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Cursed Sacrifice
Seal (Chapter 11)
Neji was looking worrisome.
"She's gonna be okay." Kiba said.
Neji looked at Kiba.
"Don't worry. She'll be fine. We'll get back there as soon as we finish this mission." Kiba said.
Neji looked down.
"Okay." Neji said.
Inside Sakura's dream…
"Welcome to the married couple!! Welcome to the married couple!! Welcome to the married couple!!!" the guests said.
Mr. and Mrs. Haruno were smiling full of joy.
"I'm glad I married you." Mr. Haruno said.
"Me too…" Mrs. Haruno said.
"Aahh!!" Atzui said.
"I'm gonna kill you! I'm gonna kill you! I'm gonna kill you!!" Atzui said.
Sakura woke up sweating and panting.
"Sakura. What's wrong?" Sasuke said.
Sakura's heart was beating so fast.
"No…Nothing…" Sakura said.
Sasuke hugged Sakura.
"Don't worry, I'm always here for you. No matter what…" Sasuke said.
"Even if I become blind?" Sakura said.
"Even if your legs fall of…I will always be here for you…" Sasuke said.
Sakura cried.
"Sasuke-kun…" Sakura said.
"Neh…Hinata-chan!!! Come on! Hurry!! There's a tent here! We can rest here!" Naruto said.
"Okay, Naruto-kun!" Hinata said.
Naruto and Hinata went inside the tent.
"Oh! Sasuke! Sakura-chan! What happened to your face?" Naruto said.
Sakura looked down feeling sad.
"That's a long story. Let's talk about it later. Well, what are you two doing here?" Sasuke said.
"We were so tired so we looked for a place to stay." Naruto said.
"Can we rest here…?" Hinata said.
"Sure." Sakura said.
"Arigato Gosaimassu!" Naruto and Hinata said.
Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke and Sakura were all gathered in front of a bonfire.
"So, what really happened to Sakura-chan?" Naruto said.
"I've been having nightmares…" Sakura said.
"Nightmares of what?" Naruto said.
"Past days of my mother…" Sakura said.
"What happened between those nightmares?" Naruto said.
"Someone loved my mother…but my mother loved someone else." Sakura said.
"Your father?" Naruto said.
"Yes…Now he seeks vengeance on my family…he's been chasing me all over…he gave me this curse…it's like we're connected already…" Sakura said.
"Sakura-chan…let me check…" Hinata said.
Hinata walked towards Sakura.
"Close your eyes." Hinata said.
She placed her hand on Sakura's eyes. Hinata was searching on Sakura's mind. Sakura gasped.
Inside the flashback
"I will kill you…haunt you…" Atzui said.
"Enjoy the time you have left…Haruno, Sakura…" Atzui said.
Sakura and Hinata gasped.
"Who was that?" Hinata said.
"See?? I've been having nightmares! I can't take it anymore!!!" Sakura said.
"Sshh…Sakura…" Sasuke said.
Sasuke hugged Sakura.
"Calm down." Sasuke said.
"Hinata-chan. Do you know the cure to this?" Naruto said.
"It's like cancer. There's no cure yet. Maybe Tsunade-sama can help us." Hinata said.
"How? We're so far away from the Konoha Village." Sasuke said.
"Well, I have one temporary solution. But it's too dangerous." Hinata said.
"What solution?" Naruto said.
"A seal. It can only effect in one week." Hinata said.
Sakura grabbed Hinata.
"Please! Do it! I really need it!" Sakura said.
"Okay. But it's really dangerous. You might die if you can't find a cure after this seal's effect wears off." Hinata said.
"I'll do everything! Everything!" Sakura said.
"Okay…Close your eyes…" Hinata said.
"Jumete…naindu natana…yu we su lala…o ni nu ne na…su na su…me I tu na la na…yu ra I su…ko I na e tana…su ni taki no deke…yu ra I su…ko I na e tana…su ni taki no deke…"
Hinata pointed her finger on Sakura's forehead.
"Seal!" Hinata said.
Sakura fainted. Hinata panted so hard.
"Sakura-chan!!" Sasuke and Naruto said.
"She's gonna be okay." Hinata said.
"Hinata-chan…Are you okay?" Naruto said.
"Yes. I'm just tired." Hinata said.
"Okay. Let's rest here." Naruto said.
"Wait." Sasuke said.
"Nani?" Hinata said.
"What will happen to her?" Sasuke said.
"What I gave her is the xia wu ren seal. It'll counteract any curses but only for a week." Hinata said.
"What will happen after one week?" Sasuke said.
"She might die if no cure is found." Hinata said.
"You gave her this curse but us knowingly there's no cure!! What the hell are you trying to pull?!" Sasuke said.
"Death." Hinata said.
"Death?" Naruto and Sasuke said.
"Atzui's death is the only way." Hinata said.
"Why?" Sasuke said.
"The curse he gave is a connection. If we cut the other source of it, it'll be off. So, in a week, we have to kill him." Hinata said.
"But you said there's no cure yet?" Naruto said.
"No safe cure. This might make Sakura blind." Hinata said.
"So, Sir Gai also knew about this." Sasuke said.
"I don't know." Hinata said.
"We have to kill him." Naruto said.
"Yeah. You're right." Sasuke said.
"But how will we find him?" Naruto said.
"Atzui is one of the prisoners. We can trace him by continuing the mission." Sasuke said.
"Okay. First thing in the morning, we'll search for him. Let's rest for a while. Hinata needs to rest." Naruto said.
"Okay." Sasuke said.
"Sakura-chan, don't worry. We will definitely cure that curse!" Naruto said.