I'm sorry for the long wait I was at a major writer's block with this chapter due to the new character 'Ai' that I added and the chapter after this one. Anyways thank you for the reviews. This is also short due to the fact it's all focused on one thing.

I am not giving up on this story, there is nothing I hate more than waiting or reading an story I actually like and find out that the last it has been updated was two years ago, either way I really want to see this story finished. The next Update wont be soon due to an large project i need to desperately work on, on my free time I'll edit or work on drawings, until then please be patient :)

Porcelain Sakura Doll

Chapter 7

~ Big sister~

I, ilovetimbits do not own Naruto.

Sakura was writing in her book, she was so close, so many tests she has done on a few rats running around and some prisoners. It allowed her to get that much closer to the success of her jutsu. So far during this month she had almost two successful attempts but their chakra would just repel against her or it would kill the rats, rather than the intended result.

Sakura put the book away within her cloak and looked around, this place was completely empty and scarce deep within a forest. She walked behind the waterfall into the cave looking for any life, or evidence of any inhabitants. When she found none she pulled out two scrolls and ink making a whole bunch of markings on the ground that surrounded her within a circle a few more seals forming more circles that bordered the first circle. Sakura preformed a series of signs as the ink glowed and she pored her chakra into it.

When she finished the ink disappeared and cave's entrance had a barrier around it that would only allow her to enter, no one could enter only leave. Sakura placed some items down from her cloak and left walking out from behind the waterfall. Taking her book back out she looked at her graphs and writing it was slightly messy since everything was written in different places and small notes on the sides. Sakura went over her results with the prisoners, sometimes it was close, other times it did nothing but destroy their insides, which could effect as an offensive attack but it took too much chakra from her.

Entering the base she sat on the couch and Ai ran in from the hall and lounged at Sakura and hugged her. "Saki-nee-San!" Ai was laughing.

Sakura sparred a kind smile to her, "Good morning Ai-chan."

"Where were you?"

"I was out walking."

"Oh, can I come next time?"

"No." Sakura said evenly, it was made clear the girl was not to leave the base.

"Okay." Ai said with disappoint.

Sakura wrote in her book and felt Ai staring at her she glanced to her in question. "Can I brush your hair Sakura?" Sakura blinked then nodded.

Ai cheered and ran off to the other room, Sakura sat herself on the floor so she would be able to access her hair easily. Ai ran back in with brushes and nail polish, Sakura hadn't said anything about nail polish but still didn't say anything as Ai situated herself behind her.

Sakura continued to write in her book as Ai worked on her hair brushing the long pink locks and humming.

Konan entered the room and looked on to see Sakura sitting on the floor her knees up as she used them as a rest for that book of hers, Ai was behind her giddily brushing her hair. Konan wondered what it was like, to have an female friend, after all she never had one. She never trusted anyone to be friends and she only slightly trusted Sakura. Konan sat beside them and Sakura glanced to her offering a small fake smile.

Her smiles had always confused Konan and she figured it was simply because she rarely showed emotions, she had heard of training where the student would learn to reveal absolutely no emotions, even to the extent of even forgetting. However, Konoha did not teach these tactics.

"Konan-chan, do you know how to braid hair?" Ai asked her in genuine curiosity.

Konan nodded this was one thing she had actually learned by practice with string, she had never tried with hair. "Haruno, would it be fine with you?"

Sakura just nodded her head. Konan touched her hair carefully watching to see Sakura's reaction but she had gotten none. Becoming slightly more comfortable she took three parts and proceeded with showing Ai, before Konan knew it she was lost creating different hairstyles for Sakura. Sakura put her book down and just remained there staring at the wall.

Ai sat in front of her with puppy dog eyes. "Can I do your nail polish Sakura? Pretty please?"

Sakura placed her hands on her knees and smiled to Ai who cheered and started working on Sakura's fingernails trying hard not to mess up and to make them perfect. Konan was enjoying herself without even realizing it trying different hairstyles and even examining her. Ai had finished with her nails and sat between Sakura's legs asking if Sakura could do her nails.

Sakura placed Ai's hand on her knee and began to paint the nails, all different colours as Ai had asked.

Sasori and Deidara entered the base, followed by Itachi and Kisame. Looking over to the couch they watched slightly then Ai turned her head towards them. Kisame rose an eyebrow and Ai had an odd glint to her eyes. "Itachi, Dei-chan can I do your hair?"

Kisame out right laughed, receiving a glare from the two said males.

Sasori glanced to Sakura who paid them no attention as she painted the little girl's nails.

"please Dei-chan? Pretty please?"

"No,yeah!"

Ai looked absolutely confused. "No...yeah?"

"No!"

"What?"

"I said no yeah."

"So you will?" She said excitedly.

"No!"

"You speech impairment is confusing Deidara." Sakura explained.

"What? No it isn't, just shut up yeah, Akatsuki don't do their hair, yeah."

"Then why is yours silky?" Sakura asked.

Deidara grumbled and left the room Sasori rolled his eyes at his partner and left. Ai looked to Itachi and Kisame laughed an image of a little girl doing Itachi's hair popping into mind. Itachi gave an. "Hn." leaving the room.

Konan chuckled slightly as Ai crossed her arms pouting. "They're just jealous." She stated.

Ai's hair was braided at the side's and falling down over her shoulders, Konan had pulled the upper half of Sakura's hair into an ponytail with a braid on each side the ponytail was flat and flowed down with the rest of her hair.

"Kona-chan?" Ai spoke with a slight whine.

"Yes?" Konan asked.

"Can I go to Amegurke with you guys next time? Please?" She was giving her puppy eyes.

"That's for Pein to decide."

"Awe, but I really want to go."

"Maybe."

Ai cheered and hugged Sakura "I can't wait!"

Sakura just nodded to her

Konan stood up and dusted herself off. "Sakura, you are needed at Ame again today."

Sakura nodded, hearing the tone in Konan's voice she was back to her former position. "Have you found anything on Kabuto?" Sakura asked.

"No, we will find out what he is after though. Sound is making an mistake by doing this."

Sakura gave an nod, Ai stood up. "Please, please can I come? I want to help please?"

"You will go with Sakura and ask leader-sama if you could tag along, I'll be meeting you there."

Sakura nodded and headed to the office with Ai trailing behind her skipping and humming to her own tune. Thinking to herself felt closer to the jutsu, the practice in Ame helped as well, the medical field was where she was best in the past but now it's an even two between on the field and in the hospital. She still preferred to work at Ame because in doing missions for Akatsuki she's helping them, too much, at least helping innocents is better than criminals. She couldn't be suspicious though and she had to keep her mind clear, and not get distracted, here she is in the enemy base, their grounds within their ranks something many spies could only wish to be in.

She would return to Konoha to all her friends, to Tsunadae and she would show them that she is strong, strong in the way that she used this to her advantage. Because of course she would have never been able to do this before, she doesn't like thinking about her puppetry as an advantage doing so would make Sasori right. The thing was, he wasn't she's lying to everyone, all her friends at home think she is dead, and she's working on an mission assigned to herself, she could get in a lot of trouble for this but she didn't care.

"Nee-san?" Sakura looked down at her.

"Do you think I'm annoying? L-like um...everyone else?" She mumbled the last part but Sakura heard.

"No." Sakura didn't find her annoying at all or anything really, she was another presence in Akatsuki, another presence that should not be. No child should be here, perhaps they had sympathy for her? It's something she couldn't imagine with Akatsuki but you never know. Deidara showed a more kinder side lately, few of the Akatsuki are tolerable, dare she say normal even, at least when in a normal setting. IN battle however they turn to monsters with sick satisfaction in their eyes.

She remembers battling Sasori his eyes showed pride in his 'work' of corpses. Deidara get's this glint in his eye and sometimes goes out of control with his clay mocking his enemies, demanding they dance. Hidan was by far the worse getting all the pleasure from the battle and his rituals, an sick pleasure in screams. All of them get some sick pleasure from killing and blood, it was still unknown about Konan, Pein, and Itachi.

She knocked on the door and Ai took Sakura's sleeve with both hands nervously. She heard his invitation and walked in the dark room. Their leader was at the desk scribbling in some scrolls (not literally XD that would be funny.) when he glanced up only to return his attention to the scroll he was working on. His other hand placed and scroll on his desk, motioning to it with an nod of his head he stated her mission.

"You're to assist Ame and you will have an mission you could do on your own fine." She nodded and walked to his desk taking the scroll, she was about to leave when Ai tugged on her sleeve. Sakura looked down to see her giving her pleading eyes.

"Leader-sama,"

He glanced up to her his rinnegan eyes piercing her. "Ai wants to join us in Ame."

"That's fine." he spoke returning to his scroll Sakura gave an nod and turned.

"Thank you leader-swama!"

It was silent and Sakura didn't know if he would be upset with her yell or what. "your welcome." Ai just smiled brightly and followed Sakura out of the office. When the door shut behind them Ai tugged her sleeve once again. "Do you think there is kids there? Will they like me?"

"I don't know, however you can't mention anything about us names or anything. Use our nicknames you give us and stay in sight."

Ai nodded. "I will."

leaving the base they walked on and Sakura hid her chakra signature.

"Nee-san? Why are your hands so cold all the time?"

Sakura looked to see their hands conjoined. "I don't know Ai."

"Hmm do you have a cold?"

Sakura smiled at her. "No. If there's anything you want or need tell me while we are there." Ai nodded and started humming again.

"What song?" Sakura asked.

Ai bit her lip. "My mommy used to hum it, I don't know the words though...she never told me." Tears built up in the girls eyes.

Sakura stopped and Ai brought both hands to her face hiding her eyes. "I'm sorry." She apologized crying.

Sakura pulled her into an hug and Ai cried holding her, Sakura lifted her up and walked with her Ai's' head was on her shoulder cushioned by her hands. The Akatsuki base was between the wind and fire border south from Amegurke which was an short trip.

"It's fine." Sakura said finally, Ai just nodded and hugged her.

"nee-san?"

"Yes?"

"Can you teach me to fight? Pretty please?"

"Why?"

"I want to be strong like you so no one can hurt me."

"Maybe."

"Maybe?" Ai asked excitedly pulling back to look at Sakura's expression.

"Maybe."

"Okay!"

Seeing Amegurke in the distance Ai pointed to it. "Why is Amegurke so different?" Sakura nodded in understanding the skies were always grey and no other buildings where like them.

"I don't know."

Fifteen minutes later Sakura made it and Ai was walking beside her, she could have arrived earlier but she didn't want to waste scrolls on such a short distance. Walking to the gates they bowed and allowed her in with ease. She headed to the tower first so that she could report to Konan. Walking to the tower and Villager stopped her and held out an umbrella not making eye contact.

Sakura smiled. "Thank you, but we're fine."

"Hai." She mumbled before leaving.

Ai tugged on Sakura's sleeve. "Why didn't you take it nee-san?"

"Because we're almost there and she was giving us her umbrella."

Ai looked back trying to spot the villager, "Oh...that's really nice!"

Sakura just nodded in agreement. Sakura walked into the building through the stairs Ai ran to an window and looked out. "We're so high up!" Sakura just nodded and smiled continuing, Ai ran after her to keep pace. Reaching the metal door Sakura knocked on it and Konan's voice invited her in. Ai walked in with Sakura behind Konan just gave an nod,

"They are prepared for you Ai will have to accompany you there."

Sakura took the hospital cloak that was on the chair and placed it on leaving her other cloak on the hook.

Ai was talking to each patient keeping them and herself occupied, Sakura kept an eye on their conversation making sure nothing gets leaked out. Not that it mattered these were citizens of Ame and know the basics about Akatsuki they are loyal to them. However, there could be the chance one of them may hate Akatsuki, many of them probably do. The last thing she needs is loose information getting herself and Ai in trouble.

Sakura was working with another nurse on a single patient, the same nurse she had taught a while back. Their skills still needed work, "You are a very good medic, I've only heard about a few good medics and I think you're just...gomen." The nurse apologized nervously.

"It's fine." Sakura replied.

Two patients were sent home and a few hours had passed and Ai was sleeping on the loveseat near the entrance. A few nurses changed shifts and Konan had walked in, there was only one patient left.

"Sakura, perhaps you could hold another class?" Konan enquired.

Sakura nodded in agreement. "Another class would be beneficial there's a few things I could teach that would increase their skills."

Konan nodded and Ai woke up. "Kona-chan?"

"yes."

Ai smiled and looked to Sakura. "Are we done now?"

"I'm going to be teaching a class." Sakura answered.

"Can i come?"

Sakura nodded.

Walking int the class they all stood up and gave a slight bow, sitting quickly at their seats. Sakura just walked to the desk with the board behind her, Ai sat on the chair beside her's. "You already know the differences between common poisons and how to treat them. If you don't i expect you to learn off someone else. We will learn how to deal with an patient mentally, whenever stuck in a jutsu, or has suffered from an high level Genjutsu, after you'll learn how to repair damaged cells."

the class remained silent, she wanted to teach repairing the cells because then she could study herself how about she could finish this jutsu. There was something missing, for a regular person with nothing interfering, their cells could be repaired easily. However, with an demon being the cause to the damage of cells it was more difficult. She was close she knew, but there was something missing. If she tries to attempt the jutsu now it could kill Naruto rather than help.

Sakura turned to the board and wrote down their instructions writing possible symptoms treatments, pills and naturally. The class started writing Ai was doodling on paper and Sakura continued her lecture.

An half an hour later she finally asked if anyone had questions, no one raised their hands out of either fear or understanding it. She doubted they understood so easily, she herself had troubles with everything not to mention a few of their expressions, but if they could not ask their questions she could not force them.

"Are you sure you guys understand? This is something I expect you to have troubles with."

It was silent and a hand slowly raised and Sakura looked to her, she flinched and swallowed before she spoke. "You said Genjutsu and jutsu, what do you mean stuck under an jutsu?"

"Shinobi could have special jutsu whenever kekkei genkai, forbidden or something they or someone else has created entirely. Those however are very rare and unlikely though it is still useful to learn, especially in battle. These jutsu could affect either the body or mind. If an jutsu is incorrectly used, even some medical jutsu it can cause harm to the body making the recipient to feel immense pain."

A few more hesitant hands went up and they became more confident in asking their questions. Sakura then cleaned the board and started the lecture on repairing cells. "As you know medical jutsu can also be used as an offensive, used as means to cause pain. A medic can destroy cells easily but there can be other causes for someone's cells to die and not replace..."

Sakura was sitting on the desk her book out as she read it over and over again. "Saki?"

Sakura looked to Ai who was holding a picture or a couple of them. "Guess who they are?" She took the drawings of Ai for an six year old these were decent, Sakura herself could draw an basic anatomy for medical purposes but Ai had more detail and more things.

"This is Tobi, that's you an I, Kisame, Itachi and Deidara." Ai nodded happily. "Do you trust them?"

"Tobi I do, and Kisame looks scary but not too mean. And Itachi-san is nice he makes sure that Hidan stays away from me."

"that's good."

Ai just nodded in agreement.

"umm...Miss?"

Sakura looked up and the person blushed in embarrassment, "Uh can chakra cause damage to cells?"

"How do you mean?"

"well, um lets say they had a kekkei genkai or tried to preform a jutsu and their own chakra is damaging their cells what do you do?"

"You cant do much, you could try but you would have to be careful, your own chakra could make it worse or fatal."

It was silent as they though it over.

"What if it was their own chakra?"

"Baka." Someone muttered.

"It's their own chakra causing the problem." Another student added and Sakura nodded adding. "if their own chakra had damaged their cells that chakra will continue to do so they preform jutsu or use too much, however there is a chance to counter it. Using their chakra their body would allow it and it could possibly be done, however never been successful so far."

Then it hit Sakura like a brick, 'What if it's their own chakra?' She can absorb chakra, could she use Naruto's own chakra, use the Kyuubi's chakra, but could she actually do it? The raw chakra itself could probably destroy her arm right off. Sakura wrote this in her book it was definitely something to go over when she finished writing she put the book back in her cloak and looked to the class.

"Class is over now." They nodded and stood up bowing slightly then leaving, when they had all left she looked to Ai.

"Ne, why do they bow?"

"Bowing is something you do when being polite or greeting someone whom is higher rank than you."

"Are you a princess?" Ai asked.

Sakura shook her head no. "hmm is Kona-chan a princess?"

Sakura just shook her head again and headed for the door when Konan walked through handing her the scroll. "Your target has been spotted recently, you are to go and deal with him." Sakura nodded and Ai gave her a hug.

"Bye Saki-chan!"

"bye Ai." Sakura glanced to the scroll Konan gave her and headed off.

Sakura read her mission scroll and found she had to assassinate someone whom works for Akatsuki but has been relaying information. He was a spy, Sakura took a few medical supplies and headed out, if her theory was correct she could save Naruto. This mission didn't need to be completed right away, in fact she could try to test her theory on her target.

Leigh woke up he felt dizzy and disoriented. He looked to his side to see that he was strapped to the ground leaning against the wall. He looked to his side to see his body guard waking up as well to his other side was his trusted friend. His blurred vision tried to take in his surroundings, but he didn't even know what was going on, no real thoughts were going through his head.

Black went by his vision and he started clearing up slightly. "hey..."

No one responded to him his body guard was slowly waking up. A woman walked by and her back was turned to them working at an desk. His body guard woke up at an start and was moving around. "Leigh!"

Leigh didn't respond for awhile looking around then it hit him and his eyes widened turning to his body guard. "Where are we?!"

"I don't know sir." He spoke before turning his gaze to the woman at the desk with suspicion.

"Jon woke up and he started moving around with fright, he was captured, no he and his friend where captured and his body guard as well. But, by who? "Who are you? Where are we?!" He demanded at the pink haired woman, all he saw was her back, an plain black cloak and her long pink hair in a loose pony tail.

"Leigh, whats going on?!"His friend asked.

"I don't know."

The woman walked away from the desk and went to an bag pulling out a few items an an syringe. Leigh looked to his body guard that was examining the area but looking confused as well. "What happened?"

"We breathed in some gas, too much before I realized" he answered back surveying the area. Leigh's eyes wondered around, the place looked like an dump and there was a few tables and a cart full of fruits. ON the table his eyes widened and he nudged his body guard's shoulder. "L-look!"

There was two kunai cutting up fruit with no one near. "You! Why are we here?"

The woman just glanced over her shoulder then continued. "Answer me!" his guard yelled in frustration.

Still the woman didn't answer but walked over to the food, the kunai stopped cutting and floated over to their noses, they backed against the wall watching them. She turned fully now and Leigh looked to her face. She was still young, very young, possibly his own daughters age. There had to be an reason he was here, his friend wouldn't have anyone after him, he's a simple civilian nothing more.

Jon, Leigh's trusted/best friend turned to him. "What exactly do you do for business?" He asked with hurt and suspicion.

Leigh turned to his friend then looked at the woman, "Thing i cant say right now."

His guard grumbled, "do you have any idea who she may be or work for?"

"there's a couple but none come to mind."

"Please! Please let us go! We'll help you right guys? We'll help you escape as well!" Jon cried out.

Leigh looked to his friend with apologetic eyes, he was never supposed to brought into this. "listen, I don't know who you are or who you work for but could you please release my friend? He has nothing to do with anything I've done, he's innocent."

The woman still continued to ignore them as she wrote something down in a small notebook. "Akatsuki!" his guard hissed his eyes widened and he looked to his guards direction to see the cloak sitting on a chair on the other side of the room.

"you got yourself involved with Akatsuki?!" His guard demanded.

"Does it matter?! You wont be getting your money now."

"That's not the point you idiot, I wouldn't have even taken this job if I knew you were involved with them."

"Leigh...you-"

"No, I was spying on them for a different guy, got a lot of money for it."

"really? I hope it was worth it!" Jon cried out.

"I had to, she, she was going to die."

Jon looked to his friend with sadness, it was true, his wife was very ill but even he himself had no money to lend to his friend. He just wished that he could have found another way.

"So you get a nice pay to spy and you mess it up? What did you do to even get caught in the first place?"

"My contact, the one that paid me to do this. He sold the information, and it all pointed to me I guess." he suddenly stopped as the woman was right in front of him, her hand hovered over his chest and a green light emitted from her hand. The smell of blood, wood and cherry blossoms filled his nose.

"W-what are you doing!?"

She didn't reply, he felt nothing different but she seemed to be writing something, she moved to his guard and did the same when she moved to his friend he yelled. "Stop please just let him go! He wont tell a soul, wont say anything I swear!"

She ignored him preforming the same thing onto him.

Sakura walked and sat at the table after placing three bowls of food in front of them, all ramen with meat and other ingredients, and sliced apples. The iron sand turned to grains freeing their hands and forearms. The man sighed and started eating and the rest followed, when they finished the iron sand formed around their wrists again and solidified. Their chakra was constantly drained by her so she could keep her body moving since she wasn't leaving to fight. She also need their chakra to test her theory.

week later...

The guard of her target had died while she was trying to insert her jutsu because she had hints of other chakra within her that leaked out, the chakra clashed and he died. That was something she did not want to happen to Naruto, she also wanted to create another jutsu but that was for another day, that one would pose more of an problem.

"Please, just kill me." Jon as she learned his name sighed.

"What's taking her?" A voice asked.

"She has the target." An second voice replied.

And two others a friend of his and his guard whom she...killed." Another softer voice added.

"What's she doing?"

"Experimenting on them." He replied also slightly shocked at this.

"Impossible, she wouldn't know how."

"She's hiding many things I do not like." The second voice had commented.

" I agree." The softer voice said.

"I don't believe you. Medics in Konoha aren't taught anything along those." It was silent for a couple moments then the shadowed figure narrowed his eyes. "So it is true, She confuses me and I know she will be a problem but she's also a very good."

"We will test her loyalties." The second spoke.

" Though,It may not be that easy." The softer voice added.

"She wouldn't fight back if she knew what was good for her."

"Exactly, she's acting out on smarts, she's smart and knows what to and what not to do."

She could still be working for Konoha."

"No you said yourself they really do believe she's dead."

"We'll see, time is still early."

" We'll be keeping an eye on her."

"I don't know, She seems to not care. She even seen something any other weak Konoha nin would stop to help."

Sakura hand her hand against his stomach as he screamed in pain. "Stop it! You bitch stop!" Jon screamed at her watching his friends immense pain. When she stopped her eyes widened very slightly, she found it, "What are you doing to us?" Jon cried.

She wrote in her notebook immediately they noticed her urgency. An iron spike went through her targets heart from behind she didn't react to his scream of pain. Jon stared frozen he didn't expect that, she never did anything like that only experimenting she didn't say anything! Just killed him! Sakura placed her Akatsuki cloak on and she walked up to Jon, "No, no please, stop this. I- I just want to go home, oh Kami please!"

Sakura just stared at him and placed her hand over his eyes, she placed an jutsu on him and erased his memory of ever getting caught and placed a Genjutsu placing an different similar situation into his head without revealing her identity. The fact she hadn't talked once would help, she had done this in case she did succeed in finding the cure.

She lifted the unconscious body over her shoulder and left the small building, when she was outside she pulled back and punched it sending it crumbling to the ground she held her hand out and lit it on fire.

Jon woke up frightened, white was everywhere and he had no idea where he was. "Shh, shh...Please Jon I love you."

He whipped his head to the voice, it was his wife she held his cheeks tears down her cheeks. He tried to sit up to comfort her but he was held down bringing up fuzzy memories about himself being tied in the same fashion. "Jon, Jon please, please if you calm down they'll remove a few straps, it's to protect you."

"Leigh, Leigh he's gone! He's gone!"

A nurse came in and gave him a shot putting him slowly to sleep. "I'm so sorry but I had to."

"I-It's fine, I can't- I can't..." the woman broke down crying, the nurse tried to comfort her helping her out of the hospital room.

Sakura walked into the base and Ai ran up to her. "Saki-chan! Where were you? I missed you!"

Sakura gave her a smile. "It took longer than thought, I'll be back Ai."

She nodded and returned to the couch as Sakura headed to the office she looked back at Deidara who was molding clay he was making different figures and she would think of something and he had to create it, it was a small game but she thought it was fun and amazing that he could create almost everything she asked for.

"That mission shouldn't have taken her that long." Sasori muttered.

Deidara just nodded in agreement.

Sakura entered the office and placed the scroll on the desk. When Pein looked up he asked what had taken so long. "I was testing something on them, I was curious about something." She answered honestly.

Taken a back by this confession he pried more. "What exactly?"

"Something I wish to keep to myself, In a way as Kakuzu collects hearts for himself, and Sasori uses bodies for his puppets. I'd rather keep this to myself."

"I see." He answered giving her an odd look, with a wave of his hand he dismissed her.

Sakura had come out from the shower, she knows Zetsu could travel anywhere and could spy easily but she didn't feel his presence. Only Reins, Konan, Itachi,Sasori Deidara and Ai, and that servant. She looked into the mirror, her wooden body was losing the paint, there was scratched and dents in a few places and a large gaping hols near her back where Hidan had ran his scythe through. Her face still looked human and her forearms, along with her hands and her hair was long.

She pulled it up into an pony tail and let the bangs fall to the sides, she wore black pants and a long sleeve black sweater. She headed out into her room she grabbed an bag and an black cloak which she placed inside she would ask if she could leave for a bit then return when she finishes with Naruto, she just needs to wait until he goes out on an mission.

Sakura left the room and bumped into the servant that had her ear pressed against the door she glared at Sakura and stepped back. "I suggest you be smarter about how and who you spy on." The girl just looked away and left the hall. Sakura walked towards the kitchen, she looked through the fridge seeing almost no food, not that she minded she just wanted to give of an illusion that she does at least eat, though she told them so that's pointless.

She headed into the living room and Konan who was walking in walked up to her. "You are to heal Itachi's eyes." Sakura nodded and left headed back down the hall towards Itachi's room.

Sakura knocked on the door and Itachi opened it a small grumbled and he allowed her in opening the door for him. They set up the same as usual, the desk chair in front of the bed . They sat down and Sakura placed her hand on his shoulder as the other hovered over his closed eye.

Sakura had left the room not uttering a word she needed to find a way to get to Naruto, she needed him outside Konoha because his scream would attract people indefinitely, as well she needed the Kyuubi chakra present, needed him angry with a few tails. Naruto like her is an emotional fighter, he will lose control if she pushed him far enough. Then when she finishes she could work on her other jutsu and those chakra containers.

Naruto was at the ramen stand he heard news that Orochimaru was spotted in the fire country just near the border. He will get Sasuke back, he promised Sakura-chan and he would never let it go even if it means his own death, and this time he's not being light anymore. If he has to beat Sasuke to a bloody pulp to get him here he would, he needed Sasuke here where it's safe, he was not losing another teammate.

Naruto had trained extra hard gathering almost everyone to train against. He was filled with anger, angry he could be there to protect her, she should have and always should be on his team. He was eating his fifth bowl and an painful memory shot at him out of literally no where heard her voice and everything. "You Baka, you always forget your money."

"Sorry I really didn't mean it Sakura-chan."

"That's fine but I'm getting your mission pay next time."

He remembered that, she didn't accept the money saying she was joking with him. It seemed everything reminded him of her, never once had he imagined Sakura would be gone from his side, she was like his sister, he wished it could be more but he knew very well it wouldn't have happened. Hell spring couldn't come without him thinking about her, the cherry blossom tree's where starting and then go full bloom just to die. He never had someone close to him die, it was a lost beyond that of Sasuke leaving.

"Naruto" He looked to see Shikamaru walking up to him.

"Are you sure?"

"he needs it, I know it's risky but he has to I highly doubt you'll run into anything think of it as an scouting mission." Tsunadae spoke.

Jiraiya nodded. "He'll figure out soon that we're holding him back on missions he just needs some air, I always find him staring at those blossom trees." He spoke with a soft tone onto which Tsunadae just turned around in her chair looking out the window.

"I see," Kakashi sighed running an hand through his hair. "I'll be taking Sai, Yamato and team guy?"

Tsunadae nodded. The door opened and they all walked in Naruto all smiles. "You finally found us a mission?!"

Tsunadae just looked to Naruto. "Naruto this is serious."

he looked to her with curiosity. "Kabuto has been spotted near the border, we want to make sure he isn't any closer."

"So you're not even sure he's there?" Tenten asked.

"No, but we cant risk the chance he is closer."

"Alright, we'll take the mission." If there was a chance to find Sasuke he would take it, even if they thought they saw a simple snake he would go and find Sasuke and bring him back. He would find Kabuto and capture him bring him back and demand to know where Sasuke is.

"Naruto, slow down we a lot more to go before we are even close, and we're not even sure he is there." Yamato spoke.

Sai just stared at Naruto, he felt , well, he didn't know but he does feel like he had lost something, like an pen or paper, a favourite drawing of his. He was not close to ugly and has not felt a lost when she was gone but maybe he did, he wasn't really sure, he felt something but he doesn't exactly know what it is. Nonetheless that doesn't mean he wouldn't help Naruto, he showed him what friendship is, he still fights for Uchiha Sasuke even after he tried to kill him and Sakura

Naruto slowed down rubbing the back of his head. "hehe I'm just excited, the old hag was holding out on me with missions."

Kakashi nodded they kept at an decent pace moving forward, Kakashi stared forward, it has been half an year since her death she would have been nineteen last month. He didn't like her death, he didn't like loss he wasn't that close to Sakura, but she reminded him of Rin, and Naruto reminded him of Obito. He just hopes the past would not repeat itself.

They heard a sound and Naruto held his stomach. "I'm hungry."

"We just picked you up from the ramen shop." Yamato muttered.

"Oh, right...hmm...do any of you have ramen?"

They all sighed.

"What? I usually eat like five bowls, you interrupted me before I got to my fifth." He whined.

"We will need to split up, Naruto with me."

Sai and Yamato headed north. And team guy continued forward Kakashi and Naruto went south, Naruto was trailing behind thinking to himself and Kakashi pulled out his book.

Walking for about twenty minutes Naruto was about to complain before Kakashi whipped around. "Naruto!"

Naruto turned about to block and had but the force was too strong, the dark figure grabbed his collar and whipped him towards Kakashi who had his hitai itai lifted revealing his sharigan.

Naruto gained footing and gripped the ground crouched as he stared wide eyed at an Akatsuki member. "Kakashi!"

"Naruto careful, they never travel alone."

"The other is probably after Yamato and Sai!"

Kakashi placed an finger on the button of his walkies keeping his eyes on the Akatsuki whom charged forward at them. They both dodged splitting up. "Yamato, Sai."

there was a small crackle. "Yes?"

"There's an Akatsuki here, are you guys safe?"

there was silence for an moment. "Yes, but we'll keep an eye out, we'll be there as soon as we can."

"We'll be on our way as well." Neji called.

"What do you want Akatsuki?!" Naruto demanded.

The Akatsuki didn't answer or reply. "Naruto be careful, we don't know what he is capable of."

"I know." Naruto grumbled then looked down almost immediately. "What if it's Itachi?"

"It's not." Kakashi responded.

"If he's alone Naruto.."

Naruto looked over to Kakashi hearing his voice in the earpiece. Where was he getting at? "Yamato, Sai anything?"

"there's some rouge nin here, but no Akatsuki"

"try to get here soon, if we could take him out..."

"We'll be there." Neji replied.

"Kakashi, we're going to try and capture him?"

Kakashi nodded. "It would be an great advantage to Konoha, however we still cannot underestimate him."

"Which one is this one Kakashi?"

Kakashi scanned the Akatsuki's body but the cloak obscured any hints onto the one underneath it. "None of them hide their identity but two, the other has a mask and this one hide's under a hood."

"Yeah because he's a coward why don't you show your face?!" Naruto yelled.

"Naruto..." Kakashi sighed. He's always insulting the enemies or getting on someone's nerves.

With a swipe of the arm, five kunai shot out from the Akatsuki's sleeve at an speed their eyes couldn't see, the kunai cut through Naruto's cheek and barely missed Kakashi getting his shoulder. The kunai returned to the Akatsuki member cutting their sides.

"dammit!" Naruto yelled aggravated.

"We have no idea what he is capable of so be careful Naruto"

Naruto nodded and got into an defensive stance. "Who are you!?" Naruto demanded why attack them then just stand there? He wanted them to attack first? Well not without some questions.

The Akatsuki member didn't respond just stood there. "Naruto, the others are on their way, this Akatsuki member is on their own." Kakashi muttered.

"So stall and capture?" Naruto whispered in a hushed voice slightly shocked.

Kakashi nodded. "The Akatsuki are powerful but the capture of one would really help right now. We will have to stall and our combined power should be able to take him down."

"What if it's Itachi?"

"Just like last time, we'll need a distraction but this one's chakra is, different."

"He smells bad too." Naruto grinned and spoke in a louder voice. "Let's do this then!"

Sakura looked down at them, she needed him to be enraged with the demons chakra, if she could take some of it she would be able to use her technique however she worried if her arm could hold it. She would have to use the iron sand around her arm to hold that chakra. She would have to be able to use it to use two abilities, or try to achieve the two abilities. She believes Naruto is powerful enough to not die so she would use the other one.

With it she could suppress the demon as much as she possible could and repair Naruto's cells on an overall time of one year.

Naruto called out his clones. 'This should take him some time-'

his eyes widened as sand came from the cloak Kakashi's eye widened as well. 'That's impossible, no one was said to have that kekkei genkai. Unless this person has metal release?' He's only heard of a few.

"Kakashi-sensei? What is that?"

"iron sand. However only the third was known to use it." Kakashi examined the hidden Akatsuki member it did not make sense at all.

"So the moves are like Gaara's?"

"Yes, though slightly stronger, the grains can mold into any desired shape as well as being able to be as sharp as an sword."

Naruto nodded. The iron sand formed into small pebbles and shot out like bullets. Naruto ducked for cover as all his clones where getting hit an poffed into smoke. Kakashi lifted his hitai itai hidden behind the tree so he could find where he was in the smoke.

Naruto dodge an spike that was attached to an thick wire. A blunt force met his cheek and he flew back a broken jaw, he grabbed onto a tree branch swinging on it before landing on it. He wiped his chin and looked to see the fog clearing the spike retracting back into the sleeve.

"Thankfully I have good practice against Gaara huh Kakashi!?"

"Naruto, do not take him lightly."

"I wont."

The Akatsuki member walked forward then ran. Naruto noticed that he was actually pretty slow on feet. Kakashi jumped up beside Naruto

Sakura ran at them allowing the two spikes to come out, she let the blade split turning them both into saw's. She kicked the tree and it snapped making them jump off it before it landed. The sand was spinning around her in grains and in sharp blades cutting all his clones that tried to get close.

Naruto screamed in pain as the missing nin's hand seeped into his chest his fangs grew and two more tails formed. The iron sand held his arms down and a thick wire held around his neck. His tails whipped at her body blocked by a small wall of iron.

A huge wave of pain ran through him he struggled to keep awake over the pain. He needed to get out and save Kakashi, he wouldn't let them kill him and take his demon if he did who knows what they would do, either way he can't become an Hokage dead. He growled and gripped her arm trying to crush it but found that the iron was around it protecting it from the chakra.

He became enrage, he would not die! Not without bringing Sasuke back and not without find Sakura she had to be alive he would not give up on her. He was slowly slipping into the four-tails when a huge burst of pain ran through him his eyes blurred looking at the lower half of the Akatsuki's face. He reached out and tried to reach for the hood.

Kakashi watched tying to get up but he fell. This Akatsuki member, he or she was holding back hiding things to think their so powerful...

His hand limped before it reached her and she finished up on the jutsu. The iron sand left the now destroyed arm dropping him, she placed a seal on him. Sakura healed him repairing his skin where her hand entered and the shredded skin. She picked him up by the collar and walked towards Kakashi who's eyes glared at her with the sharigan spinning. She pressed her leg on his shoulder digging into the wound. Her hand covered his mouth as he gasped in breathing in the poison. Dropping Naruto beside him she injected him and placed the needle away right when the team raced out.

"W-what!? Kiba yelled in shock.

"N-naruto-kun!" Hinata cried out teary eyed.

They all looked at the Akatsuki member who turned running off faster than they could follow, not that they did however.

Sorry for skipping the fighting scene just know she only used limited things still hiding her full puppet body.

Okay, thanks for the reviews I'm almost at 20! which is awesome, why? Because it gives me motivation. I'm slightly bored reading this story due to her lack of emotions but trust me, they're there for a good reason. I think that once the story is finished I will add an 'bloopers' like chapter after on what I either so badly wanted to write on that scene, or how Sakura would have actually reacted if she had emotions. My chapters may come out more slowly because I can't find any beta-reader willing to do this, mostly due to the fact it's a quarter of the way written.

Again, yes Sakura is very OOC because she has no emotions, I have already warned you of this.

If my English becomes better I will re-edit my stories. For those Deviant readers I realized the text doesn't have bolding So I will have to edit that, mainly first chapter. Inner makes a slight appearance but is gone after. Zetsu's split voice in the other chapters I will fix too since there is no bolding.

This is an sasosaku but wont reveal until later chapter's which I apologize for, trust me I'm holding back my urges to write some small romance, but they're wood people. There is also slight hint of Deidara and Itachi, wasn't meant to, but there is, doesn't mean it will happen.