Cursed Sacrifice

Heartbeat (Chapter 3)

The prisoners that escaped in Konoha were celebrating by eating stolen meat.

"We have escaped! At last!" Yuchi said.

"Yeah! Fresh air at last!" Huwezu said.

"So…what now?" Aruwe said.

There was a little moment of silence.

"I tell you what we do. We are going to wreck every village we spot on. We are going to rule!" Yamichi said.

"But how?" Yuchi said.

"Techniques you idiot!" Yamichi said.

Then, they all laughed out loud. They continued celebrating their escape. Meanwhile, one prisoner was not celebrating with them. He was staring at the picture he posted on the tree. Another flashback was shown.

"Why are you buying so many flowers? Decorations?" Chianu said.

"For someone special." Atzui said.

"Careful. You might fail." Chianu said.

"I won't." Atzui said.

At the house of Sakura's mother, Atzui was happily going inside the house.

"Ah…" Atzui said.

"Will you marry me?" Mr. Haruno said.

"Yes! Yes I will!" Sakura's mother said.

Atzui gasped. The two lovers both cried. Then, Sakura's mother gave her first kiss to the man she is going to marry and love forever. Atzui dropped the flowers he bought for Sakura's mother.

"Atzui…" Sakura's mother said.

Atzui ran as fast as he could.

The prisoner wrecked the eyes of the picture with only two fingers. A big damage was made by the tree.

"What the hell was that???" Huwezu said.

"It's that stupid man. Obsessed with a bitch he never owned!" Yamichi said.

Then, they all laughed. The prisoner they were teasing took the picture he posted on the tree then crumpled it.

"Hey! Atzui! Come on! We have to look for some money. We rested to much!" Yuchi said.

Atzui had a furious look then followed them as well while crushing the paper in his hand that he just crumpled. It was raining. Sakura suddenly woke up in a bad dream. She was panting and sweating. She heard footsteps and laughs. She slowly peeped at the space to be seen inside the tent.

"Why are they still traveling this time of night?" Sakura said.

'They look familiar.' Sakura said in her mind.

At the very end, she saw Atzui walking. Sakura panted so much. Tears fell down from Sakura's eyes. Atzui looked at the crumpled paper he was holding then he crushed it again. He threw it at the spot where Sakura and Neji placed camp. It was hidden by the trees so they weren't seen at that time. When Atzui and the others were gone, Sakura slowly went out to look for the crumpled paper Atzui just threw. She saw it then picked it up. She looked at the picture and saw her face in it. However her eyes in the picture were ripped out. She gasped then cried. Neji also heard about the noise. He saw Sakura crying. He went outside the tent then towards Sakura.

"Sakura. What's wrong?" Neji said.

Sakura dropped the picture then looked at Neji. She stood up then hugged him quickly and tightly. Neji's heart started to beat fast. He looked at the picture and also saw what Sakura saw. He hugged Sakura. Not long, Sakura fainted.

"Sakura!" Neji said.

Neji carried Sakura to her tent. He placed his jacket on her so that Sakura would be warm. Then, he stayed and just stared at Sakura. He kept remembering about the hug Sakura gave him.

'No girl has ever given me that kind of hug. But Sakura…' Neji said in his mind.

Neji blushed then his heart started to beat faster again.

"Sakura…" Neji said.

Then, it was morning. Sakura woke up and noticed Neji's jacket coated on her.

'He did this for me?' Sakura said in her mind.

Sakura went out the tent and saw Neji packing up his stuff. Sakura went towards Neji.

"Neji…" Sakura said.

Neji's heart started to beat fast again.

"Uuuhh…you pack up already. We have to go." Neji said.

"Uuhmm…okay…thanks for the jacket. Here." Sakura said.

"No problem, Sakura-chan." Neji said.

Sakura was surprised at Neji. Then, Neji blushed then his heart started to beat fast again. He looked back on his stuff.

"You…pack up already." Neji said.

"Uuhh…Hai…" Sakura said.

After packing, Sakura and Neji continued to travel once again inside the forest. After a while, Sakura was a bit hungry. She saw a tree of mangoes.

She concentrated her chakra then went up the tree to get mangoes for her and Neji. Neji looked back because he sensed no mixed footsteps but his only.

"What are you doing up there??" Neji said.

"I will just go get some mangoes." Sakura said.

Neji went towards the tree.

"Be careful up there." Neji said.

Sakura turned around to go down however she lost balance on her chakra then fell down. Sakura shouted. Neji and Sakura fell. Sakura was above Neji. They almost kissed. Neji's heart started to beat while Sakura started to blush.

"Uuuh…Gomenasai!" Sakura said.

Neji held his hand on Sakura's hair. He was going to kiss Sakura however an explosion was made by the other side.

"Uuuhhh…an explosion…" Sakura said.

"Uuhh…yeah…okay…" Neji said.

Then Sakura and Neji stood up and ran to see what the explosion was about