HEEEEEEYYYYY wow sorry just wanted to say thanks to everyone who commented, yeah I kinda hit a wall. Well here it is…..I hope.

DISCLAIMER: no matter how much I wish, Naruto does not belong to me, much to my disappointment, wait nvm then I'd have to deal with crazy Naruto fans, like me, haha. NOT MINE

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Chapter 5 WOOOOHOOO

Sakura was panting trying to catch her breath, which she didn't have time to do because wall of poison coated shuriken came flying at her. Well now that were sucking more than usual, which is saying a lot, why don't we give up already. Were never gonna beat him, what with his poison and crap. GIVE UP! Will you shut up already! Nobody asked for your opinion, so just shut up and help me out here or let me concentrate. Fine, somebody's on their period, shheeesh. GRRRRRRRR.

She had to snap out of her inner battle, and focus and the puppet master. She was intently focused on destroying Hiruko, the puppet master's outer shell. So far she wasn't succeeding. She used a clone jutsu to create a wall around her so the shuriken wouldn't kill her. She ran to Hiruko and threw a punch at his back; the puppet exploded into tiny bits. The puppet master looked at her with proud eyes. "Good work. Let's stop for now. I think I may have almost killed you one too many times. "He said with a chuckle; which only Sakura could make him do. "Thanks sensei. I'm about to crash." She said laughing. He gave her a small smile, which most people would consider a smirk, but those that knew him well knew it was a real smile. He ruffled her hair and walked away. Sakura ran out of the training field and up to her room. She was about to plop herself onto her bed when Orochimaru knocked and came in. "How was your spar?" He said without the usual snake accent. "It was educational. He taught me different defense moves, and one offense." "Thatss good. Come to the lab when you're ready." And with that he left the room. She plopped onto her bed and laid there for a moment. You heard snake face; get up and go to the lab. You know the one that smells like Lysol, fear, and Windex? Cant I relax for a minute? No. he may teach us that jutsu that's fricken awesome! And you wonder why I say you're immature. Just get your lazy ass up and let's go. With that she changed out of her tattered training outfit, and into some sweats and a tank. She left her room and went to the lab that was at the other end of the hallway. When she was at the door she just opened it. She hadn't knocked to enter the lab since the first week. What she saw made her mentally gasp. Inside was Orochimaru swallowing a full grown man, whole. She had seen some freaky stuff, but that made her want to gag. "Ummm, if I'm interrupting I can come back later." She said backing out of the room. "No, no it's fine. I'm already done with my meal." She swallowed back vomit. Gross. Just EW EW EW EW. "Sooo…you wanted me in here?" "yes, I think it's time to practice the jutsu. Come here and read this scroll. After that I want you to test it out on something living." She picked up the scroll and read it carefully. It was a jutsu that took something chakra. Not just some of it; all of it. If don't right could also take strength, agility, intelligence and add it to your own. It was fairly simple. Think of your target as a sponge, and squeeze the life out of them. She put down the scroll and concentrated on one of the frogs that Orochimaru had in a tank. She closed her eyes in concentration. She thought of it as a sponge and took away its life. When she opened her eyes the frog was dead in the tank, and she felt a little less tired. That is one freaky ass jutsu. But it is fun. She ignored inner again and looked over at Orochimaru. He looked hungry, as always, and smiled. Let the fight begin.

Onto the idiots!

They were in sound territory. they had hidden their hitai-ates on the way and were disguised. Kakashi had the appearance of an old man with long black hair and light brown eyes, Naruto looked like a twenty year old red headed boy with bright green eyes, and Sasuke well he looked like a ten year old girl with short blonde hair, light grey eyes, and a permanent scowl on his/her face. Inside Sasuke was fuming. He didn't understand why he had to be the girl. Naruto and Kakashi were trying to stifle their laughs, but weren't succeeding well if the death glare that Sasuke kept shooting them was any hint. Kakashi had got his tracking dogs out to help with the search. "I found her." Pakkun said popping next to them. "Follow us." With that they all started running after the ninken. They stopped in an open clearing that was about a mile in diameter. Right in the middle was Sakura, tied and bound. Naruto immediately started to run for her, but Kakashi stopped him. "This could be a trap. Be very careful." "How did you know?" Said Sakura from behind them. The startled looks on all of their faces made her chuckle. "I'm going to have to make this quick; I have to meet some friends in an hour." With that she hit the pressure point in Kakashi's neck making him pass out. This fight was between her and Naruto. Next she flickered behind Sasuke and knocked him out as well. This happened in less than a second. They didn't even have time to defend themselves. Naruto was just gaping at her. "Sakura? Why? We came to rescue you, and you hurt your comrades?" "Whoever said I wanted to be rescued?" she said lunging for him. He blocked easily. She drew a kunai and threw it at him. He dodged it and landed right where she wanted him to. She kicked his ribs and he went flying thirty feet away, before he hit the ground she punched him into it. He made a crater in the ground. He coughed up blood. Sakura was about to kick him again, when a clone tackled her to the ground. She took out another kunai and stabbed the clone in the stomach. It disappeared in a cloud of smoke. She looked around for Naruto and found him in a tree placing the bodies of Kakashi and Sasuke on a large branch. She threw a shuriken in his direction; he jumped from the tree and onto the ground. She was about the throw another shuriken at him when he charged for her kunai in hand. She ran at him with her kunai out. The impact of them hitting each other threw both of them back a few feet. She formed chidori and charged him again. He formed Rasengan and charged her. She didn't realize but she was in seal form. He didn't know but he was in nine tail form, leaking red tendrils of chakra. This time when they clashed they weren't thrown backwards, they were stopped. Time seemed to stand still, they looked at each other. He saw the sadness, fear, and loneliness in her eyes; she saw the dried tears, sleepless nights, and hurt on his face. Their jutsus cancelled each other's out and made an explosion. The percussion of the explosion knocked Naruto out and nearly knocked Sakura out. She crawled over to Naruto and moved the hair out of his eyes and off his forehead. She leaned down and kissed his forehead. "I am so sorry. Forgive me." She whispered with her lips still on his forehead. She pulled some of his dark chakra out of him and into her. She wanted something to remember him. She put some of her chakra into his system for him to think of her when he woke. She got up and healed herself. Once she was fully healed she called her pack of wolves to take Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi back to their village. "Be careful with them, and don't get caught." "We've done this before." "Yes but this is more dangerous. If you are found inside the village gates they could try to kill you. Just be careful." "Yes mother." With that the leader, his pack, and his…packages, took off to Konoha. She looked at the battle grounds and then took off, back to her home with Orochimaru.

Once Orochimaru saw her unharmed he felt relieved. "So I see our little princess has returned." Kabuto said with a small smile on his face. "indeed sshe hasss." She was at the gates to the lair. She walked up to them and said, "I'm really tired, I'm going to go to sleep." Then she flickered to her room. Orochimaru and Kabuto just exchanged looks.

Konoha

Naruto woke up feeling worse than he had since a group of older villagers ganged up on him and beat him up. For some odd reason his forehead was warm. Warm in a good way, and felt like love and happiness. He gingerly touched his forehead. He got up and made himself some ramen. After he made his ramen he checked his chakra supply to see if he could go after Sakura again, but was surprised to find foreign chakra in his system. It only seemed to travel around his forehead. He was very confused. He was stopped from discovering something further by a knock on the door. He threw open the door to find a very confused Sasuke. " I have something to ask. How did we get back to the village? What happened with Sakura? And why the hell do I have slobber on me?" he was getting more confused and angry with every question he asked. Naruto was saved from having to settle the agitated Sasuke by Kakashi poofing into his apartment. He looked sullen and grave. "Tsunade wants us in her office. Immediately."

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