Chapter Eleven
Itachi looks down at the girl in his arms. They all felt it. They felt that enormous chakra welling out of her body. It had a demonic feel to it for some reason. Sasori and Deidara instantly start to look for something in her supplies to answer their new forming questions.
"Ah, Sasori-danna?" Deidara breaks the silence and the puppet master answers, "Yes, Deidara?"
"What exactly are we looking for, un?" the blond asks and Kisame is the one to answer, "Anything that will tell us what is going on with her. Something that may explain why her chakra changed."
It's true. From the normal blue chakra the girl would normally have, which parts could still be seen in it, there was another color that wasn't the healing color of green. It had been pinkish color with red mixed in, like a demon-host's chakra in a way.
Itachi lays Sakura down on the ground and pulls the bandages away from her arm. On her right arm, under her shoulder, are five lines. Each are about half an inch apart from the last, each are colored blood red, and each still have an angry red color around them.
"Tattoo, eh?" Kisame states more to himself then asking the group, but Deidara replies, "More like she was clawed by something back in that old home."
Sasori leans down next to her and runs his fingers of the five marks. Her skin is smooth under his fingers, giving no explanation on why there are really there, but he sits back. Deidara then says, "She's smart, but we're smarter. We'll have to work together when it comes to her, un. She's feisty."
"It doesn't matter. What has to be done has to be done. There is no other way." Itachi says softly as he looks down at her sleep succumbed face.
"What do you mean she's been taken!?" an angry voice yells and Naruto winces as he looks at the floor.
Tsunade is pacing the room. Gaara stands next to Naruto with the rest of Team Kakashi behind him. Temari and Kankuro are taking care of Suna at the moment.
The Hokage sighs as she leans against her desk. Her eyes, honey brown, give off the impression of the calm before the storm. Then Kakashi puts in, "I gave Sakura the scroll."
Tsunade's eyes go wide as she turns her attention to the silver-haired ninja. His only one visible eye has a look of graveness in it. She then slowly says, "You gave her the scroll?"
"I did. She talked with the old woman in Suna after the Akatsuki took her. They made a bargain for her to go with them without a fight.
"The deal was that no one in Suna or Konoha is to be hurt and that includes Naruto. They are to not try anything inappropriate on her. The last was that she is to see the old woman." The Copy Ninja explains and Tsunade asks, "Who did she make the bargain with?"
"The bargain was made with Uchiha, Itachi. I know that he has honor. He will not break a deal such as that. They may be Akatsuki, but she is your student. I am sure they are all on edge because of that. She did, after all, kill one of them." He answers and Tsunade sits down.
"So it has finally come, has it?" she asks.
"I am afraid so, milady." Kakashi answers as he to looks out the window.
I find myself shifting.
Pain racks my body, mainly my back, but it's still pain nonetheless.
'Finally wake up?' I hear Inner say to me and I only groan out in response.
"She's waking up, Sasori-danna." I hear Deidara say to the puppet master and I roll over onto my back.
I open my eyes to see a black sky. The stars glow brightly up there. This is the closest I have ever been to the sky.
Then Sasori is looking down at me. He grabs my upper arm, the left one thankfully, and hauls me up in a sitting position. I then see that Itachi and Kisame are missing.
As if seeing my confusion he says, "They had to take a different route. We decided that you will stay with us until we meet in the clearing. Then you will enter the base with all four of us."
"Aren't you going to bind me up or something?" I ask.
"And why would we do that?" I hear Deidara ask as he walks up to us.
I try to scout back, but the thing we are on moves. I watch as the off-white color of the contraption circles my ankle and pulls me back to him. I give an 'eep' as I land on my back once again.
He moves and then I find him sitting on my lap. A leg on each side keeps me from kicking him in 'that' area. I then feel my eyes widen as the clay contraption of his closes around my wrists and holds them above me head.
"What are you doing?" I ask, but he picks up the panic in my tone.
"If you're worried about rape, then don't be. We may be badass ninja, but we don't force ourselves on woman." Deidara just grins and I find myself shifting under him.
"Cocky bastard." I snarl out and he sighs as he replies, "I'm not being cocky, girl."
"Sakura."
"Huh?"
"My name is Sakura. Sa-ku-ra!" I snap out and he leans in to whisper, "Sa-ku-ra, un."
"Deidara, can you please drive the bird." Sasori suddenly snaps out and the blond goes away, but the clay shackles stay on my wrists, but Sasori sits next to me.
"What did you really do back in the house?" he asks and I give him a stern look.
"I don't see why you all are taking a sudden interest in me." I reply.
"We've always had in 'interest' in your from the day you became a ninja." He says and I frown in confusion, but I say, "I was weak then. How could you all been interested in me?"
"We know optional when we see it, Haruno-san." Sasori answers and I sigh.
"Why me?" I ask and he answers, "Pein-sama will answer those types of questions, not me. I suggest you relax. If you do then we can let you up."
"Alright, just don't play that stunt from…well, you know what I'm talking about." I say as I look away.
"I have to admit, Saku-chan, you do taste good." Deidara suddenly calls back to us and I find myself growing hot in anger.
"Dara-san, I am going to KILL YOU!!!" I roar and Sasori jumps back with a hint of a smile crossing him face.
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Wa-la! I am doing good on this! I enjoy writing this. Alright, I'd like to talk about a few things. I got a review saying that the animal transformation is a bit overused. I'm going to say this now. Wolves are just the begging…you'll see why in the next chapter. Anyway, just because they turn into wolves doesn't mean that is the end of it! Come on, bear with me! I'm sure you will enjoy the surprise I have coming…anyway, I'll add more later, but now I have school. Good bye.
Cidean.