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Now, on to the story to bring back the famous pink haired kunoichi!

Chapter 16: Powerless

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Sakura felt like she was on fire. Her chakra was almost at its limit and if she gave up now it would be all over. She opened her eyes and saw that the flames were already on the other side of her shoulder. C'mon! C'mon! She yelled in her mind, willing for the chakra she had left to keep going. She felt it pulse for a minute or two before it slowly began to shrink. She widened her eyes in astonishment and looked up at Yamato worriedly.

"Get out of here while you can!" She cried out as the flames slowly crept down her arm and on to the seals that were on her hand. Yamato hesitated for a moment but released his jutsu, breaking off the wood that connected him to the prison. He grabbed his pack and gave Sakura one more glance of concern.

"We'll bring you back!" Was the last thing he said before he dashed out of the house, slamming the door behind him. He slipped through the barrier just before the cabin exploded into pieces. He looked back to see Sakura kneeling with her head up to the sky, eyes blood red. A dark chakra swirled around her, a tinge of purple mixed within.

Yamato tore his eyes away from the scene and dashed off in the direction of the village, hoping to reach them in time. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth as the fading voice of Sakura's bloodlust scream filled the air.

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"Is that all you've got?" Miu asked as she clashed weapons with an enraged Naruto. As soon as she leaped away from him, Sasuke flew past his friend and attacked. They all somehow flew into the forest and away from the village.

As soon as they all met weapons, Hidan and Deidara split up and went off to the side facing their own opponents. Miu had Naruto, Sasuke, Sai, and Kakashi to herself as the others fought her two companions.

"You'll pay for doing that to Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled as he came down at her with Rasengan glowing brightly in his hand. Miu gritted her teeth as Sasuke pinned her to the ground with his Chidori Nagashi. She made a seal and drew her weapon, slashing through Chidori and leaping out of the Rasengan's way just in time.

Naruto bared his teeth as his jutsu came in contact with the ground, the explosion knocking everyone off their feet. A crater formed from the blast and Naruto jumped back to his teammates, dirt caught on his clothes.

"Kakashi-sensei, what should we do?" He asked the Jounin beside him, still maintaining eye contact with the girl in front of him.

"We need to strategize." He replied as he whipped out a kunai. "Keep attacking, I'll think of something." With that, Sasuke, Sai, and Naruto dashed off once more, all running at lightning speed at the purple haired girl in front of them.

Kakashi observed as Miu dodged all their attacks, moving off to the side with a grin. They met gazes before she turned back to the three teens charging at her. There has to be some sort of weakness. Kakashi thought to himself as he narrowed his eye. He watched as the opponent back flipped from the Chidori that Sasuke plunged into the ground and made a few hand seals.

"Multiple Shadow Snake Hands!" Snakes darted out of her sleeve and came at astonishing speed towards Naruto. Sai drew a phoenix from above and sent it straight down to Naruto to block the blow. Ink splattered all over the ground as Naruto leaped back next to Sasuke.

Miu took a deep breath and straightened to her full height with a smile on her face. She put her hands together and began hand seals that were too fast for the human eye. She grinned as she finished the seal and met all of their gazes.

"My turn, Summoning Jutsu!" She bent down on her knees and smacked her hand on the ground. Immediately, a puff of smoke appeared and a large figure darted out and attacked Naruto and Sasuke from behind. Jumping out of the way just in time, Sasuke gaped as a white snake slithered under them, its form about half the size of Manda, Orochimaru's snake.

Suddenly, the snake split into two and slithered around, launching into the air with their mouths wide open. Sasuke widened his eyes and pulled out his katana just in time for the jaws to hit against it, preventing it from consuming him. He cringed as the snake hissed, its saliva stuck on its tongue. The Uchiha pulled his weapon out and flipped over the jaws that snapped on the spot where he was just a second ago. He was just about to slash down on its scales when he heard Naruto call out his name.

Whirling around, the other snake was coming at him with its jaws wide open. He glanced to his side and saw that the one that tried to attack him came as well. He scowled and leaped into the air just as the two jaws collided with each other. He landed on the ground and lit up his katana with Chidori, about to electrocute them when he spotted a figure fly by him.

"Captain Yamato!" Naruto called out as they all regrouped, all lined up facing Miu and the two snakes that surrounded her. Yamato briefly gave the three male teammates a nod before turning to Kakashi with a grim look on his face.

"It's started." Those two words were what surprised the lot of them. Kakashi turned around to see the barrier in the distance. He pulled up his forehead protector from his left eye and widened his eye as he gazed into the barrier. He could see the dark chakra that was rising from within. How horrible.

"Which makes taking Miu down even more important." The silver Jounin replied as he turned back to his teammates .They all nodded in unison as they faced their opponent once more.

"Go, Yamato, alert the Hokage that Sakura might be in the village any minute." He added as he turned to his subordinate.

"Hai, Kakashi-sempai," With that Yamato gave another nod to the others and dashed off, desperate to make it back to the village.

"Kakashi-sensei, what should we do?" Naruto asked once more, clenching the kunai that was in his hand.

"We need to get to Miu, but those snakes are blocking the way. Sai and I will handle that. Sasuke, Naruto, you get to her and bring her down." He said in a low voice as he narrowed his eyes at the grinning girl only a few meters away from them.

"Hai," The three teens replied as they tensed, waiting for his command. The sound of metal hitting against metal echoed around the forest as their comrades fought with the other opponents.

"Let's go." The four of them dashed in a straight line, a determined look on all of their faces. Sai and Kakashi immediately flew into the air as they came down on the two white snakes that hissed up at them. Naruto and Sasuke soon followed suit, descending at a rapid pace towards the girl who started all of this.

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"Gah!" Tenten cried out as she fell on the ground, her weapons clattering all around her. She gasped for air as Lee and Neji appeared in front of her, waiting for her to get back up.

"Tenten, are you alright?" Neji asked as he looked all around them with his Byakugan.

"Y-yeah," The Chinese girl replied as she got to her feet, summoning a long chained scythe, wrapping the chain around her hand. She looked to the sky and glanced back as the other teammate that came with them appeared.

"Hinata-sama, can you see anything?" Neji asked as he searched for the bomb user. The heir to the Hyuga Clan shook her head as she joined the circle that the four of them made.

"Incoming at 3 o'clock!" She exclaimed suddenly as they paid attention to her directions. They looked up just as the wings of the clay bird appeared from above the trees.

"Scatter!" Neji said as he spotted the dozens of bombs that were suddenly thrown. As soon as they even reached the trees, the bombs exploded down on them, throwing them all off their feet.

Tenten got up to her feet and was about to attack at Deidara when she felt an overwhelming presence come over her. She froze in place as she tried to identify what it was. Such…a dark chakra! She thought to herself as she turned her head behind her, eyes widened.

Sakura?

"Tenten!" She whirled around and jumped out of the bomb that came on her. Landing in a nearby tree, she balanced herself with her hand placed on the bark. It has to be!

"Neji, it's started!" She exclaimed as she met his wide eyes. The Hyuga stiffened and turned his head to the mountains that Sakura was supposedly in. He activated his Byakugan, he saw the large barrier that was set up as well as a figure in the middle. He narrowed his eyes when saw Sakura's face tilted up to the sky, black chakra surrounding her. He noticed the curse mark covering her entire being and frowned. Looking back to his teammate, they both exchanged serious glances in silence.

"We need to finish this quickly."

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She hated this. She hated how she couldn't do a single thing against this wretched curse mark. Sakura could only watch in silence as her body did what Miu asked. She was currently dashing through the trees at lightning speed, heading straight for the village. No matter how much she wanted to turn away and kill the girl herself, the curse mark's hold on her was too much.

She landed on top of Konoha's Main Gates and stared down at the village with half closed eyes. Her red eyes glowed from under her eyelids as she made hand seals. In a second she was falling towards the ground with her fist fused with chakra. If she had control of her actions she would have pulled her arm away from wrecking the ground, probably breaking her limb, not able to stand destroying the very home she cherished.

However, she didn't have control of her actions so her mental pleas were no help to the large crack that formed from her fist that made contact into the ground. The crack was so large that it split into multiple ones and went under all of the houses and shops, lifting them off the ground and destroying everything that was inside.

Sakura got up to her feet and was immediately met a line of Jounin and Chuunin whom she knew. Some of the faces were familiar to her because they were her patients when she worked at the hospital. They would talk with her and make her day brighter with the pleased expressions on their faces. This wasn't the case. Right now, the faces she knew were filled with anticipation as well as…fear.

They all knew just who she was; who she was taught by.

And they knew that they could very well die fighting her.

Yet they braced themselves with a resolve and launched themselves at her with a determined look set in their eyes. She twisted out of one of the Chuunin's way and slammed her foot into his back, sending him flying. Immediately, another one appeared in front of her, armed with dozens of kunais. She threw them all at her with accurate precision, but Sakura flipped out of the way, blocking the ones that would've hit her with her kunai. She came behind her and landed a chakra fused punch to her face, instantly whirling around on one foot to kick the Jounin that leaped towards her in the chest.

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! She screamed in her mind as she continued to attack the familiar faces. She wished with all her heart to just stop but the curse mark had control of her actions now. What she thought of no longer meant anything. Her faith was only placed in her friends who fought the ones who caused all this.

The pink haired kunoichi jabbed her hands out and landed her palms directly into two of the Chuunins' chests, sending them sprawled on their back, coughing up blood.

"Don't give up!" She looked up when she heard his voice, her face expressionless. Yamato looked down at her from atop a building with such a serious fighting gaze that she wouldn't have believed that he could be so kind and gentle.

"Hai!" The others who remained replied, soon launching back into the war zone. Sakura, her eyes only locked on the ANBU member above her, countered all of her attackers punches and sent them all flying into the homes and shops of the village.

Yamato narrowed his eyes down at her, his muscles tensed up. They exchanged gazes silently. It was only for a second however. As soon as a heartbeat passed, the wood user closed his eyes and turned on his heel, heading for the Hokage. Sakura felt in her mind that something was telling her to go after him, but the curse mark only chanted words that made her wipe those thoughts away.

Kill. Destroy. Kill. Destroy. Kill. Destroy. Kill. Destroy.

Destruction of Konoha. Kill everyone in your way.

Sakura bent down on one knee, a circle of dirt coming up off the floor as she made the hand seals that were for the technique she was about to use. Her half closed eyes stared at the ground without any emotion and her heart felt completely empty.

Just who exactly could save her from this?

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Miu grinned at the two ninja's in front of her. They were relentless! And she found it just so completely amusing! Their sheer will to bring back their teammate came off in waves towards her as they clashed weapons again, simply for someone that they care about. She didn't understand that. All her life she had been alone, with no one to rely on except for herself. That is until Orochimaru took her in from the Sound village.

This is why I hate people like them. The way they hold someone dear to their heart is one thing I'll never, ever have. She thought to herself as an irritated frown spread across her lips. She flipped over the katana that was about to slash her torso and swiped her blade across Naruto's cheek, giving him a small cut. However, the guy didn't even take a second glance at it.

She scoffed with amusement as she landed back on solid ground when she sensed it. She looked up to the sky, waiting. Then she felt the seal. She grinned as she met the two teen's glares.

"Well, it was nice playing with you, but I have to go~!" She sweetly said, giving them a wave before disappearing in a puff of white cloud. The two teens who witnessed this exchanged confused glances and looked back at Kakashi and Sai who were also surprised when the two snakes had disappeared.

"Where did she go?" Naruto asked as they met up with them. Kakashi thought about it for a moment, as did Sai when they both came up with a conclusion.

"The village!" The moment they said that, the other members of Konoha Twelve appeared out of nowhere, looking completely exhausted yet ready for anything.

"Everyone? What's up?" The Jinchuuriki asked as he came up to them with a curious look in his blue eyes.

"I dunno, our opponent just…vanished. We were fighting him and then, 'poof'! Gone!" Kiba exclaimed as he took a step forward, animating everything with his hand gestures.

"C'mon, we need to head to the village. There's no doubt that Sakura's already there." Kakashi said, getting all of their attention. They all nodded and dashed off into the trees, the nervous tension in the pit of their stomachs getting to all of them.

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Before she could finish the technique, something appeared beside her and she turned her head slightly to acknowledge this person.

"Hm, so I see you were about to use it." Miu smirked as she got to her feet, putting her hands into the seal that started the technique.

"Yes, you will join me?" Sakura asked quietly with her glowing red eyes. The purple haired girl widened her smirk and looked at her with a sidelong glance.

"Of course! Now…"

The two of them bent down on one knee and made the hand seals that were at an abnormal speed. They smacked their hands down on the ground at the same time, calling out the jutsu.

"Elemental Beast Transformation!"

With a loud 'pop', smoke surrounded the both of them as reinforcements arrived from the village. The cloudy smoke from before swirled around Sakura, soon taking the form of the tiger; it dived towards her, her red eyes appearing in its figure as it became solid. For Miu, a giant white wolf took over her, her lilac eyes glaring at the shinobi down on the ground. The two of them growled ferociously, baring their fangs. Hatred seemed to show in both of their eyes as they earned reactions of gasps from the ninja below.

"Let's go, Sakura." Miu growled, bending low on her haunches. The tiger next to her nodded and bent down in her stance as well, about to attack when a group of ninja dashed out from behind them. The Sakura that was imprisoned from within widened her eyes.

No! No. No. No. No. NO! STOP IT! She screamed with every ounce of will she had. However, no one could hear her.

Her friends stood down on the ground before her, gazing up at them with a determined gaze in their eyes. Miu smirked at the sight of this and raised a paw, bringing down on the earth, throwing all of them off their feet. Konoha Twelve leaped up on to the buildings and looked at their opponent with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Sensei?" Naruto asked as he gave him a worried glance. The silver haired Jounin narrowed his eyes as the tiger in front of him opened its mouth, some sort of beam gathering into a ball. If they don't dodge that, they're as good as dead.

"We need to stop them at all costs!" He ordered, as everyone else nodded in agreement. Three figures appeared by his side and grinned to see Kurenai, Asuma, and Guy ready for action.

"We think that they'll be after the Hokage as well." Asuma said as he gave his friend a glance. Kakashi stiffened at the news and knew that everyone else had heard it, the pressure placed on their shoulders getting heavier.

"Naruto, Sasuke,"

"Yeah?" The two of them said in unison, glancing over to their former teacher with a piqued interest.

"You need to reach Sakura, break her out of that control somehow. The rest of us will deal with Miu. We'll make her stop the control, and when that happens, reach into Sakura's depths of her mind and get her out." Kakashi replied as he pulled out a kunai from his holster as well as shuriken from his pouch.

"Right!" Naruto and Sasuke replied at the same time once more, giving a glance to all of their friends. They all nodded encouragingly at them, a small smile on their faces.

"We can do this everyone!" Chouji yelled as he raised a fist in the air. Everyone else joined with a cry of cheers.

"That Miu's gonna pay for doing this to Sakura!" Ino exclaimed as she clenched her fists in anger, her anger fueled by everyone else's.

"How troublesome," Shikamaru muttered to himself, yet getting down into his strategizing pose.

"Charge!" Naruto yelled as they all dashed forward, a sense of déjà vu in the air as they headed straight for the two large animals that stood in front of them.

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A sigh escaped the Hokage's lips as she checked to see what was happening out in the village. Things were in chaos…just like she had predicted. She just hoped that they'd get Sakura back before she came to destroy her own tower.

"Hey, if you keep at scowl of yours you'll get wrinkles." She turned her head slightly to acknowledge the long white haired Sannin and smirked.

"You wanna die, ah Jiraya?" She asked, her voice gruff as she crossed her arms in front of her. Her old teammate chuckled as he put a hand behind his head.

"Not today," He replied before sobering up and gazing out at the village that was currently being destroyed.

"Do you need me to go out there and help?" He asked as he raised an eyebrow to the soaring shinobi that were sent by the two large animals.

"You know they can handle it." Tsunade replied bluntly as she narrowed her eyes at the action happening outside.

"I know, just wanted to suggest." Jiraya replied with a small smile.

Tsunade ignored his comment and widened her eyes when she saw the silver tiger tear past the shinobi that tried to prevent it from moving, heading straight towards her. She inhaled sharply when Sakura was only about a few kilometers away, and held her breath when Naruto appeared in front of her suddenly and slammed his Rasengan straight into her.

Pushed back from the blast, the tiger roared with pain and bounded to its feet once more, shaking off the pain. The Hokage smiled as Naruto gave her a thumbs up with his back turned to her, before leaping off back into the fight.

"Yeah, they'll be just fine."

Jiraya smiled slightly at this, the sides of his eyes crinkling. His student turned out to be something extraordinary. Just like him.

It's exactly what this village needs.

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The tiger in front of the two teammates growled intensely as it maintained eye contact with the two of them. Sasuke lit his hand with Chidori and leaped off the building he was standing on-or what seemed like the remains of it-and jumped off the large chunks of rocks that came at him from the paw that the tiger sent into the ground. Summoning his chakra, he came at bursting speed and dashed to the tiger's side, thrusting the jutsu into the fur.

Roaring with rage, it whirled around and tried to snap its jaws on Sasuke's torso, but Naruto leaped in and pushed him out of the way just in time. The two landed on the ground in a heap of a mess and stood up coughing from the dirt in the air.

"Idiot," Naruto heard the Uchiha mutter before leaping back into the fight. The blonde knew that the guy was grateful for saving his body from being food, but knew him well enough to not see any acknowledgement for it.

He looked at the looming tiger that bared its teeth against Sasuke and wondered to himself if that was really Sakura-chan. Judging by how the crazed bloodlust look in her eye was slowly getting fiercer, he realized that they needed to reach her mind somehow.

He recalled snippets of the time when Sasuke and him had fought, both reaching each other's minds and able to sort things out. Maybe they just needed to get to near death as possible with her. Then maybe, maybe it would work.

And so, the Uzumaki and Uchiha planned together and went completely all out on their friend that stood in front of them.

But yet, it seemed as though the attacks they gave had no affect on their friend. Sasuke took a glance at the purple haired girl who fought against his other friends and narrowed his eyes as the wolf swiped at them with a dangerous fire in her eyes.

This wasn't going to end well if they didn't kill her first.

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