Timeskip
Sakura didn't breath as she waited for the signal from team guy. the Akutski had kidnapped Gaara and he is very possibly dead.
"is he dead. what will happen to poor Hinata, they've only been dating a month." Sakura looked again at the large boulder hiding the base "whose waiting for us in there? maybe maybe its Itachi. what if it is him, what will happen?" Sakura took a deep breath and plunged her fist into the rock on Kakashi's signal. "well only one way to find out."
As the dust cleared Sakura's heart stopped, no Itachi, and Gaara wasn't moving.
"No"
"NO!!!!!!!!!!"
"thank god he's alive. oh my god he's alive. how could Itachi do this, Gaara had been his friend too, well not for very long but still. but I guess it wasn't that hard after killing his entire family. what happened to him" Sakura sat staring at the ceiling of Gaara's hospital room waiting for him to come round. thanks to Chouyi Gaara was given life at the price of her own. suddenly the door flew open and in staggered a pale faced Hinata. she looked terrified.
"S-Sakur-ra" she said her voice shaking
Sakura smiled "he'll be fine"
relieved Hinata sunk into a chair "when I heard...I was so scared that...I thought" Hinata shook violently resting her hand on Gaara's
"he did die"
Hinata practically fell to the floor and turned pale looking at Gaara then Sakura confused "what do you mean"
"when we got to the Akutski Gaara was dead, they had killed him"
"but he's"
"alive now because Chouyi an elder sacrificed her life to revive him"
Hinata remained silent looked over at Gaara and then kissed his cheek
"I love you" Gaara whispered, Hinata smiled a watery smile and Sakura left the two in peace
Walking home alone Sakura felt a strange feeling, something bad was going to happen, and whatever it was there was no way to stop it. She stopped and took a deep breath, hoping that she was only feeling that way because she was tired.
"Sakura" she jumped but relaxed, it was just Jochi. but she could tell he was angry, his fists were clenched and his eyes looked dark, tired
"What's wrong? Does it have to do with the kidnappings?" recently there had been thirty disappearances of Myamichi ANBU since their father had died three years ago, none had been found.
"Yes, it's the Akutski" he said
"What! Why?" Sakura was confused
"Father" he spat out the word "apparently had some debts and now they want me to pay them."
"What do they want"
"A powerful new member" Sakura looked at Jochi half expecting him to avert his gaze. He didn't, he was a Myamichi and they never felt regret. His dark emerald eyes looked her staight on telling her what he didn't say.
"You want me to do it" she clarified. he nodded. "Why? there are more powerful ninja in the clan and I'll never see you again. I'd be a traitor, I might die" Jochi rested a hand on her head.
"Sakura, listen. I want you to go undercover, find out information. I'll train you, you're alot stronger than you think. Besides you are the only person I trust that will do this right."
"Jochi, what about Itachi, if he sees me he might freak. He thinks I'm dead! We can't use a transformation jutsu, he's got the sharingan" she pointed out.
"It's called hair dye" Jochi said simply "Dye your hair blond every month and he won't recgonize you. It's been eleven years since he saw you, it's not like he's going to be looking out for a person who looks like a dead four year old he met eleven years ago. He's probably forgotten you."
Sakura felt like her heart had been ripped out. No matter how hard she tried to deny it, she still had a little girl crush on Itachi. But that factor, that he had forgotten her, had never really crossed her mind. But now she realized that is probably exactly what happened. Why would he remember her? Why does she care? "He murdered his family, friends, everyone. I don't see why I feel this way. I won't ruin this mission!"
"When do I leave?"
"Hey Kakashi-sensei, have you seen Sakura?" Naruto asked running up to Kakashi who at the moment was busy reading Icha Icha Paradise
"Kakashi-sensei? Kakashi-Sensei! KAKASHI-SENSEI!!!" Naruto grabbed the book causing Kakashi to look up.
"What? Sakura? Nope haven't seen her. You know Naruto you don't have to call sensei anymore" he said grabbing the book back
"Yeah I know. But you haven't seen her? Nobody has. I think I should tell The Old Bag"
"Relax Naruto she's probably just sleeping in"
"No, her apartment is empty"
Sakura ran silently through the forest, her new waist-length white-blonde hair swirling behind her. She was going to meet Deidara, the man who had sat on Gaara's dead body like a rock, as Kira Myamichi. She had spent the last month with Jochi training, she had never felt so strong before. And when, a week after she left, Jochi recieved a letter about her going missing-nin, Sakura knew there was no turning back.
She stopped running and began walking slowly when she felt his farmiliar chakra. Her own was masked. Walking into a clearing she saw him there. Blonde hair, blue eye, and one arm.
"Excuse me" Sakura said softly, Deidara looked up startled.
"What?" From his thick voice she could tell he'd been sleeping.
"I've lost my way could you help me?"
"Sure" He smirked and his arm twitched, but Sakura caught the kunai with one finger, her own smirk now in place. With speed that made even Lee look slow Sakura was behind Deidara, kunai pressed lightly to his neck.
"Now, now" Sakura said feeling him stiffen and growl "Why so hasty? You see that's not how you kill a lost woman. You approach her slowly, draw her in, make her feel safe. Soothing words and then" Sakura slid the kunai across his throat, making a faint pink line, "You kill her." Sakura jumped away, taking in Deidara's stunned silence with a smug smile.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked
"I'm Kira Myamichi" Deidara stood up straight and smirked "I'm your new member"