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Ch 24: Sakura's Death
Some time passes…
By now, Sakura has taken all the tailed demons and she has become an internationally wanted criminal by all five nations. She is on the top of their bingo books and is the number one most wanted criminal by all! In fact, as we speak, the villages are marching towards their common enemy…Sakura.
Among those ninja are a few familiar faces; faces like Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Gaara and Itachi. All of Sakura's boys have no desire to attack her, but know if it comes down to it they must. Sakura has gone too far.
Oh how low you have fallen Sakura, Kakashi her former teacher thinks. He is saddened to see the descent of his loving pupil and wish it wasn't so. He can't help, but think he somehow has failed her and could've prevented all of this.
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Thousands upon thousands of ninja warriors march towards the Akatsuki and Sound base located on a tall mountain. Sakura's followers can only watch on as they see their impending doom descending upon them.
"What is taking them so long?" A random follower asks, clearly worried about the village ninja's imminent approach.
Meanwhile, deep underground, Akatsuki is up to their old schemes again. But this time, instead of extracting a demon, they are placing one within Sakura. This is no ordinary demon that they are implanting: it is the most feared ten-tailed demon!
Suigetsu pants from exertion.
"Hang on—we almost got it, un!" Diedara shouts, hoping to encourage his fellow teammates to hang on.
Sakura is floating in the middle of the room. The demon's chakra is flowing through her every opening.
"Almost…" Nagato whispers.
Then, finally, the demon is sealed.
"Yes!" shouts a very thrilled Kisame.
Sakura's unconscious body floats down to the ground. All of Akatsuki takes a step back and hold their breath, waiting to see what would happen.
Seconds pass, which turn into minutes, then BOOM: a bomb from the outside enemy forces shakes the compound!
"They're closing in on us," reports Zetsu.
Hidan's anxiety spikes and he shouts with rage, "Argh, DAMN IT, NO! We need more fucking time!"
Kimimaro pays no attention to them—his only concern is his love, Sakura. She still has not moved from her position.
"Could something have gone wrong?" he whispers.
"Nah, she'll be alright. She has the ultimate sharingan, after all. If anyone can control the ten-tailed demon it's her, un," Deidara says with confidence; he believes in Sakura.
After the last time Sakura and Kimimaro had their fight he knew she'd run off to Deidara again. And, like last time, he forgave her again. He never did question her about her past or push her into anything that she didn't want to do. In turn, Sakura never again ran into the arms of Deidara, and stayed loyal to Kimimaro.
A pained filled moan breaks the silence.
Sakura starts to stir.
"She's regaining consciousness," Sasori states, bringing all of the members' attention to the girl.
All of Akatsuki nervously stares down at Sakura as she wakes, with one collective thought: What is about to happen?
Sakura's eyelids flutter open, revealing her weary eyes. Then she says two words that lift Kimimaro's heart with undisputed joy.
"Hey guys…"
Thank God! Kimimaro thinks. He wraps his arms around her, squeezing her tightly to him, and plants various kisses around her upper body.
"I thought I had lost you," he whispers in her ear.
Not yet, Sakura thinks and wiggles herself free from his grasp.
"Ok, Guys. It's time to execute the Moon's Eye plan," she orders.
The Akatsuki members nod in agreement and fall into positions, each leading a section of the followers like a general with his soldiers. They lead them to form a barricade against the intruding forces in order to give Miss Haruno enough time and space to complete her jutsu.
This is going to be the final push.
Sakura travels to the highest point of the mountain, and starts preparing for her final jutsu. She furiously writes out the proper symbols in the correct location necessary for the Moon's Eye jutsu.
When she is done, she stands in the middle of a giant circle-like structure that she drew, and begins forming the appropriate hand signs. With one quick swoop Sakura's chakra begins rushing out from her. Intense crushing pressure begins to weigh her down. She wills her entire focus and concentration into completing the jutsu. I have to get this right!
She passes through a few moments of intense strain that feel like a lifetime for her.
Then suddenly, the fighting stops. Both sides are confused as to what had happened, so they look up and what they see they will never forget: right where the moon is supposed to be is a giant sharingan eye!
Sakura has done it.
She has successfully executed the Moon's Eye plan. The villages are doomed. She begins imposing her will on them, delving into their minds and changing their way of thinking. Never before has anyone invaded such a large mass of people's privacy, but somehow Sakura gathered enough force from her past experiences to do it.
"Oh, man, Girl! You've done it!" yells Suigetsu.
Still, there is one specific message that Sakura wants to get across, one very important message she wants to instill in the villagers minds so they'll never forget.
Everything is riding on this one final act, her entire life's meaning. Everything that she has done, she has done for her dark master. EVERYTHING! She will not fail him in her final act before her death.
Sakura stands on top of the mountain side, her eyes gleaming white from the jutsu. She is reaching her limit. Soon her grasps on the people's minds will be no more. If only Madara knew his justu could not last forever. The chakra of the ten-tailed demon, though powerful, is not enough to have infinite power over the entire population.
That's ok; I only need it for one thing.
Then, just like that, the jutsu is over.
"What's happening?" shouts Kakuzu.
"The jutsu is over," replies Pein "She has done what we came here to do."
"WHAT THE FUCK! I THOUGHT WE WERE TAKING OVER THE WORLD!" screams Hidan.
Konan calmly turns to Hidan and tells him "we have."
Half of the Akatsuki members are struck dumb. The other half know what has transpired.
I'm sorry guys; I should have never brought you here, thinks Sakura. I've only lead you to your doom…
Sakura never believed she would ever care for Akatsuki or even love them, but what she believed and what has happened are two different things. She has brought warmth to Akatsuki, successfully molding it into something no member has ever had before…a family. She has taken this professional hit squad and showed them how to love and look out for one another. Some feel it more than others, but sure enough the feelings are there.
Everything seems like it's happening in slow motion as Sakura falls to the ground. She turns her head to the side and watches her two villages (Sound and Rain) burn to the ground. She could see some of her Akatsuki members fighting off the villages' ninja. Her last thoughts revolve around the fate of her members: Who will survive? Who will not?
Then she turns her head to the sky and closes her eyes; letting the sweet darkness take her over. She is done. This is the end.
I'm sorry.
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Author's Note
Hello to all!
First let me shamelessly promote the services of my great beta OblateSpheroid!
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Also I have already been in talks with other betas to help with different parts of the story and once we get some work in I will shamelessly promote them as well.
But in the meantime...
Yes, I know I've left the chapter on a cliff hanger. The story has about two more chapters left before it is over and hopefully all your questions will be answered.
I am also starting to work on my next fanfic which will star none other than the fan-favorite couple Itachi and Sakura! (tough break Sasuke fans, he will be the villain). I think I'll name it Itachi's Journal
As for the next chapter in Travel back in time, I'm hoping to post it up this weekend. So as always please let me know what you think and if you have any ideas feel free to let me know. I usually use them in the story.
Sincerely
~Claja