Hi awesome readers!
Well, first… I know… Sorry for the long wait! Then, KYYYYAAAAHHHH! I'm so damn stressed! I really hope you'll like this chapter. And unlikely for me, I put a last comment at the end for some of my readers that might hate me for the interminable suspense… Well, remember I don't own Naruto. : ) Love you all and thanks for the reviews!
Chapter 12 – Meeting you…
"Let's get him there… Mph!..." said the grey haired man as he put down his load.
"Fewww… Man, he is heavy!" replied the Gondaime while doing the same, "Shizune? Have a look at him would you?"
"Yes Tsunade…"
"Thank you! Now, we have to find Sakura…" stated the woman to the group.
"Don't worry, I took care of that. I sent Yamato and Sai after her." spoke Kakashi.
"And you think it was clever? Sakura is a bit more emotional recently and you send her a guy that apply rules without any sense of compassion and another one who doesn't even know what an emotion is? Kakashi, I thought by becoming Hokage you would take things more seriously…" said Tsunade in serious tone.
"Give him a break would you Tsunade! We are all doing our best right now but it's a hard situation…" replied Shizune while putting a cold compress on Naruto's forehead.
"I know that… That was my attempt of a joke…" spoke the Fifth Hokage with an annoyed look on her face.
"Oh!..." whispered Shizune with a weird smile.
"…"
"Maybe you shouldn't do that anymore…" suggest the girl with a bright smile.
"Anyway, now we have more important things to do. First, we have to take care of Naruto, then Kakashi and I have to talk about the upcoming war and our plans, and finally… We have to talk about what we are going to do about the Uchiha…" concluded Tsunade.
"You are going to kill him?" asked Shizune, worried.
"I don't know, but we have to take care of him one way or another. After everything that happened and after what Kakashi have told me, we don't have any other choice… We kill him or we put him in jail…" explained Tsunade, "Shizune, keep an eye on Naruto while Kakashi and I discuss."
"Yes Tsunade."
And the two Hokages left the brown haired girl with the jinchuriki.
On Sakura's side…
The chakra signature was coming clearer and clearer by the minutes… With each passing steps, Sakura could feel it... Sasuke's chakra… Cold, angry, demoniac, that's what it was. It wasn't like it was before and Sakura could only fear for the worst. As she walks a little more, she could also feel the chakra signature of other persons which included Danzo's.
'What the hell is going on? Could it be possible that he knows about what Danzo did to his clan?' thought the girl in panic, when something caught her attention.
Suddenly, Sakura stop dead in her tracks on the main road. She was followed… At first she hadn't realize it because she was too focus on Sasuke's chakra, but now that she was so close to him, she was able to sense all the chakras around her and it was obvious that there was someone behind, but who? It was familiar but she couldn't tell for sure. She had to run faster and lead them to a deadlock before they caught her. When she was about to put her plan to execution, a hand caught her by the wrist and turn her around… On reflex, Sakura tried to punch the intruder with her other hand but in vain. He caught her other wrist. When the pink haired girl looks up at his face, she realizes who it was.
"Sai?" exclaimed the girl in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to bring you back. What are you doing? Weren't you supposed to go back to the village?"
"That's none of your business…" replied the girl while looking away.
"Are you looking for Sasuke?" interrupted a second voice.
"Yamato…" whispered Sakura as she looks in his direction.
"I think she was, Yamato. She's heading in his direction and she was hiding her presence…" spoke Sai.
"Answer us now Sakura…" ordered seriously Yamato.
"…"
"Sakura…" insisted the man.
"Sigh! Yes, I am." answered the girl.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND! He'll kill you! He's not the same anymore!"
"I'm not going to beg him to come back home…"
"What?"
"What are you planning Sakura?" interrupted the dark haired boy.
"Like you told me Sai… I hurt Naruto and that promise he made to me is killing him… It's like a curse and since loving him his not enough… I'm going to end the curse myself." explained coldly the pink haired girl.
"That's insane…" whispered Yamato.
"I'm going to kill Sasuke and no one will stop me…"
"I'm sorry Sakura, but I can't let you do this…" said Sai while taking a scroll out of his bag.
"I won't change my mind." spoke seriously the girl.
"Then, you leave us with no other choice then to stop you." concluded Yamato while preparing himself for the battle.
The tension that was rising among them was at its peak. It was only a matter of time before they would end up fighting against each others.
On Tsunade's side
"Good… We will each be attacking at the limit of our countries… That's where Madara told you isn't it?" asked the Gondaime.
"Yes…" replied the grey haired man.
"Kakashi." spoke a dark haired boy while opening the door, "We have a problem…"
"Sai? What are you doing here, weren't you suppose to be with Sakura?" asked Tsunade with a worried voice.
"What do you mean a problem?" asked Kakashi.
"I'm still with Sakura, I send you a clone when we have start to look for her. And the problem is that Sakura went after Sasuke… She's planning on killing him."
"You're kidding me, right?" said the blond haired woman in disbelief.
"… I'll go get her." stated the grey haired man.
"I'll come with you…" replied the Gondaime while walking toward the door.
"No, I can do this on my own." spoke Kakashi with a serious tone.
"She's my student too… and besides, if Madara is with the Uchiha, we will be better in group then alone."
"Okay… but what about Naruto?"
Tsunade stand up and ran out of the room and enter in the next one on her right.
"Shizune… Take Naruto and go back to the village with him. Hurry up! Here I'll let you Katsuyu to help you."
"Whaa… What? What's going on?"
"No time to explain. Go as fast as you can and don't let anyone approach him." said the blond Hokage while making her summon appeared.
"Princess Tsunade?" asked the slug when it appeared.
"Katsuyu, take Naruto and go back to the village with Shizune. I entrust you his life…" ordered the Gondaime while laying the unconscious blond haired boy on its back.
"I understand the gravity…" replied the slug.
"Tsunade! What is going on?" asked Shizune.
"I need to find Sakura, she went after Sasuke… Don't worry…" answered the Gondaime, "Kakashi, let's go. Shizune go!"
"Right." spoke the dark haired boy.
"Sai, where is she?" asked Kakashi.
"Follow me."
On Sakura's side
"GIVE UP NOW!" cried Yamato while creating a wood jutsu.
"NEVER!" yelled back Sakura as she hit the floor, "I'm no weakling… I need to do this…"
"If you're doing this because of what I have told you… Well… It won't work Sakura." spoke Sai as he jumped away from the earth projectiles.
"…"
On Kakashi's side
"We need to hurry up. Shits about to get real." said Sai as he looks back at the two Hokages.
"What do you mean?" asked the Gondaime.
"It has started…" stated the black haired boy.
"… Sakura…" whispered Kakashi.
On Sakura's side
"I'll get her…" said Sai has he unroll his scrolls.
"Don't bother, I already got her…" said Yamato has his wood technique took both of Sakura's wrists and pinned her on a near by tree.
"What?" spoke the girl incredulously.
"It's over Sakura…" said Yamato with a smile on his face, "Now calm down…"
The girl stopped struggling and bowed her head. Sai who was surprised by her lack of resistance, was about to ask her what was wrong, when the girl burst of laughter. A sinister one.
"You think so?" asked the pink haired girl with a devious smile on her face.
"Yamato, finally understanding what she meant, lost his smile and release his jutsu. As he did so, Sakura's body turned into a log.
"A substitution jutsu…" whispered Sai.
"Quick we have to find her before she…" started Yamato when two small balls rolled under his and Sai's feet, "Huh!"
"Sakura…" stated the dark haired boy.
At the same time, the two balls explode and release their content. In less then a minute, the entire battlefield was engulfed in gas, immediately throwing the two ninjas in a deep slumber.
"Ss…Saku…ra" spoke Sai as sleep take over him.
When the gas finally dissipates, the pink haired girl got out of her hiding spot and approaches the two ninjas. She knelt down near them and checked their vital signs.
"I'm sorry guys, but… I need to do this, for me, for Naruto and for this entire village. I'll prove to you guys that I can be the hero too, sometimes. Besides, I'm the one who should do this… Sasuke… Sasuke have done too much already. I can't let him continue down this path…" said Sakura with tears in her eyes while brushing Sai's hair away from his face. Recomposing herself, Sakura stand up and refocus her chakra on Sasuke.
'Let's do this…' thought the girl before running back toward the dark avenger.
On Kakashi's side
"Sorry… She was too quick…" spoke Sai's clone before disappearing in smoke.
"Huh!" asked the grey haired man.
"What on earth…?" replied the Gondaime before both of them stopped running.
"Seems like our student got the upper hand after all…" said Kakashi.
"Yeah… but what are we gonna to do now… How are we going to find her?" asked Tsunade.
"Well… we'll use the old fashioned way…"
"Huh!"
The sixth Hokage cut one of his left fingers and made the signs to summon his creatures and put his hands on the floor. Once the smoke disappeared, a small dog appeared.
"Yo!" replied the dog with his right pawn in the air.
"Not now Pakkun. We need your help… I need you to find Sakura, fast." spoke Kakashi.
"Hummm…" said the dog as he sniffs the ground and the air, getting into action.
Some minutes later, the dog stopped his search and look in a precise direction, in front of the group.
"I got her, but you might want to know that she's not alone in those woods. I think that the little punk is there too." stated the dog.
"Yeah… we already know that. So, where is she?" asked Kakashi with an aggravated tone.
"Two hours away, 45 degres north." replied Pakkun.
"God dammit!" cursed the five Hokage.
"Pakkun lead the way." asked the grey haired man.
"Yes boss."
On Sakura's side
'Come on, I'm almost there.' thought the girl while looking at her surroundings.
Suddenly, as the girl was approaching her final destination, she saw a huge tree raise from the ground some meters away from her and a loud cry was heard. Hiding herself behind a tree, Sakura turn around slowly and look at the scene. There, some meters away, was Sasuke, biting a girl's wrist, while Danzo was separating himself from the weird tree she had seen before and the guy with the orange mask looking over the scene.
'Damn… I should stop taking so much soldier pills… I'm loosing my mind!' thought the girl while sweat dropping.
"… He just doesn't give up…" said the red haired girl.
"I'm not done yet… The battle of eyes… is just beginning." state Danzo while panting.
The man started to take off the bandages that were wrapped around his left eyes, the last one of his sharingan fully activated. Not wasting any time, Sasuke lunged himself at Danzo, but as he was about to hit him with a chidori, the man ran around the dark haired boy and grab the girl with his left arm.
"Eeek!" yelled the red haired girl.
'God dammit!' thought Sakura, looking at the girl with worry.
"You've used your eyes to much." stated Danzo with a victorious smile on his face.
"Sasuke…" tried to speak the girl.
"I can't believe you'd take a hostage… after your talk of self-sacrifice." said the dark haired boy, head looking down.
"It's… not my own life… I'm worried about." started the man, "This is for Konoha… for the ninja world… I can't die now… I'll… Do anything… to survive. I… Am the only one… who can change this world. This girl will be sacrifice for that."
"Sasuke… Help!" yelled the girl.
"Don't move… Karin." replied the dark haired boy.
'Come on Sasuke!' thought the pink haired girl in anticipation.
And as Sasuke's head look again in front of him, a sadistic smile graces his lips. He creates a chidori nagashi jutsu and plunged it through the girl's body and Danzo's heart.
"Huh…?" sighed the red haired girl in disbelief.
"No way!" whispered Sakura horrified while putting her hands on her mouth, eyes wide as two plates.
"Ugh…" choked Danzo.
"That's it." concluded Madara.
"Brother… That's one down…" coldly spoke the dark haired boy.
"I…"
"Karin… the moment you were taken hostage, you became a burden." explained Sasuke as he stopped the chidori nagashi.
Taking this opportunity, Danzo threw the body of the girl away and tried to escape, but Madara stopped him.
"Well then, I will take Shishui's eye."
"For the sake of the ninja world… For the sake of Konoha… I can't allow you to live." said again Danzo while taking his shirt off.
Realizing what the man was about to do, Madara step back and hurriedly warn Sasuke to do the same.
"Sasuke! Get away from Danzo!"
As he spoke the advice, a giant ball of darkness emerges from Danzo's body and grew more and more big.
"I must get away from that thing." said Sakura looking at the giant dark sphere.
Some seconds later, when the sphere disappeared, the pink haired girl, who was hiding behind a rock somewhere else, returned to her initial spot behind the tree or what was left of it.
"That's a sealing jutsu that drags the people around towards your own dead body and seals them. It seems like he created a sealing jutsu that activates upon his death." explained Madara to Sasuke, "Almost got us..."
"Now… Konoha's next." spoke Sasuke.
"Hmmm." sighed the man.
Then, he jumped off of their safe spot and walk in the huge hole that was once a wall, approaching safely the dead body of Danzo.
"I'm going to take his eye." stated Madara while looking in Sasuke's direction, "Sasuke… you just go back to the base and rest. You've overused your powers… You won't be able to bluff it much longer. The light has almost gone out of your eyes… What do you think you can do if you go alone to Konoha now? You have to have patience if you want to achieve your goal."
"…"
"Sasuke… I have one piece of advice for you. If you don't have any further use for that girl… Then kill her. She knows too much about us." concluded Madara while the girl complains.
"Us… When did we become allies?"
"Heh… Fine…Until we meet again." replied Madara before disappearing in a swirl with Danzo's body.
Taking few seconds to think, Sasuke look at the sky and then, slowly advance toward the girl's body. He had long since fall to the darkness, he wasn't himself anymore.
"See ya…" said Sasuke as he prepares himself to end the girl's life.
The way he said those words soon made the girl remembered the young Uchiha she had once met, the one she had fall for years ago.
'… I just wanted… to see that face once more…' thought sadly the girl as she put her glasses on.
Creating a chidori with his left hand, Sasuke prepare his final blow while Karin closed her eyes, when something, or rather someone, stopped him.
"SASUKE!"
"…"
Surprised by the voice, Sasuke closed his fist in anger, while Karin opened her eyes. There, on the other side of the hole, was the pink haired girl in all her glory.
"Sakura…"
Even if she wasn't too sure about interfering, Sakura had made her choice; she couldn't let Sasuke kill an innocent person, a teamate.
'He's like a different person… Is this really Sasuke…?' thought the pink haired girl.
"What do you want with me?" asked angrily the boy.
'Wh… Who is she?' thought the red haired girl still lying on the floor.
'I have no chance against him… Maybe… maybe I should lure him… That would be my best option.' thought once again Sakura.
"Sasuke… I will follow you! I'LL LEAVE KONOHA!" said the pink haired girl before jumping on the other side of the hole.
"Why would you want to join me…?" asked carefully the dark haired boy, "What are you trying to pull?"
"I have no ulterior motive." lied the girl, "Ever since you left the leaf village, I've regretted not going with you!"
'She's… an old friend… She must love him too… but…' thought Karin, looking helplessly at the pink haired girl.
"I'll do whatever you want. I don't want to have any more regrets…" concluded Sakura.
"Do you know what I want to do?" asked Sasuke suddenly aware of the meaning of Sakura's words.
"I don't care! I'll follow any order you give me…" continued the girl.
"To crush the Leaf! That is my goal…" replied Sasuke, surprising Sakura, "Are you really willing to betray the leaf for me?"
"…Yes…" answered the pink haired girl, trying to sound honest, "If that's what you want me to do…"
"Hmph. Then prove it." said Sasuke, challenging her "Kill her, and I'll accept your offer."
Taking a kunai, Sakura look seriously at the girl.
"Who is she?" asked the pink haired girl.
"A member of my organization "Hawk". As you can see, she's useless to me now." answered the dark haired boy, "Actually, you're a medical ninja, aren't you Sakura? This works out perfectly… You can take her place."
'How heartless… He really isn't the old Sasuke anymore. He's completely changed…'
thought with venom the pink haired girl as she walk toward the girl.
When she arrived in front of the two, Sakura could feel the boy's stare on her, but couldn't look at him.
"Well? Can't you handle this, Sakura?" asked Sasuke, more and more suspicious.
'She doesn't matter… If I… If… I… If I… Can stab Sasuke right now, this will all end!' thought nervously the girl while chewing her lower lip.
As Sakura was debating on what to do with Sasuke, the red haired girl weakly spoke something that made the pink haired girl realize what kind of messes she was in.
"Sasuke… Don't do it…"
As the words were said, Sakura look over her shoulder only to see the black haired boy attacking her with a chidori.
"!"
And the sound of a thousand birds was heard…
On Naruto's side
"Huh! Where… Where am I?" spoke weakly the blond haired boy, "What happened?"
"Oh! Naruto, you're okay! Thank god! Everything is fine; we're heading back to the village so you can get some rest." said Shizune, happy.
"Where's Sakura?" asked worriedly the jinchuriki, raising from the back of Katsuyu.
"Don't worry Naruto." said calmly the slug, "Princess Tsunade and Kakshi went after her."
"WHAT? SO THAT WAS TRUE! She's really planning to kill Sasuke? I have to stop her, she doesn't understand…" spoke Naruto.
"No wait Naruto, it's okay! Tsunade and Kakashi are…" started the brown haired girl.
"I have to go!" stated Naruto.
"No wait! Naruto! It's dangerous for you!" cried Shizune with panic.
But it was too late, the blond haired boy was already running at full speed toward his two teamates in sage mode.
"Don't worry Shizune, I place a small slug on him so we can track him." replied the slug.
"Well, we can't waste any time let's go…" said the brown haired girl as she looks in the direction the jinchuriki had taken.
With that said, Shizune jumped in the trees with a small version of the first summoned slug on her shoulder and followed Naruto while the bigger version of the slug disappeared.
On Sakura's side
As she was about to get it by the chidori, Sakura let herself fall on the ground while Sasuke's arm pass above her, brushing lightly the tips of her hair. Quickly regaining her balance, she took the opportunity that Sasuke's position was giving her and kick him in the abdomen full force, sending him flying across the field, into the forest.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND!" yelled Sakura trembling from the shock of almost being killed by the one she loved.
"… Ohhh…" complained at the same time the red haired girl while blood flowed out of her.
"Shit…!" whispered the pink haired girl.
Quickly analysing the situation, Sakura create a shadow clone of herself and put a jutsu on the girl to stabilize her.
"You…" said Sakura to her clone, "Took that girl as far away as you can from here and when it's safe, try to heal her."
"Yes." replied the clone while taking the girl and leaving with her.
But, as the pink haired girl was looking at them, she didn't realize that Sasuke was slowly rising from the ground, wiping blood at the corner of his lips.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha!" chuckled darkly the dark haired boy, "Not bad Sakura…"
"…"
"So, it seems medicine is not your only asset… I had to admit that I'm impressed… such a weakling, gaining that much power… it's impressive, but still not enough…"
"Go to hell Sasuke!"
"Wanna come with me there too?" replied mockingly the young man.
"Tch…" said the pink haired girl in annoyance.
"What were you expecting…? Hn? Coming here… Trying to bring me 'home' with you? I thought you were wiser then that." spoke Sasuke as he circle around the girl like a wolf ready to kill its prey.
"Why? Because I believed in you?" asked Sakura.
"That proves my point… you're an idiot."
"Well… Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not…"
"…?"
Unknown to the Uchiha, Sakura had not only created one clone when she moved Karin away, she had created two of them. One was with Karin and the other was right in front of him.
'This is my chance…' thought the girl.
Since he was too cocky to activate his sharingan and due to his blindness, she had been able to switch place with her clone when the first took off with the girl and bluffed the Uchiha. She knew she had only one opportunity to make things right. So she ran behind the boy and aims one of her poisoned kunai right at him. Slowly, without making any sound, Sakura was sealing her destiny.
'Naruto, Sasuke…'
As she was about to stab him, her clone disappeared in a cloud of smoke leaving the boy dumbfounded, but nothing happened… The blade stopped milimeters away from his back, right in the center of the Uchiha clan symbol.
'I… can't… do it…' thought sadly the girl without looking in front of her.
Finally understanding what was going on, Sasuke turned around and grab the girl by the throat with one hand and took the kunai she was holding with the other.
"Ahhh!" yelped the girl, "No… Sa…suke…"
"That's what I thought… Useless…" replied the boy with a sadistic look.
Sasuke took hold of the kunai and begin his movement to slash the pink haired girl's throat.
'What? So that's all I am to you…' thought the girl with tears in her eyes as she watches the kunai slowly approaching her.
A single tear rolled down her cheeks and something inside of Sasuke snaps, making his heart beats with loud bangs. As it happens, his grip on her throat slowly released and his eyes closed for a fraction of second. Quickly reacting, Sakura slap the hand Sasuke was using to hold the kunai, sending it flying elsewhere, and push the boy away from her. Surprised, but on his guard, the Uchiha easily regain his balance and land one meter away from the pink haired girl. Sasuke look at her. Her bangs were covering her eyes and half of her face, but the trembling of her shoulders was evidence enough for him that she was crying. But the Uchiha was way to trap in his anger and revenge to care about that to notice that in fact, the girl wasn't crying, she was boiling in anger.
"How pathetic… Crying like a little lost girl… When are you going to grow up?" continued the young man.
"How…" spoke weakly the girl, "How could you?"
"Hn…" smirked Sasuke, "Because I don't care about any of you. I thought it was clear enough…"
"…"
"…"
"HOW COULD YOU?" yelled Sakura before lashing at him like a wild tiger. That was it, Sakura was exploding. Surprised, Sasuke back away a bit, but when the pink haired girl collides with him; he had no other choice, but to grab both of her wrists to protect himself. Unfortunately for him, Sakura was in mode fury and he had underestimated the force that the girl had while crashing on him and he felt backwards, her on top of him.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME! YOU WANT TO KILL ME? SO THAT'S ALL I AM TO YOU… A BURDEN? A WEAKLING? I'M NOT EVEN WORTH YOUR TIME! I know you don't like me, you never did, but I thought we were at least friends, I thought I was a bit more important than that to you, like you are for me! I never stopped believing in you just like Naruto!"
"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" yelled back the dark haired boy, while pushing back the girl on her back, "ALL YOU TALK ABOUT IS YOU, BUT…"
"LOOK WHO'S TALKING!" yelled again the girl using a series of punch.
The dark haired boy easily avoided them and slaps her across the face before throwing her away.
"…"
Regaining her balance and her breath, Sakura stood from the ground and look at the dark haired boy in fury.
"It's not only me, it's Naruto, Kakashi and everyone else at home! Whether you like it or not, you are a part of our family… Naruto consider you as his own brother…"
"Would you give me a break with your stupidities? There are no such things as family back there! MY FAMILY DIED YEARS AGO! Naruto is just a moron who gets in my way, a weakling, just like you!"
"THAT'S IT!" yelled again the girl.
Once again, the pink haired girl lunged herself at him, Sasuke readying himself, caught the kick she was aiming at him and threw her back where she came from.
"You insulting me it's okay, I'm used to it by now, but I won't let you destroy Naruto like you did with your life!" started Sakura, "I know what happened with your clan and your brother and even I can tell you that you're not doing the right thing. You have to stop, you have to get out of the darkness before it's too late…"
At the second she ended her sentence, Sasuke ran at her and throw her against a tree, sharingan spinning at full speed.
"Don't… you... ever talk… about my family… AGAIN!" ordered the young man, "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"
He then grab her by the neck and squeeze it thigh, pushing his body closer to her. He was so strong that her body was lift from the ground resting on his knee that was firmly planted in the tree, each legs parted around him. Sasuke didn't know what he was doing anymore. He was so close to kill her and yet he couldn't do it. Something inside of him was pulling him. For the first time in a long time, he was able to see it… the light. And he hated it. He thought he had buried it away a long time ago. Even Naruto haven't been able to reach him before and neither at the Kages summit. So, he didn't know why she was always the one to reach him. How could she still have that effect on him?
"Stop acting like a jerk…" tried to say the girl.
"Or what? You'll try to seduce me? Making me stay with a love decleration? Grow up Sakura, I don't care about you, Naruto or anybody else."
"Liar… replied the girl looking away from him, face down.
"I don't think so…" whispered the avenger in the girl's ear.
At the husky voice, Sakura's body shivered out of control.
"Look at how pathetic your are… I still have that much effect on you…" stated the young man, enjoying the moment.
"That's not…" tried to replied the girl.
As she was protesting, Sasuke grind his body against her, immediately shutting her up. He grabs her hips hardly, possessively and inch his head near her neck, breath fanning over it. Sakura, who didn't understand his ministrations, blush from head to toe. This closeness was overwhelming her and she couldn't stop the heat that was forming in her body. She also couldn't stop the perverted thoughts that were running through her head.
'What is he doing?' thought desperately the girl.
As for Sasuke, at first, it was to piss the girl off, to show her she was a weakling. But when she didn't react the way he thought she would, he knew it had went wrong. He had been caught in the game. Her scent, her curves, her gorgeous lips, it was driving him off the edge. His revenge, his anger, it was as if everything had been put on pause and all that matters was the girl in his arms.
'What the fuck is wrong with me? That's Sakura for god sake!' thought Sasuke, confused.
But it was too late, he was caught up, he starts to move his hands, one slide up her back, slowly making its way to her neck and the second one crept on her leg before firmly grabbing her butt. As he did so, he pushed his body even closer into hers, inching his head toward her ear, leaving a kiss on her neck. As he was about to completely loose it, Sakura back away from him a bit, breaking the moment. The poor girl was totally lost and she wasn't sure about what was going on.
"Wha… What are you… you doing Sa… suke?"
Suddenly aware of the situation he was in, the dark avenger tries to save his reputation.
"That proves another point…" started the dark haired boy, slowly releasing the girl.
"What!"
"You're so easy and helpless… Sakura…" concluded the boy.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"I… hate you." said the pink haired girl, not looking at him.
"Well, that's another point we have in common." he lied, while releasing the girl and backing away a bit, but still close to her.
"Sasuke…" said the girl with a sad look on her face while cupping his jaw with her hand.
"…"
"No matter what you do… Naruto and I… we'll be there for you… But… You have to stop before it's too late." concluded the girl as another tear drop fall from her eyes.
Sasuke jerked her hand away and backed up again. Here it was again, the heart beat that was making his anger slowly recessing in the deft of his dark side and his blinded vision slowly processing the image of the girl that was still in front of him. He had wish he could do this another way, he had been thinking about it for years now. But he had always known that there was no other way to do it then… Just like today…
'I can't flinch now, I have to continue… Why can't she understand? We can't be friend or anything Sakura. You, like the rest of this damn village, are part of the murder of my clan… I already told you, we're on two different paths…' thought the dark haired boy.
And as quickly as it had gone, his anger gets back. He had made his decision.
"It's already too late…"
"Huh!"
"Chidori…"
And an explosion followed.
On Karin's side
"Hang on! We're almost there." spoke the pink haired girl's clone as she jumped from trees to trees.
"Roohh…" complained the girl on the clone's back.
"Here! It's okay… I'll lay you there and…" started the clone of Sakura before vanishing and letting the girl fall to the ground.
"Ahhhhh!" yelled in pain Karin as she hit the ground.
As she calm down, letting the pain disappeared, the red haired girl tried to look for the clone of the pink haired girl, but couldn't find it.
'What happened? Did he kill her too?' thought anxiously Karin, before the pain got the best of her.
Okay… I know! DON'T KILL ME YET… PLEAAASSSEE! If Sakura didn't fight that much in that chapter is because she's going to kick ass later… You'll see… I'll promise! I haven't forgotten about the new jutsus, it's just that it took me long to write… Anyway! See you soon in chapter 13! : ) xxxxxx