Oh boy…. What's it been, a few years? I'm a senior in high school now. Busy busy busy… I'm ready to start writing again. Thank you to the one fan who reminded me I still have people who read my stuff. :) You know who you are.

Recap:

Sakura, a wanderer, is the lone survivor form the mass slaughter of her village. She is after Prince Sasuke, alongside her there is Hinata, elfin princess of the forest, Tenten, the outcast fairy accused of murdering her family with a demon assassin. During their adventures, they come across a wolf reincarnation named Temari. After the interaction the trio speeds into the direction of destruction…

Hinata covered her mouth and nose with her dainty elfin hands as the smoke thickly clouded the air. Sakura's eyes darted frantically to the wreckage and destruction that was set out before her. Bodies, everywhere. Some belonging to the attacking solders, the rest belonging to the wolf pack. Unorganized piles of corpses lay about, the remaining solders piling them up with little emotion. Fire appeared in patches, and the river from the waterfall ran ruby with blood. A small steel cage held a handful of newborn wolf pups. A somewhat larger steel cage contained the few female wolf incarnations. Temari, beaten and bloody, was tied and unconscious on the side of the cage. Her arms covered in freshly made bruises, her lower lip and cheek cut from what seemed to be a fist print. The pups whined in panic as they called for their mothers and now mutilated pack. Sakura needed to see no more… Her jeweled aura flashed and swirled around her dangerously. In an instant she plunged her claws into the skull of the nearest soldier. Hinata and Tenten followed suit, both giving the solders the Hell they deserved. Sakura confronted the general in charge of the rampage.

"What does the prince want with the Wolf clan of the Waterfall?" She demanded, hoping to squeeze a small bit of information before she disposed of him. The general smirked.

"My lord desires the newborn pups. He wishes to train them to use in battle…." He scoffed and looked at Sakura with a lustful haze over his eyes.

"And the she wolves?" Sakura glared, claws extended and eyes taking a golden and amethyst tint.

"Our personal use…" The General chuckled darkly.

"Let them free, and you shall suffer a less painful demise…" She said darkly. The man smirked… he had no idea who she was.

"Do you wish to take their place…?" The general looked her over once again and smirked. She began to charge the idiotic man. He had no idea the power she wielded. Just as she was about to make contact, a cry broke through her focus.

"S-Sakura…!" Hinata's fragile voice now desperate. Sakura looked the Hinata, and her eyes dilated in anger. Four men had captured Hinata and Tenten. A thin glowing chain was wrapped around Hinata's neck and arms. A larger guard held an unconscious Tenten by her wings. The General smirked, and looked towards Sakura "One move and they're as good as dead…" the general stood behind her and his hands slithered over Sakura's chest, then whispered "Now… about that proposa-….!" Sakura cocked a brow then turned her head to see the general's abdomen pierced through with a large needle made of…. Sand? Faster than the average eye could follow, every remaining guard was killed off with sand needles through their skulls. The threads binding Hinata and Tenten disappeared, allowing Hinata to catch Tenten before her tiny unconscious body hit the ground. The unknown foursome quickly released the pups and she wolves. Their leader in the black cloak descended swiftly onto the cart, untying Temari in the process. The mysterious young man in black checked over her wounds carefully. He took his water flask from his belt and splashed it on her face. Temari's eyes fluttered open groggily.

"Gaa…ra…?" Temari whispered hoarsely, "Is that…really you…?"

The man nodded curtly, and removed his hood. "Are you able to stand?" Temari grinned as she wiped her face of the excess water. She stretched slightly and front flipped off the cart nimbly.

"Baby brother… I didn't know you cared." She smiled teasingly as 'Gaara' stared emotionlessly at her.

"…"

Sakura observed the two. 'Baby brother…?' She looked over at a young man in and orange cloak and a fairy in what looked like a forest green cloak tending to Hinata and Tenten. One other young gentleman in an average looking tan cloak was surveying the damage done to the wolves, and doing what he could to save the ones who could be saved. But for others… it was too late. Sakura deemed the tetrad of males safe, for the time being. She made a mental goal to thoroughly make a background check on the unknown men, especially the black and orange cloaked figures. She sensed their strong power lying in wake. Sakura walked up to the bleeding general lying on the gravel floor.

"I will ask once and once only… What tribe does the prince desire to conquer next…?" She asked in a low and threatening voice. The general smirked and convulsed slightly, coughing up blood in the process. He beckoned her closer with a weak index finger. She picked him up by the collar with one hand and stared into his eyes… no, into his very soul. He opened his mouth slightly... and chuckled darkly.

He ripped open his general's coat to reveal makeshift letter bombs attached to his chest. Sakura stared, eyes wide, as the man spat blood from his mouth to the bombs to activate them. Sakura shielded her face with her free hand as a bright flash blinded her. She heard the rush of something unidentified whizzing past her face, and the loud bang of the explosion…

Then everything went black…

Hours later…

"Saku….ra…? Sa…ku…raaa?" a soft voice echoed in her mind. She felt a cold liquid splash onto her face. She stirred slightly. She felt a slight movement where she was sitting. She stirred slightly as she awoke next to Hinata, who was propping Sakura up against an old Silverbell tree. Sakura grumbled slightly. She did not want to awaken, she would much rater return to the cool blackness… but that was not for her. Not for her yet anyway. She stirred uncomfortably as a dull pain emanated from her left arm.

'What happened…? Ryuai…?'

'That scum of a commander tried to take you to the underworld with him…'

'Did he succeed…? I… cannot see… But my arm… is in much pain…'

'No child… you are alive. The leader of the young men saved you… As for your arm, the bomb has burnt it quite badly. I will heal it, but… do not be so reckless with your life. The royal army is not to be trusted…'

'Yes, Ryuai. I will be more careful in the future… but what of my eyes…? Will I ever be able to see?'

'Not for a few days… possibly weeks. The flash from the letter bombs destroyed some of the nerves in your eyes, this healing will take time, but I will restore your eyes to their full potential. You may find that they are better than before… but until then, you will be granted The Eyesight…'

'I am eternally grateful… but what do you mean, "The Eyesight"…? What does that entail?'

'You will know in time, my child…'

Sakura sat up fully, and opened her eyes slowly. She heard Hinata gasp slightly…

"S-Sakura…! Y-Your… eyes…!" She stumbled backwards onto her hands. Sakura now knew what Ryuai meant by "The Eyesight"… the world before her was darkened black, except she could see the energies of everything around her. The plant life had many shades of calming green energy, the waterfall had a continuous flowing cold blue energy, and the animals around the area gave off a brown sandy energy. Sakura looked at Hinata, and opened her mouth slightly, but no words could describe what she was seeing. She extended a hand to her friend's long dark hair. Hinata's aura was stunning and soothing; Sakura felt Hinata's hair and twirled it around her fingertips. The pearl periwinkle of Hinata's aura coated and swirled on, and throughout her body. Sakura took note of the hands that hovered behind Hinata's delicate frame were also coated with her chakra. Sakura let go of Hinata's hair and watched it drift back into place. She looked to see the others on the latter side of the tribe village.

"What about my eyes, Hinata…" Sakura asked quietly.

"They… aren't their natural color." Hinata responded.

"Can you tell me what color they are?" Sakura reached into her pouch to pull out medical bandage wrap.

"They… have an entire spectrum… Like a rainbow topaz! The national jewel of my kingdom…" Hinata stated softly.

"Hinata… Do not speak of this to anyone. These are my Bijuu's eyes… I wish not to reveal my identity to anyone else." Sakura lifted her bangs and wrapped her eyes in the bandage wrap. She could still see everything. The bandage was no obstruction.

Sakura stood up, feeling the familiar tingle of her demon's healing chakra on her arm, she helped Hinata off the ground. Sakura walked over to the troupe of men.

"My name is Sakura", she bowed, "I am grateful for your aide…"

"Pleased to meet you, Sakura, my name is Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki." The man with red and orange chakra bowed in response. Sakura looked up, and stared at his nine tailed chakra.

'Yes Sakura… He contains a Bijuu. The fox to be precise…'

'So I see… He will be a formidable ally…'

"I am Neji." The fairy with dark green chakra bowed in her direction.

"The name's Shikamaru Nara." The tall man with the tan chakra shrugged nonchalantly.

"Gaara." The troupe's leader nodded her. Sakura looked at the man before her, for he too had a Bijuu. The one tailed tanuki, the raccoon-dog. She looked at his chakra very carefully; for his chakra was unlike anything she had seen… His chakra was a blood red with gold undertones that fluctuated dangerously within his body. Sakura knew not why his chakra was so dark, but she knew why it fluctuated… his demon was fighting for control of his body. Sakura stared at the individual, and they locked looks for what seemed like hours… she felt… drawn to him somehow…

'Ryuai… please calm his Tanuki down… His body will be destroyed if he does not calm down…

'Already on it Sakura…'

-In the world of Bijuus -

"Shukaku… Let the cub be. You are destroying him. Even the greedy fox would not fight his container like you are currently…" The multicolored haired young woman with mini dragon wings commanded her sandy haired acquaintance whilst twirling her hair playfully in her delicate fingers.

"Hn… Still as commanding as ever, Ryuai?" The taller male Bijuu ran his hand through his sandy brown hair. "Your human form is as delectable as ever…" He stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, nuzzling her neck.

"Shu… knock it off…" The dragoness smiled softly, and playfully tried to wiggle from his grasp.

"Hehe… make me, Rai…" He nipped at her neck playfully. She pulled his tanuki ear to emphasize her point.

"Owowow…! No need to be so rough, Rai-chan…" Shukaku grabbed his throbbing ear as he sat cross legged on the floor.

"I have missed you Shu… What has it been, three? Or four hundred years?" She asked, kissing his ear, earning a purr from her ancient lover.

"It's been three hundred and sixty seven years, four months, two weeks, four days, and seven hours… but who's counting?" He hooked her waist with his arm and pulled her into his lap as he swished his tail happily. She kissed his jawline sweetly.

"Ugh… enough of the lovey dovey crap. It's sickening." The orange haired man with fox ears and tail made a vomiting motion. "Do you know how long I've had to put up with your squishy kissy junk? Do it somewhere else!" The fox scoffed in their general direction and crossed his arms. The duo glared at the source of their interruption.

"Yeah yeah… I got it, I'll leave you two be…" The Kyuubi returned to his vessel in silent disgust.

"Rai… I've been searching for you for so long… after the large chakra surge, I knew it was you…" The tanuki male nuzzled her hair and inhaled her scent. "Don't leave me again…"

"It was not my choice to leave… but I will never do it again... It tore my heart into pieces leaving you with the others… especially… her." The dragoness spat the last word like there was venom on her tongue. She did not wish to bring up the past, but some things cannot be forgotten…

"I only wanted to take control of the boy for you… to find you." The tanuki whispered softly.

"You have found me… so please, leave your cub alone. My hatchling is worried for him…" She soothed.

"As you wish, my mate…" He kissed her gently. "Oh… and please keep our meeting out of your girl's mind... I don't want her to know we are mates…"

"You've never had a problem with our vessels knowing before… why now?" She questioned and looked into his golden topaz eyes.

These two will have enough on their minds without our meddling…" He chuckled 'lightly, "Until next time, Rai-can…" He kissed her temple and disappeared.

"Until next time…" Ryuai disappeared as well in a flurry of chakra.

End of Chapter…

Hope you liked it, I'll be updating more often now.

Love, SS.