Because Sakura Had To Go ch. 3

(P.S. Bribri, Thanks for the advice. ^^ I'll work on slowing things down a bit)

Hidan and I were nearing Konoha. I could see the bright city lights that were placed above small stores and such. I wanted to see my friends again, but I wasn't allowed. If one of them saw me, then Tsunade-sama would be alerted of my presence. If she knew I was in Konoha, I would probably be questioned.

I wasn't good under pressure.

Hidan had been silent ever since I talked to him about our parents. His face was blank, but I could feel his underlying pain and anger. I knew that speaking of the people who abandoned him at such a young age was hurting him. I promised myself to never ask him about them again, unless I have too.

The Konoha Gate stood tall and mighty, preventing us passage with it's great walls. Hidan begain to walk over the wall, chakra swirling at his feet. I began to think back about Team 7's tree-climbing exercise.

I concertrated on the chakra that was smoothly moving in the coils located in my body. I forced an even amount in both feet, making it stay there. Cautiously, I placed a foot on the gate.

It stuck.

I felt a smile break across my face. Now confident, I ran up the wall, catching up with Hidan. Once we were at the top, he spread out his chakra to test if there was anyone around us. He jumped down, signaling that it was clear.

The air in Konoha was muggy this time of year. The heat was almost unbearable for those who didn't wear light clothing. Many trees were placed in various places, providing shade.

I passed many stores that I was able to name. The windows were covered with blinds; closed signs hanging on the glass doors. No one seemed to be awake so late at night; 3 a.m. to be exact.

I could feel tears pricking at my eyes when we passed Team 7's old training ground. I could remeber so many memories, good and bad.

'Sakura-chan, w-would you l-like to g-go on a d-date with me?'

'You all... pass. Those who don't follow the rules are scum, but those who abandon their teamates are worse than scum.'

'Hn... you're annoying and weak. You should focus on training, not going on dates.'

I knew I was crying. I had tried to hold the tears back, but the last memory was one of the worst. It showed how Sasuke really thought about me. That day, my respect for Sasuke was slowly diminishing, until the day he left Konoha. Then, my hate for him started to grow.

I could feel Hidan's hard gaze on me, but i didn't pay attention to him. All I was focused on doing was wiping away the tears, forgeting the memories, and getting my stuff and leaving.

By the time I had stopped crying, Hidan and I were in front of my house. The lights were off, showing that my parents were fast asleep.

We broke my window, jumping through it. The scattered shard of glass cut into my ninja sandals, scratching at my heel uncomfortable. While Hidan guarded the door, I packed my things into a small traveling bag.

So far I had packed spare clothing, some bandages, my jewelery, fishnets, and several weapons. I stopped when my hand rubbed against a little plushie of mine. It was shaped like a girl with black hair in a bob cut and beautiful brown eyes.

Glancing back to see if Hidan was looking, I swiped the plushie into my bag. My grandmother gave it to me when I was born. She died the next day. The fragile plush girl had kept me warm during my cold nights in the nursery of the hospital.

While I was washed away in my thoughts, my parents had woken up. Alarmed by the light on in my room, they went to investigate. My father had a katana, my mother a rusty kunai.

Hidan shook my shoulder, waking me up from my thoughts. He mouthed, 'We need to get the fuck out of here!' to me. My eyes widened when I heard my parents footsteps trudging up the stairs to me room.

"No."

"What the hell are you saying, Pinky?"

"No, they need to see us, you in particular."

"What does that mean!"

By now, they were turning the knob to my room. I could feel how agitated they were when they found it was locked.

I turned to Hidan, my face calm.

"They need to know... that I... am with you. Also, that I know their secret that they hid from me for my entire life."

My father had hacked the door open with his sword, making it fall to the floor with a thud. My mother nearly fainted at the sight of me.

"What kind of trickery is this? Our daughter is dead! Why the hell are you in our home?" My mother yelled, her green eyes flashing. My father growled low, his katana raised to attack.

I backed into Hidan, causing him to topple over. His face came into view, stunning my parents.

"N-No! This is some sort of genjutsu, correct! Our son was put in an orphanage in the Village Hidden in the Rivers! You are not Hidan, and you are not Sakura!"

Hidan's eyes widened. I could see the confusion on his face, so i decided to help him out a little. I pushed him onto my bed, frowning when he was still frozen in shock.

"Mother, Father. Why did you never tell me I had a brother!" Tears began to drip down my cheeks as I let all of my pent-up anger out.

"Why... Why did you lie for all of those years! Why did you abandon Hidan like he was dirt beneath your feet! Mom, Dad... You need to die for the sins you commited..."

I pulled out two kunai, putting my fingers in the holes.

"I will be the one who removes you from the earth."

Two screams of agony wafted through Konoha that night. I made a quick escape with Hidan and my bag on my back. Carrying both at once was difficult, but with a burst of chakra in my limbs, I was able to make it. I had completely forgotten about my friends.

Now that I had Konoha blood on my hands, I would be hunted down mercilessly by ANBU. I had killed my own parents in the heat of the moment, thinking unrationally. Sadly, a small part of me was happy they were gone.

They had lied about me having a sibling, so what else had they lied about? Did I have even more siblings that I didn't know about? I padded on in the direction of the Akatsuki base, a criminal organization that would be my new home.