As I finished packing my clothes that night, I heard noise downstairs. Must be my parents getting home. They called up, checking if I was in the house. "Yes!" I yelled down to them. I looked at my hand, still bandaged, and looked at it for awhile. Mandara Uchiha. Perhaps I could stop him... But he wouldn't remember me . I re-bandaged it after putting some, only a little, chakra to quicken the healing. I looked under my bed where I had left the scroll the last two days. Pulling it out, I looked into it. It had Mandara's and my name still so maybe he would believe that he was the one to give it to me. I carefully put it in my pouch. "Now for rations..." I talked to my self, quietly. I took the food that I put in my room earlier and put it above my clothes in the bag. Grabbing my now full canteen, I threw it next to my bag. My pouch carried various weapons.

"Sakura-honey," My mom said, knocking on my door. "Almost bed time. Get ready."

"Alright." I quickly responded. I heard my mom's footsteps walking down the hallway to her own room. Smiling sadly at this, I knew I would miss them again. I stepped into my bed after taking my bag off and zipping it up. "Good night..." I fell asleep. I need rest for tomorrow.

000

I awoke right before dawn. At least only a few ninjas would be awake, but the two at the gate would most like be asleep. They were always like that. I slipped on my backpack and pouch. My canteen connected with my backpack. I stepped out of my window and jumped onto the ground. From there I began walking to the gate. I didn't take long, maybe 20 minutes, before I got there. I was right that the two there, Kotetsu and Izumo, were asleep. The gates weren't open though. I paused then looked at the guards. I woke them up.

"Excuse me. I am on a mission for Sandaime, can you open the gates." I sounded older. They wiped there eyes still a little drowsy.

"Sure, sure..." Izumo slurred out. Kotetsu's head slammed onto the desk they sat at. Must have had a bad night... The gates opened and Izumo fell back asleep, too. The gates were loud at opening.

"Crap." Now I had to get out of there and quick. A lot of light sleepers, mostly ninja, would wake up. I stretched my tired legs and shot off as fast as I could without wasting too much chakra. I felt a few chakra signatures behind me, but they were stopping at the gate. I was lucky my signature was not that strong or they would surely sense me. I sensed Kotetsu and Izumo wake up. I stopped to make sure that no one was actually following me. I hid in a treetop and looked back to the gate. Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, Gai, and other nin were standing there talking to Kotetsu and Izumo. Hopefully, the two would think it was a dream and accidentally opened the gate. It seems they did since the gate shut and the signatures left. I turned around and began running again, this time in the trees.

000

It was in afternoon when I stopped at a creek. I freshened up and refilled my canteen even though I hadn't taken on sip yet. But cold water was always better. I rested for a half hour then started up again. I wondered how long to find an Akatsuki would take. After an hour, I felt a large chakra signature. Hopefully Akatsuki. As I stopped in a tree, there wasn't any Akatsuki around. Surprisingly there was Jiraya. I gaped and jumped done to him. He seemed to be peeping at some girls a little ways off in a small village. I hugged him. That surprised him and he jumped back. "I missed you so much!" I yelled. Jiraya eyed me like I was crazy. Oh, yeah, he didn't meet Naruto yet. I back away a little, putting my hands up in defense. "Oh, I'm sorry! I thought you were someone else." I lied. Hesitantly he nodded and slowly went back to his 'work'. Well, he would have, but he saw my headband.

"Your from Konoha? What are you doing up here?"

"U-Um, I'm on a mission... So I gotta go... Bye!" I lied again, jumping into the trees. Well, maybe it wasn't a lie. I was on a mission, but that was by myself for myself... not myself. For everyone in the village and other villages. To stop Akatsuki, I guess. But how?

000

Around dusk, I stopped again. Earlier happenings made me think a lot. I didn't get a lot of answers. I sat in a small clearing and made a fire. I took out some food, only a rice ball, and ate in silence. Nothing happened when I ate sadly. No Akatsuki, nothing. I fell asleep a little later.

000

In Konoha, things were crazy. The Haruno family couldn't find their daughter. Naruto and others were just running around everywhere to find her. Miss Haruno started crying. The Sandaime called some jounin and some genin to a meeting. The people that were in the room where Kakashi, Gai, Asuma, Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Ino, and Hinata. Those ten were sent out to find Sakura if she had wondered, or ran away, from the village. They left the next day.

000

I awoke to silence. It was five in the morning. Still no Akatsuki. I paused. How long would it take. I hoped my parents and the others wouldn't worry that much. I sat and looked over to the put out campfire. I reopened her bag and took out another rice ball for breakfast. Afterwards, I stood, put everything back on and started going on again. At this rate I might make it to Suna. I giggled to myself, then remembered something. Just if I had time traveled to when I was fifteen I could of met the Akatsuki when they were taking Gaara, but that would mean I would miss Naruto coming home. I sighed. "Oh well, I'm already here." I closed my eyes, looking towards the ground. Suddenly I felt an enormous chakra signature appear right before me. I bumped into what felt like a rock and fell to the ground. I caught myself right before I hit the ground and used one arm to flip myself over and stand. Another signature appeared next to the first one. Looking up, I saw black cloaks. With red clouds! The one I bumped into was blue. Kisame Hoshigaki. The other was Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's older brother. Finally, Akatsuki were here. I jumped up to them and bowed on the tree. I bowed like a person would do to royalty... Well, how a knight would anyway.

"Heh, what do you want, brat." Kisame gruffly said. Itachi stayed silent. I clenched my fist, wanting to kill both of them for what they did in the future and of what Kisame just said, but I let it go, unclenching my hand.

"Akatsuki, I would like to meet your leader." I said, bravely. I would not ever be afraid of them. Never after what they did. And even if I was, she would still act brave. Kisame chuckled.

"And why would you want to do that." He asked. "Why would you, knowing we could kill you right now."

I looked up and stood. I closed my eyes. Opening them a second later, I glared at him. "Even if you fucking kill me, ass, I will haunt you for the rest of your damned life." This made both of them shut up and stare at me wide-eyed, or eyes a little more widened. Kisame opened his mouth to speak.

"Holy shit... Um, Itachi?" He turned to Itachi to see what he thought. Itachi nodded and turned.

"Its that way. 30 kilometers northwest and turn right. You will continue on for 10 meters and undo a genjutsu." That was all he said, before passing me. Kisame stared at me.

"Thats if you still want to go, brat. We won't care if once you get in there one of the members kill you." He also left after that. I paused. No, I can't die yet. That said, I followed the directions. Coming to a large rock in the end, I released the genjutsu. The rock seemingly melted away and a large building appeared. No windows and only one door, as of what I could see. I opened the door slowly that was gray like the building. Inside was just pitch black. Another genjutsu? Just incase, I said 'Kai". Nothing happened so it wasn't a genjutsu. I stepped in the building. I felt another chakra signature suddenly and a swiping noise. In the end, there seemed to be sword against her neck, drawing a small line of blood.

"Who the hell are you!?" Crap... That voice was that of the immortal, Hidan. Then, this would be his scythe. I am going to die.

"U-um," I began, stuttering. "Sakura Haruno. From Konoha." I felt the scythe push harder into my skin. "No worries! I am not being followed! Hopefully." I said the last part quietly and quickly. The scythe wasn't removed. "I would like to meet your leader." Hidan removed the scythe.

"Jashin-sama?"

"Maybe later... But, no. The leader of Akatsuki." I didn't say Pein's name just incase it was an insult or something. Although I couldn't see it Hidan smiled at what I said about meeting Jashin. He nodded.

"Why do you want to meet that ass?" Hidan asked, confused. I thought for a moment.

"... I need to ask him a question."

There was silence for a moment.

"That's all?" Hidan asked indifferently. I giggled in my mind at his tone.

"Yes. Will you let me?" I asked, putting my chakra filled hand to my neck. As I did that, I could see him since it created light. I gaped. Hidan was all bloody. I backed away a little. "Um, are you okay...?" I asked, fake smiling. Hidan scoffed.

"Duh..." He started walking away.

"Um, where's the leader?"

Hidan paused. "I'm not going to tell you." He said turning back to me.

"Why not!?"

He didn't answer me and soon disappeared back into the darkness. My neck was healed for awhile now and I stopped the chakra flow. It was dark again. I walked in the direction Hidan did. Except I hit a wall. I stopped and sat on the ground, waiting for an Akatsuki to find me.

"Why the hell is it so dark?" I asked myself.

"'Cuz Kakuzu-sempai doesn't like paying bills!" A voice right next to me replied. I 'eeped' and back away. I hit a pair of legs this time.

"Tobi! How many times do I have to tell you, un! Don't sit on the floor!"

"Sorry, Deidara-sempai!" The first voice, named Tobi, said and stood. The guy before her, Deidara it seemed, froze.

"If your there... The, whose-"

"A girl." Tobi said, happily.

"What the fuc-"

"I'm Sakura Haruno! Um, I would like to speak with your leader." I interrupted Deidara. Deidara back away a little.

"Um... How'd you get in, un?"

"Un?... Um, well, I met Itachi and Kisame while traveling. They told me. Well, more like Itachi told me."

"Oo! Itachi-sempai told you! Hehe, he must like youuu!" Tobi teased. Sakura blushed, then remembered who it was.

"No, he sucks."

"Doesn't he, un." Deidara sighed. "Guess I have nothing better to do. Come on." He started walking away. I stood and followed him. Tobi didn't follow us. There was a door. Here I come Pein... and Mandara. Deidara opened the door. It was... his room. Candles were lit across the room, by sculpture. They cast very eerie shadows. A map was on the wall nearest to the bed. Deidara walked to it. Pointing to an x mark, he began talking again. "This is where we are. A hidden rest base. Me, Tobi, and Hidan are the only ones here right now, un." Then he pointed to Ame. "That's were our Leader is. In Ame, un." He walked to his desk. Taking out a scroll, he placed it on the desk. He opened it and it showed a smaller version o the map. He took a paint brush a drew directions. He blew on it to dry and closed it once it did. "Here." He said handing it to me. I smiled.

"Thanks." I turned ready to walk out the door. "Where'd Tobi go?"

"..." Deidara looked back over to me. He was making another one of his sculptures. "Oh, don't know, don't care."

I nodded and walked out of his room. Putting my hand on the wall, I navigated the best I could back to the front door. Luckily it was still open, so I didn't have to put my hand on the wall anymore. But, the brightness made me blinded for a second, so I had to paused. As soon as I got outside and closed the door, the building turned back into a rock. I looked at the map and began running to Ame.

000

"Kakashi-sensei! Are we there yet!?" Naruto yelled up to the front of the group.

Kakashi sighed. Ever since they left Konoha Naruto asked that every half hour. "No Naruto..."

"I see a clearing up ahead." Neji said.

"Alright, well stay the night there." Asuma said, dropping onto the ground. The others followed him. Lucky enough for them, no enemies yet. As Kakashi stepped onto the ground, too, he saw a put out fire. And a scroll. He picked it up.

"Tsukanoma?" He said. Naruto and the other genin walked up to him.

"What does that mean?" Naruto asked.

"... Brief Time." Asuma answered as Kakashi opened it. He opened it slowly. The first thing he saw was Sakura's name and he closed it.

"Sakura was here." The others nodded and they headed out again.

000

So? How is it? Should I keep the Naruto group in, or just Sakura's POV?