The Gift

Chapter 5

"So what, exactly did you accomplish?" Tsunade asked in a controlled tone.

"Nothing, Tsunade-shishou," Sakura bowed her head, "It was a waste of time. The Uchiha is clearly not interested." In me, she added silently to herself.

"Anything about his plans? His next destination?" she asked, almost desperately.

"Nothing," Sakura confirmed.

"One thing, what was his genjutsu about?" Kakashi asked. Sakura widened her eyes and looked at her sensei's masked face; for once she was angry at him for being so nosy. But she knew she couldn't lie or keep it to herself.

"He showed me…the Uchiha massacre," she whispered.

There was a collective intake of breath. Even the casual look of Kakashi had morphed into surprise with his raised eyebrows. Naruto's blue eyes widened with wonder and awe. Tsunade looked alert despite her obvious hangover.

"Do you mind…if we look into that?" Tsunade asked quietly. They locked eyes, and Sakura knew by the look in her eyes that she was asking to read the static chakra of Sakura's brain. In other words, she was going to see everything that happened to her in the last twenty-four hours, or more.

"I can just…describe it, if you want," Sakura looked down again. She had a gut feeling that they would not find the x-rated genjutsu very helpful at all.

"Okay…, go home and rest," Tsunade sighed, "All of you, rest."

"And Sakura…, why don't you write the mission report?"

Tsunade gave her a look that suggested none-to-gently that Sakura had better tell her exactly what happened, everything thing from twisted mind games to physical action.

"As requested, Tsunade-shishou," she answered politely, "I will have it ready for you tomorrow."

"Better make it the day after tomorrow," Tsunade concluded, in other words, do not leave out any details.

What was Sakura supposed to write anyways? We almost did the nasty in a love-hotel arranged by Orochimaru? And then he ended up giving me a mind fuck? She gasped in horror when she realized that Naruto and Kakashi may as well have heard her moans and screams if they had seen her crying. What if she was wet when Sasuke handed her to them? How could that bastard do that to her?

She fumed as she stalked back to her small apartment. She stomped all the way up the stairs; she didn't have the patience with all her pent-up anger and disappointment. When she reached her door she punched the door open, not even bothering with the key. She would have to get it fixed later…

"I HATE PEOPLE WHO WALK OUT ON OTHERS!" she screamed and slammed her door closed. Yes, it was definitely going to have to be replaced.

Her temper finally caught up to her.

The more she thought about it, them more her hatred boiled.

She needed to punch something-bad. So she resolved to make a one-way stop to the training grounds. Resorting to jumping out of the window instead of slamming her door again (which would probably have fallen out of its hinges if she did so much as to touch the doorknob.)

She jumped from roof to roof and didn't even bother exhaling until she arrived within ten feet of the training grounds. It had better be empty, or else.

Thankfully, it was, otherwise some unlucky victim would've found himself in the wrath of raging Sakura.

She punched, kicked and cursed until she couldn't take it anymore. She wore her leather gloves down to her own skin, she kicked until her sandals were thoroughly scuffed, and when her anger was finally out, her outfit was too.

She lay down on the dirt and stared up at the brilliant blue sky. All of a sudden, she was crying again, although this time, she couldn't tell if it was of joy or anger or sadness. She suspected that it was all of them combined.

And…at least she wasn't pregnant.

The Uchiha though of everything.

To her own surprise, Sakura smiled. And then she giggled to herself until her giggles became howling laughter.

That's what I get, she thought, for seducing a bloody genius.

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"Sasuke-kun, it was a little cruel what you did to that little girl," Orochimaru chuckled crudely, "You've taken after me."

"You've probably never been laid for your entire fifty years of existence," Sasuke muttered darkly.

"What was that?" Orochimaru hissed. He had better hearing than Sasuke expected.

"My actions are none of your concern, leave me alone or I'll kill you," this time he spoke clearly, because he knew that Orochimaru was all too aware that it wasn't an empty threat.

"Such a temper," Orochimaru smirked, as if he wasn't intimidated the least.

Sasuke stalked off to his vicinity, ignoring the regrets that kept contorting his chest. He knew he shouldn't have been so harsh but she had also hurt him with her genjutsu, whether he was willing to admit it or not. But he had hurt her first…There was no tally-marking in missions, so Sasuke called it even.

But it was so not.

If it was true that Itachi had fucked Sakura, he would damn his brother to hell eternally a thousand times more. It wasn't a before or after thing, he shouldn't have been near her at all. And what interest would he have in her anyway?

Perhaps the same interest as his own…?

Of course, the visions being a genjutsu, she could've virtually made anything appear real. But he had to know what it felt like. Before she left, he had to know. That was his main motive. First he had hurt Sakura by showing her that he had too, been with other woman, and in that, he discovered what it felt like to be with Sakura.

It felt all too satisfying.

He held her there, suspended in his own world and watched her reactions from the outside. It was sort of like cheating, like eating donuts during a diet without gaining the calories or fat. Each of her whimpers, moans, and screams was like aphrodisiac to his ears. He now knew what it felt like to have Sakura beneath him, succumbing to his control, without worrying about responsibility or guilt. It was sort of like a gift from Sakura, in a twisted, morbid way that only Sasuke could extrapolate.

Happy Birthday to me.

THE END?

A/N: I might just end it there cackles kind of comical and ironic compared to how dark it was in the beginning. Anyways, if you want me to continue it, tell me so, I might depending on the amount of reviews there are. Please review, I LOVE your comments!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.