Time skip 8 days later

BANG…….BANG……..BANG

Sakura walked out of her comfy, warm bed at the sound of banging, she picked up her black kimono tying the sash, walking to the room divider. Chakra was pushed into the door, unlocking it, she slid open the screen, finding a tired Sasuke standing their.

"I'm hungry." Came his half asleep voice

Sliding the screen door shut she pushed chakra back into the door untying her sash letting the silk material fall of her lingerie covered body quickly going back to the bed she pulled the heavy blue comforter over her face letting sleep claim her once again.


'A war is about to ensure; pieces to the puzzle have been scattered around the world, find them quickly before it's too late. Monsters will watch from afar……..invisibility is on your side. Trust in your instincts; trust that you know what's right. Innocent people will be thrown into the war; unwanted people will pry into the forgotten past of the ancestors. Approach cautiously, for one slip can cause the underworld to riot. Be prepared, for the night of the Kuro Tsuki, will be the night the monsters come out from under the bed.'

Pein re-read the paragraph for the tenth time that day.

'This makes no sense.' He thought as he rubbed his temples.

"True but maybe were missing something, perhaps she left some things out." Madara said as he walked into the study.

"No, in the letter she said that she couldn't make anything out of it, in other words she doesn't know what it's talking about." Pein replied

"Well whoever sent it, clearly knows a lot more about the Haruno clan than we do."

"Not only that but, they know what's coming in the future, a prophet perhaps, they are they only ones who can see into the future." Pein added

"Is it possible that this person could be related to Sakura? from what you told me she also has the power to see into the future."

"No her whole clan was killed. I still think the scroll was the only thing that kept her alive."

"What about her mothers clan?"

"I have nothing on her mother, if I sent anyone out for research they'd be sent on a wild goose chase in Yukigakure, we have no picture of her biological parents, or her adoptive, nothing at all."

"I do." A voice said from the doorway.

Pein looked over Madara shoulder, finding Itachi leaning on the doorframe with Kisame on the opposite side of him.

"Shut the door." Pein commanded

Itachi walked further into the room, while Kisame closed the door

"What do you know about the parents?" Madara asked

Itachi reached into his cloak, pulling out two burnt picture, and two folded ones. Handing all four over to Pein.

Putting three pictures on the desk, he looked at the first picture. A woman with ivory colored skin, bronzed colored hair, and amethyst colored eyes. He handed the picture over to Madara.

"Beautiful woman, who is she?" Madara asked

"Haruno Ryo, Sakura-sans biological mother." Itachi stated

"She a looker, although I don't see the resemblance between them." Kisame said as he looked at the picture over Madaras shoulder.

Pein looked at the next picture, eyes wide he looked back at Itachi then his gaze averted back to the picture. The man in picture had long black hair in a low pony tail, long black eye lashes, a strong jaw line, with a pair of ice blue colored eyes, and chalk white skin to complete it. The man in the picture looked exactly like Itachi that it was scary, the only thing different between them was the birthmarks on Itachi's face and his eye color, handing the picture over to Madara he picked up the next one.

"Dear Kami-sama." Madara said as he looked over the picture

"Haruno Katashi, the biological father." Itachi said

"Are you sure he's Pinkies father and not yours, the two of you could actually pass for father and son, twins even." Kisame said

"I'm sure." Itachi said as his eyes narrowed at Kisame

The next picture was a woman with chalk white skin as well, with a Konoha headband around her neck, white hair was put in high ponytail, and grayish blue eyes.

Handing the picture to Madara he watched the reactions on their faces

"The adoption mother I assume." Madara said

"Sasaki Hikari, ANBU, died when Sakura was 14 along with her partner." Itachi said.

"She looks mean." Kisame stated

Unfolding the last picture, he looked at it the man had messy crimson hair, with a Konoha headband on his forehead, tanned skin, & bright green pupil-less eyes.

"Miura Tamotsu, ANBU, died along with his partner."

"Now this man could pass of as Pinkies real father."

"It's ironic how they gave the position to a man whose name meant protector don't you think." Madara said

"Yes it is ironic." Pein replied

"What's the biological mother's maiden name?" He continued

"Kamata, Kamata Ryo, she's from Mura no Tsurara in Yukigakure." Itachi answered

"Great this has just taken an even worse turn." Madara stated

"What do you mean?" Kisame asked

"The Kamata clan just suddenly appeared in Yukigakure some eighty years ago, out of nowhere. And then around the same time as the Haruno clan was wiped out, they just vanished out of thin air, leaving nothing behind that showed that they even existed." Madara explained

"Why do people have to keep secrets?" Pein asked as he rubbed his temples again.


Black eyes fluttered open at the sound of rain hitting against the windows. Looking around the room Sasuke immediately sat up when he realized he was in the sitting room that once belonged to his older brother. Getting up he walked over to the large window, it was raining, it wasn't hard rain, but it wasn't a sprinkle either.

The sound of moving caught his attention, he looked at the shoji screen the separated the bedroom from the sitting room. Sakura was doing something in there. Putting his era to the door, he listened carefully, humming, and then the humming turned into a song.

I wake up in the morning, put on my face, the one that's gonna get me through another day. Doesn't really matter, how I feel inside, this life is like a game sometimes.

Then you came around me, the walls just disappeared. Nothing to surround me, keep me from my fears. I'm unprotected, see how I've opened up, you've made me trust.

'Cause I've never felt like this before. I'm naked around you, does it show. You see right through me and I can't hide. I'm naked around you, and it feels so right.

I'm trying to remember why I was afraid, to be myself and let the covers fall away. Guess I never had someone like you, to help me fit in my skin

'Cause I've never felt like this before. I'm naked around you, does it show. You see right

through me and I can't hide. I'm naked around you, and it feels so right.

I'm so naked around you, and I can't hide, you're gonna see right through baby

'I wonder who she's singing about.' Sasuke thought as he pulled away.

To him she sounded like an angel, her voice was so pure, filled with so many emotions, at that moment. It had been a long time that she ever showed any emotions, that it shocked his whole body. His stomach growled, reminding him that he needed to eat, and why he came in the first place.


Sakura had just gotten out of the shower when she noticed that it was raining, she slipped on her kimono covering her naked body. Walking over to the windows, she gracefully sat herself down. Using her fingers as a brush, her thoughts began to go back to her dream; it was a memory of her time with the Akatsuki, mostly with Pein. The fact that he was able to read he so well, scared her, but at the same time she loved the feeling. She wasn't in love with him that she knew, but her attraction to him was becoming stronger. She had gotten used to waking up, his scent lingering on the bed, the way he would just sit across from her and stare at her. When he thought she was sleeping, he would trace her scar. Having those little things gone, was killing her, she knew that it wasn't lust because the feelings were too deep.

She didn't know she was singing until she had finished singing. She began to trace the many raindrops that hit the glass. A knock came at the door.


Sasuke waited for Sakura to open the door. The screen slid open to reveal her, clad in only a kimono. His eye looked down to see that the silk material only covered up to the top of her knee cap, revealing amazingly toned legs.

"Sasuke if you only came to ogle at me then please leave." Sakura said

Looking back at her face he realized that her hair was wet, drops of excess water falling on the tatami carpet.

"I'm hungry." Sasuke said

"Then go cook something." Sakura said before she slid the screen shut again locking.

Turning around, Sasuke proceeded to leave the room. Sliding the screen open he found himself face to face with Suigetsu.

"And here I thought I'd have a chance with our new guest, what were you doing in there with her?" Suigetsu asked as a grin broke out on his face.

"If you think I'm cheating on Karin with her you're wrong, she's not my type." Sasuke said as he walked passed his white haired companion, walking into the hall.

"So your type is weak, annoying, ugly girls…….you could have any woman you want and you choose her, are you sure your really an Uchiha."

"You just described the one staying in Itachi's old room."

"Stop living in denial, the fact that she has turned out to be the opposite of everything you believe is killing you inside. If you don't take her I will, I mean that is unless your brother hasn't already."

Sasuke stopped in his tracks

'I'm unprotected, see how I've opened up, you made me trust What if that song was about him, Jiraiya did say that he was stalking her for a while there, not to mention that she was to be wed to hime before her nineteenth birthday, & she was with Akatsuki for eight whole months.' Sasuke thought as he began walking again

"Be quite." Sasuke said as he slid the screen open to the kitchen.


Pushing chakra into the sitting rooms door, the pink headed hunter-nin walked down the hall she stopped when she reached the kitchen. Sliding the screen open, she found three colorful heads turned to her.

"Ohayo minna-san." Came her quite voice

Walking in the direction of the fridge she began to pull ingredients out. Looking over her shoulder she found that there were still eyes on her. Opening a cupboard she pulled out two plates and two cups.

The boys watched as Sakura cooked, the smell of eggs, bacon, sausage, and tomatoes filled their nostrils. Sakura pulled out more ingredients and a tea pot. Jasmine & green tea was put to boil. They watched as she put the food onto the plates and then poured the tea, she walked over to them with the two plates. Sasuke smirked when he saw that she was walking his way.

"Here you go Jugo-san I thought you might be hungry." Sakura said as she placed the plate in front of the man next to him, Sasuke's smirk turned into a frown.

"Arigato Haruno-san."

"It's Sakura." Came her voice as she set down the cup of hot tea.

Situating herself next to Suigetsu she began her meal.

"Ah Sakura-chan how come you didn't make any food for me, I'm also hungry." Suigetsu said as his hand inched towards Sakuras plate.

SLAP

Suigetsu's hand retreated back to its original0 spot,

"It's Haruno-san for you, And the reason I made Jugo-san food and not you is because he has been the only one to show respect towards me since I've arrived here." Sakura replied

'Also maybe this will convince him into believing I'm not on good terms with Akatsuki' Sakura thought.

"Well did you have too make it look so delicious?" Suigetsu asked again

"Yes."

Sasuke watched the conversation before him, it was obvious that Sakura did not like Suigetsu, but the same could be made for him, & Karin as well. Actually the only person from Hebi that she was actually nice to was Jugo, as odd as it sounded, she may have even had some sort of respect for him.

"Sakura."

She looked up at the sound of his voice, a glare attached to her flawless mask.

"Sakura-san." She repeated

"Ah forgive me, Sakura-san……I was wondering with the weather and all if we would be starting our training anytime soon?" Sasuke asked

"Hm……we'll let the elders decide that, if it was up to me you guys would be in real training, this is to extreme for recruits as yourselves. Especially with this weather, most rookies like you wouldn't last very long." Came her calm reply

"If you don't remember I was trained by one of the three legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, weather like this will not affect my performance."

Sakura stood up grabbing her plate, he watched as she washed her dish, and dried it, before she put it back in the cupboard.

"How could I ever forget such a period in time, but have you forgotten who I am?" Sakura asked before she left the kitchen.

"Great, now because of you we won't have any dinner tonight and Karin won't be released until tomorrow afternoon, I'm gonna starve all because you had to go and get all cocky." Suigetsu said


"Why doesn't Pinky have any resemblance to her parents, I mean, she has, pink hair, and one has black hair while the other has a dark goldish brownish color, and then she has green eyes and her pare-"

"Kisame we get the point." Pein said as he continues to rub his temples

"But he makes a good point, I'm sure you're also wondering why she has nothing in common with them." Madara stated

"That may be true but, there's probably a good reason why she doesn't have her parents looks."

"You're right there is." Itachi said

"Exactly how much about Sakura do you know?" Madara asked

"When I was younger, after our fathers made the arrangement, Katashi-san always had me around the Haruno Estate when he could, he told me everything about the clan business that he could, and also told me about Sakura, turns out that Sakura looks completely different from them because she was born with the signs of the Haruno Kekki Genkai, her pink hair is a sign that she can bring people back, and the green eyes is a sign that she is an elemental user." Itachi explained

"So why didn't you ever mention this to me when you were younger?" Madara asked

"Well as she got older, after her parents died, she never showed any signs of strength in her kekki genkai, she was just smart, that's all." Itachi said

"But still it would've been wise to tell me, she could've had proper training, and we could have had the Haruno & the Uchiha clans combined, now she'll most likely be married into the Fuuma clan." Madara exclaimed

"Don't get too ahead of yourself Madara, marriage for me wont be until this war ends."

"So you do plan to marry her though." Madara said

"I don't believe in marriage you already know that."

"Speaking of marriage my ototo is going to be married in five days to that oto minion just to let you know." Itachi said

"Ah that is right five days left until she meets the real Uchiha Sasuke and then she'll never be able to leave, well at least Sakura doesn't love him anymore or she would've been the one to be in the hell like marriage." Madara replied

"Do you honestly think Pinky just got over the brat just by selling her soul to Pein?"

"She did not sell her soul to me."

"Well then how'd you get her?" Madara asked fully interested

"I get what I want and that's how it is now shut up." Pein ordered


"Sakura." A voice said from the other side of the door

Sakura walked over to the door way, pushing chakra into the door she slid it open, finding Sasuke standing in the hallway

"May I come in?"

"No you may not, what do you want?" Sakura asked

"I need to speak to you alone."

"Whatever you need to say can be said from where you're standing right now."

"Very well then I'll just allow myself in since it is my home."

"Actually unless Itachi dies then it's his home... unless the elders and the counsel deem you worthy of becoming the heir to the Uchiha clan."

"Did Itachi tell you that?"

"No, actually I read it in a file while I was working with the elders a few days ago." Sakura said as she watched Sasuke's eyes light up with anger

"Even so he's a missing-nin that is wanted if five countries, Konoha would never take him back."

"Well that's for the counsel and the elders to decide; besides you are wanted in 4 countries, and Amegakure, Takigakure, and Kusagakure."

"Hn."

"Sasuke-san"

"What."

"Your Sharingan has been activated." Sakura pointed out, she watched Sasuke close his eyes and then open again

"That's better……….the Sharingan looks better on Itachi." Sakura taunted

She watched as Sasuke's eyes flashed with anger again

"So what did you need to talk to me about?" Sakura asked

"I need you to be the one to take care of Karin during her time of need." Sasuke said

"Come again?"

"After the wedding I'll be reviving the clan, and I need you to take care of Karin while she's in her pregnancy."

'great more Uchihas to take care of' Sakura thought

'I feel you there, even though they were still inside Konans womb those brats still gave us trouble, with all the fainting, and the bleeding in the womb, and seriously she was still mean even with the mood pills.' Naka replied

"And what makes you think I'll just do as you say; I mean if you don't remember I'm highly allergic to the whore, in other words I' not touching that thing." Sakura said

"You'll do it because, I have allowed you to stay here in my home, and freeload off of us."

"Actually if you haven't been paying attention I've paid for a lot of stuff since I've came here, like I bought the groceries, and for rent Jugo is holding the money for you until I leave."

'has she really been?' Sasuke thought

"Yes I've really been." Sakura replied

"Wait, what, how did you?" Sasuke was at loss for words

"It was a logical guess."

"Your still going to be the one to do it. Since the elder's think so highly of you."

"The elders don't think highly of me, to be honest we hardly ever get along."

"Whatever you say."

"Besides I can't be the one to do it, I'm moving out after the wedding."

"You already found an apartment."

"Actually I found one the same day the Kusagakure representative arrived, I've just been waiting for them too finish up the last touches."

"Last touches."

"You know remodeling, painting cleaning, moving all the furniture I bought into the place, and then cleaning again."

"Were did you find the money for all this?"

"I'm a hunter-nin, and as one I get paid very well, even better than the elite ANBU's, plus my pay check from the hospital is very good too, since I am head once again." Sakura said with a smirk

"And since you are the head again that means that you're the best doctor meaning you will be the one to deliver my children from now on until someone surpasses you."

"I will be the one to do the delivery, if I am still alive by then that is, but I'll probably have someone else do the checkups for you since like I said I will not touch her at all." Sakura said before she slid the door closed again.

'Damn Uchihas and their arrogance.' Sakura thought again.

'You got that right, they're all the same, and even the wives are just as arrogant.' Naka replied

'Konan isn't arrogant, it's only the future Uchiha Matron that is, and whoever Itachi marries probably wont be knowing how he is.'

'True………..so should we confront Itachi about his little secret or should we tell Pein-kun and Madara'

'Something tells me Pein already knows, and that the whole point it's a secret is because he doesn't want anybody especially Madara to know'

'Wonder why?'

'Well for starters he's only lost half his sanity, still haven't seen the sane part but I guess only the ones he chooses will see it, but we have seen his insane part, but then again I don't blame him, he only acts like that to fool people.'

'But he can't fool us.'

'but he did fool us if it wasn't for the fact that the elders trust us enough to read the most private files then he would've played us like a fool forever .'

'who would've thought that Itachi was a double agent kind of ninja, sexy isn't it.'

' you're hopeless, he helped Konoha by getting rid of the Uchiha clan, but he also helped Akatsuki by getting rid of them as well, in all reality he's just got his own goals and those are to protect Sasuke………if only that baka would open his eyes.'

'And he says that he wants to revive the clan………..how can you restore something when you were to young to know what everything was really about?'

'I honestly don't know?'


ACHOOO

"You alright Teme, not catching a cold are you?" Naruto asked from his side of the training grounds.

"it's the Middle of Spring how the hell am I supposed to catch a cold you baka?"

"Maybe someone is talking about you?" Naruto asked

"Finally something smart comes out of your mouth."

"Pick a letter A through Z."

"Why the hell would I do that dobe?"

"Well I remember Hinata told me once time that usually if someone sneezes out of the blue then that means that someone's thinking about you, she also said that if you picked out a letter from the alphabet, and that if you know a person with that name then they are probably the one that is talking about you or thinking whichever suits you……….so pick a letter a through z."

"Fine……….S."

"okay then who do you know that starts with the letter s?"

"Suigetsu."

"Did I mention the part where it's only the opposite sex that usually makes the person sneeze?"

"Sakura."

"Well that's a possibility."


"Jiraiya…….did you honestly think you were stronger than me?" A raspy voice hissed out

"Orochimaru what happened to you…………were we not enough for you? I thought we were a team?" Jiraiya cried out as he lied in his own pool of blood, Katana still pierced through his heart.

"What will it take to make you die? How the hell are you still alive? I thought that brat Nagato killed you already?" Orochimaru said as he crouched in front of his former teammate.

"Just like when he killed me, the thoughts of my son, and my other son brought me back long enough one last time to warn the others, and then my daughter brought me back, so that her brother wouldn't ever have to lose someone precious to him, and my memories of my precious people, and the people I used to call family have brought me back again long enough for you to hear my last words." Jiraiya exclaimed

"Family huh……….that's your weakness." Orochimaru said as he closed his snake like eyes and reached into his sleeve, pulling out a kunai.

"Tell me dear brother what are your last words."

"My children will kill you for killing me, all of them…." Jiraiya said

"Well I highly doubt that Nagato and Konan care but whatever you say dear brother." Orochimaru said before he slit Jiraiya's throat, and opening his eyes again

"The……..Uchihas……….will………..also….be…after……you." Jiraiya slurred before his eyes closed and he fell into an eternal sleep.

"They've been after me dear brother……….And I'll be after them as well."


"Ahhhhhh" Naruto screamed as he clutched onto his left side of his chest were his heart was located at.

"Hey Naruto…..you alright." Sasuke asked as he walked up to his brother

"Something's wrong." Naruto gasped out.


CRACK

Tsunade looked at the now broken Sake bottle, she was about to drink, putting it back down onto her desk she went straight for her lottery drawer.

'I won.'


CRACK

Sakura turned around and walked into the bathroom to see that the mirror had cracked.

'Something's happened.' She thought as she touched the sharps pieces sticking out.


SLIP

Konan watched as the blood seeped out from the paper cut, she looked at the stained white paper of the half made crane

'This is odd.'


CLINK

Pein watched as the tip to his pen rolled around his table, while the ink flew out of the tube, and onto the white parchment

'This isn't a good sign.'


Okay Sorry for being so late just been kinda busy on my side of the screen. Well please don't kill me for killing off Jiraiya you'll find out why I did it soon enough most likely in the next chapter………Okay well thank for reading and please review for me

Ja ne

Midori Blossom

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