Part 3

Chapter nine

Reunion of the past regrets

Disclaimer: I don't own anything… not even my socks. I stole those.

"Kakashi! What do you think about Sakura NOW! Huh? She's strong isn't she?" Naruto said loudly, his nose up in the air as the three of them walked through the village. Kakashi looked up from his orange book and stared at the matured boy. This always over the top knuckle head. He wasn't the smartest of the bunch and probably never will, though he does have potential.

"Naruto." Kakashi pocketed the book quickly and stopped walking just in front of a flower shop. "I'm not trying to be mean, I'm being honest. Sakura had absolutely no potential whatsoever when she left. She was an emotional wreck and the chances of her improving, even in five years, would be nearly impossible. So no, I don't think she's strong." Once again he dug the book from his pocket and shoved it back up to his face.

"Kakashi." Naruto began angrily ,"They're must be on heck of a long pole permanently shoved up your-"

Ino appeared behind Naruto, "Up his what? And can I have some?" Ino stated jokingly. Neither laughed at her joke. "Oh, come on guys, what's the crisis this time?" She spoke flamboyantly, flipping her long blond hair over to her other shoulder.

"Sakura's back." The three looked back at the last survivor of the Uchiha Massacre. It was the first time he has spoken to the group today. In fact it was the first time he spoke to Ino since he came back.

"Since when!" Ino gaped. "How could Forehead have come back!"

"She's been here since yesterday morning." He replied again. "Tch. Hurry up, we need to train." Quickly Sasuke picked up his pace and began to lead the group rather than lazily trail behind them.

"What's up with him?" Ino whispered furiously into Naruto's ear.

"Sakura's back." Naruto replied calmly, not even bothering to keep it quiet.

"That doesn't answer my question."

"Yes it does. Sakura's back. The last member of team seven is back."

"No! Sakura is NOT the last member." Ino yelled, "She was kicked out because she was too weak. I'm the last member now! Not Sakura!!" Ino yelled.

"Shut up, Annoying!" Sasuke stated. "What's that noise?"

The three quieted down. "It's the sound of metal clashing." Kakashi spoke, his voice hushed as they neared their training ground.

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"I cant believe you." Sakura growled as she grabbed the kunai thrown at her and threw it back. " We're given perfect privacy and the first thing you can think of is training." Briskly she unsheathed her katanna and bit her thumb, streaking the handle of her sword with her blood. Strongly Sakura shoved the sword into the ground and did the hand signs, letting hundreds of demons rise from the ground and begin to attack Itachi.

Sakura allowed herself to plop herself straight on the ground, watching as Itachi fought the non-existent demons. She snickered to herself as she watched Itachi swinging his weapons around like a lunatic, fighting the genjutsu.

"Wow! This is entertaining!" Sakura giggled to herself.

"well I'm glad you were enjoying yourself." Itachi panted lightly as he broke the genjutsu. A layer of sweat on his forehead. Smoothly he grabbed the katanna out of the ground and threw it at her. Sakura caught the handle of the weapon as it glided by her, standing up she smirked.

"On guard?" She mocked.

"ha ha." Itachi laughed monotone at her little joke. Without a second thought he stole the sword from her and sheathed it, on the loop in her belt, and tackled her. The two rolled on the floor and settled in a provocative position on the dirt and grass, letting the grime and sweat seep through each others shirt, and dirty each other.

Their breaths slowed as they relaxed into each other, before they finally sighed.

"We know you're their, you can come out now."

As the group came out of the bushes Itachi regretfully climbed off of the pink haired girl.

Coolly the three boys shuffled out of the bushes, Naruto waving excitedly, Sasuke glaring, and Kakashi reading his book.

"Ino, you can come out too." Huffing the blond came out and walked straight up to the matured blossom and lifted her arm, but just as the incoming hand was about to hit Sakura's cheek, her wrist was caught by both Sakura and Itachi's hand.

"Who do you think you are?" The blond growled as Sakura lifted her hand from Ino's wrist, leaving only Itachi's hand on her arm.

The jealous girl let her eyes trail up Itachi's arm up to his face. "And… who is this?" She purred.

Instantly Itachi let go of her in disgust and draped his arm over Sakura's shoulder.

"Oh! This is Tachi. My boyfriend." Their was a tiny trace of hostility when she spoke with a fake grin on her face, slowly she dragged her fingers through her pink locks.

The blue eyed girl glared menacingly, "Why are you back!" She screamed. "Why did you bother coming! You should have stayed a missing nin! No one cares if your gone! NO ONE! You're weak! You… You… You're going to ruin everything! You're not worth this team! You're not worth it! You should just go and die!" Itachi pulled back his fist to punch the girl but Sakura caught his fist.

"Don't, she's not finished." Sakura stated, her mask neatly in its place. The mask she had worked on. Her eyes were emotionless. Dead. Her face showed nothing, not even a quiver of the lips.

"I don't know why you're here, because you are not taking all this from me! You are not worth it! Your not worth it, your not worth it! You weak piece of ugly-"

Ino never had the chance to finish that sentence before she was thrown threw three trees.

Sakura materialized before the hysterical limp girl, and knelt down before her. "I'm here because this is my village. I bothered because I do. I didn't want to become a missing nin, especially after I made a living of being an assassin for them. It doesn't matter if anyone cares and last but not least… if I'm weak… then what are you?" She sneered, finally slinging the girl carelessly over her shoulder and bringing her back to her teammates and dropped her unceremoniously on the dirt in front of Kakashi's feet.

"I am sorry that you're teammate is injured but there was nothing else I can do. I would heal her but I find no use since I'll end up injuring her again afterwards. Now I should get back to my training."

Sasuke's hand shot out and grasped Sakura's wrist tightly, not allowing her to leave.

"Fight me."

"No."

"I said, Fight me."

She yanked her wrist from his fingers, "It would not be fair seeing as I have been training for the past seven hours and you have not. It would be not fair and uneven. Again, I decline."

"Then meet me tomorrow, same time and fight me."

Sakura let out a sigh. "As you wish."

And with that the two disappeared in a flash of moonlight, leaving the four speechless, and clueless.

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