NARUTOFANATIC'S NOTE: OMG I AM SO SO SOOO SORRY! *grovels on floor and begs for forgiveness* I JUST HAD A WRITERS BLOCK WITH THIS STORY, I KNOW I HAVENT UPDATED IN A MONTH OR SO! D': [not that lots of people read this anyway :/ anyway anywaaay, here's to you dedicated readers! Arigatou gozaimasu and please leave a review =33 ON WITH THE STORY! And Im sorry if I wrote a little SuiKa, I just couldn't resist.
Songs to listen to while reading this chapter:
Closer – My Favorite Highway
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto because if I did, Sasuke would've kissed Sakura when he left or even just a peck on the cheek~! Oh and in shippuden Sasuke after Sasuke attacked Sakura, he would have a flashback and hang his head low in shame ^_^ [the ideas just keep coming ne? hehe] oh btw, there may be some Karin bashing in this chapter [Inner Naru-Chan: I HATE SASUKARIN BLEGHH! But I don't mind SuiKa, I just hate her if she's paired with Sasuke but I think Suigetsu and Karin suit each other.. So no, I'm not a pure Karin hater]
RECAP#
Sasuke just smirked before pulling the pinkette into another kiss and then wrapping his arms around her before they both succumbed to sleep…
Back to the story#
"Sasuke..kun?" Sakura mumbled hazily as she rubbed her sleep-blurred eyes. "Hn?" Sasuke answered. Sakura looked over at him, taking in his features slowly and carefully as if she had seen him for the first time in her life.
"Nani? (What)" Sakura said as a throbbing headache overpowered her senses. "Aghh!" She cried out as she grabbed her head with both hands. "Sakura!" Sasuke said in a panic filled voice.
Sakura sat up in bed but not before Sasuke draped his shirt over her [which was larger than her petite form]. "…Sa-SASUKE-KUUN!" Sakura finished as an agonizing scream tore through the room. "SAKURA!" Sasuke shouted as he held her tightly to him as she shook.
"..D-Dark chakra!" Sakura ground out. "Dark chakra?" Sasuke questioned as Sakura nodded. "A-A….AKATSUKI!" Sakura shouted as she jumped out of bed and grabbed her clothes and hastily put them on. "Sasuke-kun! Get dressed!" She said hurriedly before Sasuke nodded and retrieved his clothes and put them on.
As Sakura and Sasuke strapped on their ninja gear, Sakura used her advanced tracking skills to find out how much time they would have before Akatsuki would catch up with them. "Thirty minutes.. SASUKE! ONLY THIRTY MINUTES, HURRY!" Sakura yelled fearfully.
Sasuke gave a curt nod before grabbing his katana. "Sakura.. Calm down" Sasuke said as he gave her a stern look. Sakura hung her head low as she quietly mumbled a gomen (sorry)…
"Hn." Sasuke said as he checked the little cottage for any traces of their chakra and found none. "Let's go!" Sakura said as she grabbed Sasuke's forearm and led him outside. They both masked their chakra before setting out…
MEANWHILE AT ORO-PEDO'S-...OROCHIMARU'S LAIR#
[A/N: hahah did you think I forgot about oro-pedo? Nopee!]
"Kabuto!" Orochimaru called out just as Kabuto appeared at his side. "Hai Orochimaru-Sama! (Yes)" Kabuto replied.
"Tell Karin to get out of her room and tell her I need to sssspeak to her.." Orochimaru commanded. Kabuto nodded and teleported to Karin's room. Kabuto had masked his chakra and hid in a corner of Karin's room watching her mope about her Sasuke-kun.
"SASUKE-KUN!" Karin screeched and Kabuto thought about cutting his ears off as she began to yell out a song, well he that's what he thought it might be. Kabuto mentally thought that he'd rather have sex with Orochimaru than listen to Karin singing or screaming or whatever the hell she was doing right now… [A/N: Nahh Kabuto isn't gay, but dunno about Orochimaru.. O.o"]
"OHHH SASUKE-KUN, I LOVE YOUU! SASUKE, SASUKE, SASUKE-KUUUUUUUUUUUNNN!" She screeched. 'KILL ME, KILL ME NOW! AND DEAR KAMI-SAMA ITS ONLY TEN IN THE MORNING!' Kabuto mentally screamed before regaining his composure.
"Karin!" He said as he appeared from the shadows. Karin gasped and turned around, "NANI? (What)" Karin yelled as she aimed a punch for Kabuto's head as Kabuto dodged. Karin realised it wasn't Suigetsu that said her name and she gulped down her fear.
"Yes…?" She asked hesitantly. "Orochimaru-Sama requests your presence." Kabuto stated as he pushed up his glasses. Karin gave Kabuto a glare before stalking out of the room angrily while flipping her red hair at him.
Kabuto repressed the urge to throw up on spot as he went back to his room, deciding on finishing the poison he was making and maybe just maybe.. using that poison on Karin if he ever got the chance…
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
"Orochimaru-Sama, you called?" Karin said as she stood in front of Orochimaru. "Yessss.. You have a mission." Orochimaru stated as Karin nodded. "Sssuigetsu is your partner for this mission, the mission is to locate and bring back Sssasuke-kun! Ssssuigetsu has more details." Orochimaru hissed.
Karin growled but did not question Orochimaru's orders. She stomped off towards Suigetsu's room. "SUIGETSU!" She screeched angrily.
"..Nani? (What)" Came the tired reply of Suigetsu. "WE HAVE A MISSION SO GET YOUR LAZY ASS OFF THAT BED!" Karin shouted while impatiently tapping her foot. "Nnn.." Suigetsu mumbled… big mistake…
"BAKA! (idiot)" The red-head yelled as she kicked his room door fiercely resulting with the door flying off its hinges and falling with a loud thud. "WHAT THE HELL KARIN?" Suigetsu yelled angrily while grabbing his large sword, sure originally it was Zabuza's though Suigetsu liked to call it his own…
Karin just huffed grumpily, "Just get ready!" She said while a light blush tinted her cheeks as she noted that Suigetsu was only clad in a pair of a pale blue/grey boxers. Suigetsu noting her blush; smiled wickedly, "I know you want me~!" Suigetsu teased with a shark-like grin..
"AHOU! (moron)" Karin screeched while stomping her foot and then turning her head to the side muttering curses about him.. "Why ARE you still here..?" Suigetsu emphasised. Karin growled, "Orochimaru-sama said you had more details on the damned mission!"
Suigetsu nodded and ran his fingers through his hair. "Ah! Orochimaru said that we can't come back to the base unless we find Sasuke or unless Orochimaru calls us back.. Which I doubt." Suigetsu explained, face void of any emotion and then lowered his head…
"H-Hai..(Y-Yes)" Karin stammered as she saw his solemn stare, "We can't return to base… unless we find Sasuke-kun, right?" Suigetsu looked up and gave a curt nod, "Yeah…"
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
"Sasuke-kun! They're gaining speed!" Sakura whispered harshly as they both put more chakra into the soles of their feet to make them go faster. "Catch this Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said as she threw him a soldier pill. Sasuke glanced at her as a thank you…
'Shimatta! (Shit) And arghh, why am I starting to feel tired?' Sakura inwardly cursed as the Akatsuki had already gained speed and would only be around fifteen minutes away from them now. "SASUKE-KUN HURRY!" Sakura said hastily with a hushed voice.
Sasuke nodded and then jumped from his tree branch to the one Sakura was on and stopped. Sakura halted immediately and was about to start shouting at him until he lifted her into his arms bridal style. "Nani? (What)" Sakura near-yelled. Sasuke smirked and sped off at an even faster pace than before…
And how did Sasuke know that her chakra reserves were lowering?.. Stupid mind-reading Uchiha! Hmph! Sakura then began to mutter things under her breath angrily…
"Sakura.." Sasuke said which silenced her almost instantly. Sasuke inwardly smirked at the power he had over the pink-haired nin. "Gomen ne Sasuke-kun.. (I'm sorry)" She mumbled.
Sasuke 'hn'-ed in response at increased his speed even more. Sakura began to realise that the Akatsuki were deadly for a reason…and she did not expect them to appear right in the clearing they were in.
"Shimatta…" Sakura whispered into the air.
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
"Yare yare~ (My my)" A voice spoke up.
Sasuke placed Sakura on the branch and she nodded. They both quickly got into a fighting stance as she slipped on her black chakra gloves and flexed her fingers.
"HAH! YOU FUCKERS WON'T BE ABLE TO BEAT ME! I'VE GOT THE POWER OF JASHIN WITH ME!" The voice roared out haughtily.
"SHANNARO! YOUR GOING FUCKING DOWN!" Sakura yelled back angrily, her temper flaring already and then air blew into her ear, "I like em feisty.." it said with a growl..
Sakura instantly vanished leaving a trail of cherry blossoms behind. Sasuke had already disappeared and masked his chakra. "Oh come out, come out wherever you are." The voice taunted.
'SAKURA! BEHIND YOU!' Her inner screamed as Sakura quickly dodged the person's attack… "…You.. YOU, YOU FUCKING BASTARD! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO KILLED MY PARENTS!" Sakura shouted in rage.
"Oh did I know?" He mocked with a sadistic grin spread out on his face. "Do fucking remind me of how ugly they looked."
Sakura repressed the urge to just lash out at the Akatsuki member a few feet away from her, she knew that soon their little conversation would end and then it would be an all-out battle. Sakura also knew that Sasuke had hidden himself but was still here, he didn't want to get in the way of her fight and so she smiled…
"My parents were beautiful people, not just in looks but in personality. To remind you, my mother had amaranth coloured hair and sea green eyes whereas my father had fawn coloured hair and lavender eyes." Sakura said proudly as a ghost of a smile played on her lips…
"WOAAAH PINKY! I FUCKING KILLED THEM MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO!" He cried out and then broke into a fit of cackling laughter. "BEAUTIFUL? BEAUTIFUL AHAHA! YOUR MOTHER WAS WILLING TO GIVE HER BODY TO ME FOR PURPOSES JUST SO SHE COULD BE SAFE! HA, BEAUTIFUL YEAH FUCKING RIGHT, SHE WAS A SLUT!" The Akatsuki member bellowed and that was the last straw for Sakura.
"Well… Your mother certainly wasn't beautiful looking at the way you turned out.." Sakura said with a dirty smirk on her face. Oh she was beginning to enjoy this. "Look pinky! I've got fucking girls falling at my feet but unlike you.. I don't have an ugly, enormously wide forehead. It probably fucking scares everyone away!" He retorted while staring at Sakura's forehead in amusement.
Sakura was on the verge on breaking down.. She thought.. She thought her forehead had finally become a little bit smaller but alas it didn't and here, an AKATSUKI member was teasing it. 'I must be really ugly… In fact, Sasuke-kun only wanted me for his Uchiha heir didn't he..' Sakura thought sadly.
"What do you want?" Sakura said begrudgingly. "Where's Uchiha Itachi's fucking body?" He asked venomously. "I-I don't know!" Sakura said honestly. She really didn't know, after she had healed Sasuke as much as her chakra would allow her, she had fallen unconscious.
"TELL ME THE TRUTH PINKY!" The Akatsuki member shouted angrily. Sakura flinched and backed up. "I don't know! I DON'T KNOW!" Sakura repeated. "WHY WOULD I EVEN WANT ITACHI-KUN'S BODY FOR?" Sakura shouted while accidently saying 'Itachi-kun'…
"ITACHI-KUN? WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? ITACHI NEVER SAID HE HAD A FUCKING RELATIONSHIP WITH A PINK HAIRED GIRL! FUCKING HELL!" He yelled in utmost resentment.
And all the while, Sasuke stood there and watched from the trees where he was hidden… 'Itachi-kun.. kun.. kun… The honorific that she was only supposed to use for me..' Sasuke thought.
"SHUT UP! THERE WAS NO RELATIONSHIP! I DON'T BELONG TO ITACHI, I BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE!" Sakura shouted angrily while stomping her foot and in the process cracking some of the earth beneath her feet.
Sasuke felt as if she were denying it.. He would never truly know what happened between his brother and Sakura would he…
"Geez woman, calm fucking down already! But… do you know where he is?" The Akatsuki member said as he calmed down a little. "Gomen (sorry) I honestly don't know where Itachi is.." Sakura finished with a gentle smile as she said Itachi's name.
Sasuke's heart clenched painfully…
"Ah…Well your coming with me now and do tell me where that fucker is! Fucking Itachi still gives you problems even when he's dead!" The Akatsuki member exclaimed as Sakura stood there frozen in shock. Sakura visibly cringed when he said Itachi died and he put it so plainly as well…
Sasuke's throat constricted and he was finding it hard to breathe…
'SAKURA! FUCK HIM!' Her inner shouted angrily..
'WHAT? I WOULD NEVER BETRAY SASU-'
'SAKURA YOU LITTLE PERVERT! NOT IN THAT WAY! I MEANT, JUST FUCK THIS SHIT AND BEAT HIM TO A BLOODY PULP! COME ON SAKURA, SHANNARO!' Inner Sakura yelled before roaring loudly and taking over Sakura's body…
"Fuck yeah it's been a while.." Sakura [well inner sakura] said with a devious smirk. 'INNER! LET ME OUT!' The real Sakura mentally shouted. 'Fuck nah!' Inner Sakura replied while.
"Been a while? You've been here the whole fucking time…" The Akatsuki member stated. "Oi! What's your name?" Sakura said seemingly bored. "Hidan." He said without a hint of hesitation.
"And what's your name?" Hidan said evenly.
"Sakura.. Okay Hidan." Sakura said as she smiled brightly. "Nice to meet you~!" She chirped. Hidan stood there taking all of this in…
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
Sasuke felt as if a chidori had just gone straight through his stomach. It made him sick to see Sakura flirting with the enemy! But then the little voice at the back of his head came out in a timid voice.
'Sasuke.. She's not flirting, she's trying to keep us safe by distracting him..'
And as much as Sasuke wanted to believe the voice, his brother's words rang out clearer and louder than ever before, "I WILL take everything you love, I WILL destroy any happiness that you find and I WILL make your sure you hate.. even long after I die, live and cling to your pathetic life and grow stronger and attain power. Because dear otouto [little brother] I WILL succeed in ruining your life just how the damned Uchiha Clan had ruined mine…"
But then a sweeter and softer voice popped into his head…
"Sasuke-kun.. Aishiteru!"
"Watashi wa Sasuke-kun no tsuki!"
"Arigatou Sasuke-kun!"
"Matte Sasuke-kun!"
"Oyasuminasai.. Sasuke."
"Anou.. SASUKE-KUN LOOK A NEKO!"
"Sasuke-kun? Nani?"
"Nande Sasuke-kun?"
And then his own voice played slowly into his head…
"Hn…Aishiteru, Sakura"
"Aa."
"Nandemonai!"
"Usuratonkachi.."
"Fuzakeruna!"
"Usotsuki!"
"Urusai baka!"
"Dete ike!"
"Dobe!"
And then only did Sasuke realise, his words were always the harsh ones even when Sakura gave out loving words…
Sasuke stood up and dusted off his pants. A new determined look as the wind made his bangs sway. "Sakura…" He spoke lightly before shooting off into the tree's…
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
'The fuck is wrong with this chick? SHE'S FUCKING INSANE!' Hidan's mind shouted.
'Eyy Saku-chan.. He just called you fucking insane… Should I break him?' Inner Sakura started.
'How did you know?' Sakura replied.
'I can hear peoples thoughts.. Tch, I found out how to do it when you were around fifteen!' Inner Sakura stated proudly before tuning Sakura out.
"Oi bitch! You're going to fucking go to hell!" Hidan said as he swiftly brought out his scythe. "…If I'm going to hell, I'M FUCKING BRINGING YOU WITH ME!" Sakura shouted as she charged at him with chakra enhanced punch ready…
Sakura rapidly did some hand signs and then nothing happened. 'What?' Hidan thought. "SHANNARO!" Sakura yelled as she punched him straight in the stomach. Hidan recoiled and flew backwards. Sakura grinned evilly as she then stretched out her arm and then a red coloured chakra covered her hand as it glowed.
"BITCH!" Hidan bellowed as he charged forward angrily, even with his scythe weighing him down, he was still quite fast.
Sakura or well Inner Sakura dodged and quickly skidded to the side. Her hand was still glowing with that eerie red chakra that had enveloped it in a glow.. "..Hidan!" Sakura spoke up. "GOMEN! GOMEN! (sorry! Sorry!)" Sakura cried out as she slumped to the ground.
'The fuck? This girl was about to fight me and now…she's asking for forgiveness? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH HER?' Hidan's mind shouted and yelled as he racked his brain for answers.
"I'm sorry.." She said just above a whisper as her eyes covered over with moisture. She was crying…
"…" Hidan said nothing and just stood there. Until he made the error of looking into her tear-sodden orbs that look depthless and filled to the brim with sympathy, comfort and sadness with a little bit of hope.
'Jashin forgive me..' Hidan thought regrettably as he made his way to the slumped-over Sakura. He crouched down to her level when he saw her, his scythe a few meters away. "Er…" Hidan started, he really didn't know how to deal with situations like this.
"Sha.." Sakura started. "Sha?" Hidan repeated, his tone laced with confusion. "Shan.." Sakura said. "SHANNARO!" Sakura yelled as she brought up her hand glowing with the eerie red chakra as she smashed her hand into his heart. "DIE!" She screamed and continued digging her chakra laced hand deeper into his heart.
"JA-JASHIN!" Hidan shouted while screaming pleasurably.. "W-WHAT?" Sakura shouted after three minutes of seeing him just panting with a smirk plastered on his face.
"No… Impossible!" Sakura muttered, she quickly withdrew her hand and recoiled backwards. "Immortal.. Curse! SHIMATTA (shit)!" She screamed.
Sakura rapidly checked if any of her blood had spilt. She saw a few drops of it near his arm. "No.. No.. SASUKE-KUN!" She muttered before screaming on impulse.
And just as quickly as she had screamed his name, he had appeared by her side. Sasuke quickl took a once over of the situation. "Sakura.. He's immortal! SAKURA YOU AHOU (fool)!" Sasuke shouted as he jumped in front of Sakura.
'This reminds me.. Of our first hard mission, the tazuna one. Where Sasuke-kun saved me…' Sakura thought as a smile played on her face.
"Yare yare~! (my my)" Hidan said as he slowly got up wiping the blood off with his sleeve. "Do we have a pair of lovers on the field?" He asked. Sakura's face flushed but Sasuke had remained the stoic person he was. "Well- YOU'RE ITACHI'S BROTHER!" Hidan broke in shouting.
"Hai (yes)" Sasuke said bitterly. "Do you know where your brother is then?" Hidan asked. "No.." Sasuke replied.
Hidan sauntered over to Sasuke and said, "Any clue as to where the bastard is?" Sasuke muttered a no. "Ah okay you little Uchiha fucker!" He shouted with a cackle. "When Pein hears about your girlfriend there, he's gonna fucking hunt her down and make her pop out little Uchiha brats!" Hidan stated as he once again began insanely cackling.
Sakura moved out from behind Hidan, "FUCK YOU! BITCH YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT, SO I SUGGEST YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Sakura yelled angrily. "Hah! So pinky can talk.." Hidan said and in less than a second, he had grabbed Sakura's throat and held her to a tree.
"…" Sakura tried to speak but his grip was too much. "Let her go.." A stoic voice came from behind Hidan. 'Sasuke-kun…'
"Hah you fucking wish little Uchiha!" Hidan replied. "Oh and little Sakura, cat got your tongue?" He said with a smirk.
"CHIDORI!" Sasuke screamed as he charged at Hidan. "Fuck!" Hidan cursed as the chidori grazed his leg.
And then someone's voice shouted. "I DETECTED SOME CHAKRA COMING FROM HERE KAKASHI-SENSEI!"
And then everything went quiet, time stilled as Sasuke and Sakura exchanged glances. 'Naruto and Kakashi-sensei…' She thought regrettably.
"Let's move!" She said in a sort-of deeper voice.
Hidan had already disappeared.. He didn't want to deal with that damned Copy nin.
Sakura ran up to Sasuke after regaining her breath and held onto his arm as they teleported away from the clearing.
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
"Kaka-sensei! I swear I detected chakra from here!" Naruto whined. "Well, maybe next time Naruto!" Kakashi said as his eye crinkled indicating he was smiling.
'Someone was here.. But who?' Kakashi thought before being dragged away from the clearing by an over-excited Naruto and then Kakashi's eye spotted a cherry blossom petal… 'Sakura..' He thought before Naruto interrupted his thoughts.
[~] VANILLA TWILIGHT [~]
"Naruto… Kakashi-sensei.." Sakura said while slumping to the floor. "Gomen! (sorry)" She mumbled as the tears started to fall.
Sasuke stood there before sitting down next to her. The second he sat down Sakura has already burying her face into his chest and began to sob…
YOSHH! THERE DONE, A NICE LONG CHAPTER FOR YOU ALL~! ^_^ enjoy and please press the review button down there! Arigatou gozaimasu! Sorry for any typo's and etc! REVIEWWWW~!
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