The colour seeped out from her body, pooling around her on the ground. It wasn't the same vibrant shade one would imagine, used to catch attention and show anger or passion or luck. It was darker, like red-tinted ink spilling out of her.

A spark of something lit up inside him, causing emotions and thoughts to explode without control. His heart hammered and his eyes stung and he felt rage building the same way it did when he was overcome by the curse seal. But this was different. Instead of wanting to kill to create bloodshed, bloodshed was making him want to kill.

Revenge wasn't a stranger to him.

When his anger was released and another mangled body lay at his feet, he let remorse take hold, collapsing onto his knees and shaking with sobs. Tears flowed from burning Sharingan eyes, rolling down his cheeks and falling onto Sakura's bloodstained face.


Author's Notes: Aaangst. Dx Not much to say about this. Sorry for the shortness and how little I've been updating... Um. Yeah.

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