Vulnerable
Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata made their way through the forest they had come through before.
"We should stop and rest it is almost dark." Naruto said. "I'll go see if I can get some Uhh food."
"I'll go too." Hinata said.
"Guys we already have some food." Sakura said.
"Sakura, I want something like fish or whatever, not staples." Naruto said then took Hinata by the arm and they walked closely together into the forest.
Sakura sat down and whilst Sasuke picked up a few logs that lay around the camp and placed them in the middle.
"Katon, Housenka no Jutsu." Sasuke mumbled he lifted his hand up to his mouth and a small flame burst from his mouth down to the logs instantly engulfing the logs. Sakura rummaged through her pack and her hands lay on a white piece of paper then she remembered she hadn't read the note Shikamaru had given to her from Tsunade. She slowly opened it and began to read.
Sakura finished the note a couple of minutes later she read over the last sentence a couple more times.
Just as he designed the base abilities he can take them away.
Sakura looked up and around the camp, she noticed Sasuke pass a look at her.
"Problem?" Sakura said quietly
"Who was she?" Sasuke asked.
"You know I don't remember you having to now everything all the time last time we met." Sakura growled.
Sasuke stood up and walked closer to her.
"Once you stop putting people's lives in danger by not letting us know what little secrets and shit you have, maybe then I won't have to ask you so many questions." Sasuke retorted.
Sakura kept a locked gaze with Sasuke.
"Fine you want to know all my little secrets and shit…" Sakura said and stood infront of Sasuke glaring into his eyes.
"The girl that we saw just before, she is Kai Haruno and she is my sister."
"Your entire clan was killed how did it escape your mind that you had a sister left in the world?" Sasuke asked
"I haven't seen her in almost 12 years, I didn't even recognize it was her until I saw the tattoo on her upper arm, in my clan when a child is born they are given a tattoo and on every child it is in a different place hers was on her upper arm and mine is just above my wrist." Sakura said and showed her wrist to Sasuke.
"If your clan was wiped out then why isnt she dead too?" Sasuke asked
"No one knew that Kai was ever apart of the Haruno clan as a young kid she was always a little too adventurous, then one day she discovered her ability…" Sakura drifted off
"Becoming invisible." Sasuke said.
"Yes, the base technique of my clan is the absorbency of the elements to a certain extent but they can't wield the elements and an speed a little faster that normal, my speed is increased to an unmatchable speed though and for some reason the absorbency of the elements that I have is increased possibly because of my chakra control and I can use the elements unlike any other Haruno, anyway each child in the Haruno clan is born with a second unique ability, so no one else in the entire Haruno clan can become totally invisible or wield the elements as well as absorb the,, slow time and become so fast you are barely visible," Sakura explained "When I found out she had discovered the ability I told our parents thinking it was so cool but they told the elders of the Haruno clan and once they heard that Kai had discovered her ability so young they were astounded and fearful that the Konoha Elders would find out, so they sent her away… banished her," Sakura whispered in anger "After that she came to me in secret and said she would never forgive me for telling our parents."
Sasuke studied Sakura.
"She doesn't look a thing like you, with the blonde hair and all."
The corners of Sakura's mouth tilted up.
"It isnt her real colour." Sakura laughed.
"Didn't think so." Sasuke's mouth twitched a little almost into a smirk.
Sakura smiled
"You know Sasuke your not so bad after all."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"Well the last time we met I have to say you were a bit of an ass." Sakura smiled
Sasuke opened his mouth to say something rude back, Naruto ran into the camp with Hinata on his back and holding 4 fish. He let go of Hinata and was laughing between each breathe he took.
"We found fish!" Naruto yelled.
"Really? Didn't notice." Sasuke mumbled
Naruto looked at Sasuke and frowned
"Anyway, let's eat!" Naruto said.
By the time they had all finished Naruto was asleep against a tree with Hinata lying next to him. Sasuke was lying on his back staring at the stars and Sakura was writing in the dirt with a stick. She drew out the symbol on her wrist and look at it for a while.
She sighed and wiped her hand over the symbol erasing it. She threw the stick away and lay down, closed her eyes and drifted into sleep.
Sasuke woke first.
Good just before the sun has risen we should head off now.
Sasuke made his way over to Sakura and lightly touched her shoulder it was enough to wake her.
Sakura opened her eyes and say Sasuke looking down at her.
"We should head off, get your stuff ready."
"Hmm ok." Sakura mumbled tiredly.
Sasuke walked over to Naruto and Hinata. Hinata had already woken up by herself but Naruto was out of it.
Sasuke knew he wouldn't be able to wake Naruto the way he had woken Sakura.
Sasuke nudged Naruto with his foot.
"Wh……….a?" Naruto groaned half awake.
"Get up we have to go."
"Hmm, whatever." Naruto groaned and rolled over.
You have got to be kiddingSasuke thought.
Sasuke kicked Naruto harder this time
"Piss Off!" Naruto groaned louder.
"If you don't get up I will personally roll you over until you roll your face into the animal shit next to you." Sasuke said. Naruto was up quicker than Sasuke had ever seen in the time he had been on missions with Naruto.
Naruto looked around.
"Hey! There isnt any shit around!" Naruto realised.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and picked up his pack.
"Alright let's pack up and move out.
"Stupid god damn, mission, too early." Naruto quietly whined to himself.
Sakura smiled
Never was a morning person and still isn't
They got all their things and headed back into the forest.
By lunch they were almost back to the Akatsuki.
"Can we please stop and eat?!" Naruto asked.
"Do you always have to eat?" Sasuke asked.
"Hey growing man here, need some food." Naruto waved.
"Sasuke maybe we should stop we have been travelling none stop since morning." Sakura said
"Fine, 15minutes." Sasuke said.
"Alright, are we all done? let's go." Sakura said.
Once again they made their way into the forest.
By the time the sun was setting they had made it back to the Akatsuki
"Finally we are back." Naruto said and walked down to the building.
"Well I guess I will have to go talk to Pein now and tell him that we did complete the mission even though we didn't." Sakura said.
"Do you really think that is wise?" Sasuke asked as he and Sakura walked down to the building behind Naruto and Hinata.
"Well what do you think would happen if I told him that I just let the assassin go because she is my sister?" Sakura said.
"Fine, go ahead lie to him, but if he finds out that you are lying not only are you in trouble but all of us are in trouble." Sasuke said.
Sakura nodded in understanding and walked into the building.
She could hear the rhythmic pat of her feet echo through the large corridor.
She laid her hands on the huge red doors and pushed them slowly open.
Once again the room was dark with only thin light that showed only Pein's eyes. Sakura couldn't see his face fully but she could see his eyes.
"Ah Sakura, just the person I have been waiting to see." Pein said through the darkness.
Sakura watched as his eyes opened.
"How was the mission successful I guess?" Pein asked
"Yes the target was eliminated." Sakura lied.
Sakura heard as a chuckle rung through the room, but it was a deeper voice than Pein's.
"You see that is something I find hard to believe because I hear from someone that you let the target go." Pein said.
Sakura eyes widened
This can't be happening!
"Well that's odd because I am sure we did I watched him die." Sakura lied again.
"I was also told that he was actually a she." Pein continued.
"You know what Pein I think you should fire that someone because they haven't done a very good job, the target was a male in his early 20's and I watched him die right infront of me."
"She is lying." The deep voice said aloud.
Sakura looked in the direction of the voice it came from next to Pein. She watched as the owner of the voice opened his eyes.
Sakura's eyes widened she started to breath faster. She slowly backed away still staring at his eyes, his bright red eyes. As Sakura was backing away she started to turn but tripped she flung out her right arm and it caught her from hitting the ground, after that she turned and ran, still looking over her shoulder until she got out of the room. Before she left she took one last look back at Pein's chamber and a last look at the red eyes.
When she was out of the chamber she turned back to looking infront of her. Suddenly she bumped into what was like a stone wall. Two hands gripped her arms to steady her.
Sakura looked up it was Sasuke.
"What… are you… doing here?" Sakura asked between each breathe.
"That doesn't matter." Sasuke avoided the question.
Sakura tried to take deep breaths.
"Why are you breathing so hard, what did you fight him or something?" Sasuke asked
"Madara…he's." Sakura began
Sasuke's eyes widened slightly
"What did you say?" Sasuke asked Sakura
"Madara is alive! And in the Akatsuki"
Pein and Madara watched as Sakura ran from the room.
"I want you to find this girl and bring her here." Pein said
Madara chuckled.
"It would be my pleasure, Kai and I have some catching up to do anyway."
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