached up and grabbed it. She chugged about half the bottle before pushing herself to sit up, the effects of the early morning run finally catching up to her.

"I'm so giving up," she said smiling at him. She threw her legs out in front of her before bending down to one side and grabbing her foot. She really needed to stretch out her muscles before the stiffened out. Hidan laughed.

"Don't worry by the time it's time for the exams you'll be in top shape," he assured her as he moved to stretching her other leg.

"Good. I at least want to be a chunin when all of this is said and done," she giggled.

"I don't see what the big deal is. You'll be a missing nin no matter what your rank is," Hidan said. Sakura sighed before looking away from him. She closed her eyes trying to think of what it would be like to be a missing nin. To finally be back with her family. Her real mother and father. But then… she would feel bad leaving the friends she had made here. Mainly Naruto. He was a really good friend to her.

"Is it hard?" she asked not bothering to look at her uncle.

"Is what?" he asked, she turned to look at him and the pain on her face said it all. "It can be," he said. "but you have to remember… we're your family Sakura. We're always going to be there. Even if we are running." He winked hoping that she found it as a joke. She smiled sadly before looking up at the sky that was turning a light shade of pinks and oranges.

She sighed before falling backwards into the slightly wet grass. She threw her arms out stretching them. "So… you and Itachi?" Sakura shot up straight as a board. Her face bright red as she stared at her uncle completely shocked.

"I-i-I I d-don't k-know wh-hat you-you're ta-talking ab-about." She stuttered. Hidan laughed greatly before his face instantly hardened and before she could even blink he was gone. She looked around trying to understand why he had felt and then she felt it. Three chakra signatures. She looked directly where they would be coming from before the rest of her team walked into the clearing.

The three men stood shocked at what they found. Sakura sat in the middle of a training field that had practically been destroyed. Naruto grinned before running towards the pinkette cheering about how he was so excited for the day. While Sasuke and Kakashi just continued to stare. How was it that cute little weak Sakura was somehow much stronger than either had noticed before?

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Pein sat staring at Konan. It had been a staring contest for over an hour now. The two were… in a matter of words… fighting. "You can't seriously be thinking this is the best thing for her… Nagato! She's our daughter!"

Pein growled out annoyed. They had really begun to dig themselves into a hole and it was beginning to get deeper and deeper. "If we can take out Madara we will—"

"No we won't! You've said it before you aren't strong enough to do it on your own. Then there is Orochimaru." Konan stood up her chair scraping against the floor. "You heard what they saw. He's after our daughter, and not to mention the—"

"Konan," Pein said strongly cutting the woman off mid-sentence. She glared at him before the door opened. Itachi stood in the doorway his face serious.

"Itachi?" Pein asked.

"We have to protect her," he said, his fist clenched in anger. "I can't lose her…" he whispered. Pein sighed before turning to look at Konan who sat back down.

"We need to talk to the Hokage… we can strike a deal!" Konan said. "I'm sure we can… I just… I just need my little girl to be safe… and right now the safest place she can be is in the hidden village." Pein nodded before looking away from everyone.

"If we have more of the sharingan we could take Madara." Pein said looking to Itachi. Itachi nodded.

"I'm sure we could make a treaty and have Kakashi and Sasuke help…" Itachi said.

"What's going on here?" the three turned to look at Sakura who was standing in the doorway. "Am I… am I really in this much danger?" she questioned looking from her mom's face to her father's and then to Itachi's it said it all. The horror on all three of their faces made her scared. Terrified even. If they were worried… she was terrified.

A/N

Ugh… I feel so bad cause I always give you guys such short chapters. Hopefully I'll make the next one longer. I'm going to be going on vacation soon so I think I'll only be able to update one more time after this one. At least until I'm back from Washington. Thank you for all your guys reviews You guys are the best!

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