Sakura would admit fighting was not her strong suit. She could make traps, come up with plans and her accuracy wasn't too shabby but physical fighting…. That she was pretty bad at.
So it was no surprise that Sasuke and Naruto were at the forefront of battle. Sasuke was a technical genius built on grace and precision, whose abilities were by the book flawless and Naruto… well when he said 'let's get wild' he hella meant it.
But it wasn't the two sound ninja they were fighting that bothered her. Rather it was the white haired guy that had chosen to hang back and watch from the distance that bothered her. Because he wasn't watching his team to find opportunities to support them; like she was.
No.
He was watching HER team, or more specifically Sasuke and Naruto; and she didn't like it. The way that a food critic would look at food dishes decided which one was better. It disturbed her.
She threw a couple of kunai.
She miscalculated.
With the difficulty that her teammates were having against the two sound ninja she had assumed that the team make up was like theirs. But she was immediately corrected with the smoothness that he deflected the kunai,
THIS GUY WAS STRONG!
This wasn't good, not good at all and Sakura was starting to panick. They had to run, Naruto and Sasuke may both be able to take out the white haired guy but that was only if they worked together and… if they didn't run out of steam first.
They wouldn't make it…
She had to warn them and pull back she had too-
"You know Uchiha's these days are a bit overrated, if i really want to cause a bit of havoc i think i'll need a bit more...destructive power."
Sakura wasn't sure if her teammates heard but she doubted it. This guy was sending chills back and she wanted to run… but..
That guy had mentioned Uchiha, he was planning something. And she'd be damned if she let anyone hurt her teammates.
She held the Kunai getting into a stance, She wasn't strong but this wasn't about strength anymore. She was a member of team 7 and it was her job to fight too!
She threw a few shuriken at him and rushed toward him. And it only took her a second to realize; this was no genin.
The way he dodged her kunai so smoothly reminded her of Kakashi during training. Even her taijutsu wasn't helping and sure she wasn't strong but she should at least be able to get one hit!
"You know, having such long hair flying about…"
She saw his hand reach out to her and her breath hitched as she tempted to step back and put distance between them,
"Is dangerous"
But even though her body cleared the reach her hair hadn't and he grabbed it forcibly yanking her to the ground,
"AH!"
Naruto and Sasuke turned to see their pink haired comrade being held
"SAKURA!"
Naruto yelled racing toward her but the ninja he had been facing appeared in front of him and all he saw was Sasuke get kicked further away,
"Really, useless things will always be useless."
Sakura bit her lip, tears flooding her eyes,
"SAKURA I'M COMING!"
She watched in horror as Naruto got punched as he tried to get past the guy and Sasuke was in no better shape,
Why?
I'm so….
Tears began to fall
Always being protected…
I can't stand it…
Her fist clenched in the dirt,
This time i thought surely i have to protect those two…
She grit her teeth and pulled out a kunai,
"Didn't i say it was useless?"
Sakura couldn't help but smile as she looked at the man
"Just shut up already"
And with that she took the kunai to her hair breaking their connection and watching in slightly victory as a look of surprise crossed the spectacled guys face.
She had always thought of herself as a proud ninja,
Always saying she liked Sasuke,
And lecturing Naruto like she was better,
But all she did was watch them from behind…
Yet they always fought to protect her
"I have never once said i was strong. I have always said and believed that we are the strongest TEAM"
I want to be like them...
"Whether we fight together or apart i don't think we'll lose to anyone when it comes to giving it our all."
So watch my resolve!
And they had. Both teammates watched as Sakura had cut her hair, that she loved so much… She cut it for the sake of battle. They smiled….
It was only natural!
Team 7 didn't have any weak members. Sure she didn't fight as much as them but then again they were fight loving numbnuts as she so often called them.
She could hold her own!
"I must say that i wasn't expecting that…"
The man said as he tossed the hair in his hand away as if it burned,
"But as i said.."
And Sakura gasped,
"I'm not interested in you"
Sakura didn't understand what this guy was after but the moment she saw him move even slightly she moved in position. Because the strongest person and the one with the most to offer was certainly that person. She hadn't understood what he had meant by what he said before but surely she couldn't be wrong, it was 50/50 SHE JUST HAD TO BE RIGHT!
So she moved in front of Sasuke's direction and watched the man disappear. But he was faster than she expected and time slowed always...always at the best of times; without fail.
"Even if i die…."
And they all turned their heads but they were all too slow everyone except Naruto who saw the white haired man. Not because he was faster but because…
He had appeared right behind him.
"Show me something interesting…"
And in an instant Naruto felt as if something had ripped through him. But it was so painless and mind numbing that he thought the killing intent of the man behind him was making him hallucinate….
No…
He wasn't hallucinating…
The man had done it…
The man had thrust his hand right through Naruto's chest reaching the otherside.
What?
Was all he thought before a scream sounded in the background and he black out.
"NARUTOOOOOOOO!"
NARUTO! so what happens next?! that's why I uploaded so much cause I just couldn't wait to tell you...