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"Itachi…" Sayuri began and shook her head sadly suddenly recalling that the man was dead. "He was ordered to kill the Uchiha clan by the elders."

"What!?" The blonde stood up and looked down at the heiress. "Are you sure?"

Sayuri nodded and watched in a haze as the blonde Hokage paced the room talking to herself. Sasuke is with them now… She thought as she watched the blonde woman ran a hand through her hair. He wasn't coming back. Not now…and perhaps not ever. Sayuri knew exactly how he felt, after all she felt it too. He felt betrayed…lied too. He hated the village and at the moment Sayuri did too. They took her family away the same way they took Sasuke's family away.

She glared down at the tile not taking notice of when Tsunade walked out of her room. She didn't even look up as Hajime and Diachi entered the room as they asked what happened.

What was the point of protecting a village so corrupted as this? Why was she even here? Of all the places in the world this is where she least wanted to be. Sayuri hated Konoha.

Hate

He was losing his sight. Sasuke paced around the dimly lit room. It must have been from using the Mangekyō Sharingan he figured as he laid down and turned to the moon. His brother had sacrificed everything for him, he was dead because of him…no because of them. Konohagakure…his village. All of his pain everything was their fault!

Everyone there…He began to recall all of the people he had known while in the village. Everyone was living happily without a care in the world while he suffered because of them! Then he recalled Sayuri.

"He protected her!" Madara stepped forward looking down at the young Uchiha. "Her clan stood in the way of Danzo's plans to isolate the Uchiha, so he eliminated them." The masked man squatted to be at face level with him. "He saved her, he erased her memories for your sake. The girl was unstable back then…she would have been of no use to you in that state. So he sealed away her memories allowing her to create new ones with his little brother all in the hope that she'd end up with you in the end of it all." He sighed and shook his head. "But she's dead."

Sasuke looked up at Madara then. Dead…she was dead!? He gritted his teeth.

"The only reason she was even at the fight in the first place was because Danzo forced her out. She knew too much. It's because of them she's dead."

"Brother…Sayuri…" He whispered into the night. "Konoha will pay for what they did to you."

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Moriyo watched as her pupil worked on her stances relentlessly. The girl hadn't taken a break in almost two hours. Frowning she watched her movements as she swung the katana from one stance to the other. The heiress was truly her father's daughter.

From what she remembered the man had been cheerful, upbeat, and strong…Boy was he strong. There was a reason no one had challenged him for the title of clan head. The Marihasha head was a strong and humble man. Looking at his daughter now, holding the same katana he had used at one point made her feel as if she was watching the former leader practice.

Yet something was off. Moriyo could feel it. While Sayuri's movements flowed from one to the another they seemed rather…sharp. Each time she'd swipe at the air it would seem as if in her mind she was actually cutting something down. Bright orange eyes watched as the Marihasha slashed through the air rather harshly before flowing unto the next stance. Sayuri's eyes were glaring at nothing in particular, she seemed completely detached.

Moriyo walked forward away from her hiding spot in the trees. The brunette turned around sharply, the look her brown eyes gave the older woman made her freeze in her tracks. The dark haired jounin stood stock still analyzing her student's stiff posture.

"Sayuri…?" she said slowly as if approaching a wild animal. At the sound of her name the girl blinked and relaxed.

"Sensei." She muttered as she sheathed the katana.

Moriyo frowned. Her tone wasn't full of energy instead she sounded almost drained. What had happened to her in the time she was gone?

"Is something wrong?" the girl asked as she kept her place.

"No…nothing." The she answered. The look Sayuri had given her just moments ago was anything but friendly. "I was just wondering if you had eaten."

"No." Sayuri turned in the general direction of the village. "I think I should go…"

"Is everything alright, Sayuri?"

"Yes, why wouldn't it be." The girl answered, back still to her sensei. "I'll be going now." Moriyo heard the teen say before she began to make her way back to the village.

As soon as she was out of her sight Moriyo allowed her hands to shake. She was scared, she realized as orange orbs looked at her trembling fingers. She had never seen killing intent on Sayuri despite the countless missions she had been on with the girl; Sayuri had always tried not to take any lives. Yet just a minute ago she felt as if the heiress would have struck her down on the spot. Something was very wrong.

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She walked through the streets in a haze. Sayuri made her way to a tea house and took a seat. Numbly she ordered ignoring the blonde waitress's question regarding her health. She didn't feel like talking at all she wanted was her damn food and that was it. The blonde seemed to take the hint and quickly left to place the brunette's order.

As she sat in the small booth Sayuri couldn't help but clench her fists. Three weeks, she had been released from the hospital for three weeks and it was complete and utter torture. Kenji refused to leave her out of his sight for more than one minute. He was suffocating her so much that she had barely managed to convince him to let her train today. Then there were Diachi and Hajime who wouldn't stop questioning her over her involvement with the two Uchihas.

The blonde waitress placed her food down on the table before bowing quickly and leaving her in piece. She ate in silence ignoring the curious looks from the other customers as this was the first time they saw her eat alone. Once finished she stepped out of the shop and quietly made followed the road towards Kenji's apartment near the ANBU head quarters.

She glanced at her arm and took a look at the black tattoo and glared at it. It was a joke…the whole village was a joke. The elders had taken them all for fools; they used them to do their dirty work while they never had to get their hands dirty.

"Sayuri!" she heard her name called out. Recognizing the owner she turned to meet the pink haired girl followed closely behind by Sai. Briefly she noticed that she was near a clearing.

"How are you feeling?" the girl's smile vanished as she noticed the light bags under her friends' eyes. Had she not been sleeping well?

Sayuri's brown eyes wondered off to the dark haired teen behind Sakura. "I'm fine."

"Good!" She said as she graced her with a smile but the brunette concentrated on her green eyes.

"Stop smiling like that." She ordered.

Taken aback the rosette looked at the girl. "What do you mean?"

"I know that what you're really wondering about is Sasuke. You're upset because I'm here and he's not. So stop pretending to be happy."

"That's not true!" Sakura exclaimed. "I'm glad you're here!"

"Please, don't make me laugh." She scoffed.

"What's your problem!?" Sakura stepped forward eyes narrowed at the brunette.

Sayuri rolled her eyes. "You're such a hypocrite."

Seeing the direction the conversation was headed Sai tried to intervene. "Perhaps this is not the best time to be talking about this Sayuri."

She ignored him and continued. "You pretend to be ok with everything when all you're thinking about is Sasuke and completely ignore Naruto." The blonde's eyes widened. "You're so selfish it's ridi—" She felt a sharp pain spread across her cheek.

"Sakura…" Sai pulled the rosette girl back. Sayuri turned to them ignoring the pain and looked at the pink haired konoichi.

The raven haired teen turned to Sayuri with a slight frown. "I don't know what's gotten into you but it has to stop." Sai narrowed his eyes at the brunette. "We're a team not a bunch of Genin looking for a fight."

"A team?" Sayuri echoed. "We stopped being a team when Sasuke left! And to be honest I don't blame him. Who would want to spend the rest of their lives here!?" Sakura looked at the girl in shock.

"Don't talk about the village like that Sayuri!" She growled taking a step forward.

Sayuri stepped closer to the rosette. "This place is a corrupted hell hole! Everyone in this damn village lives off of the sacrifices of others. Someone always has to suffer for their happiness."

"Sayuri…" the Sakura growled. "You don't know what you're talking about!"

Sayuri narrowed her brown eyes. "I know exactly what I'm talking about."

Sakura clenched her fists in anger. What was wrong with her? What happened in that fight with the two Uchiha that made her think that way?

"That's enough Sayuri." Their attention was drawn to the right where Kakashi and Moriyo stood. The silver haired ninja approached the Marihasha heiress and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You should calm down."

Clenching her fists she roughly pulled away from the male. "Don't touch me."

The silver haired jounin frowned. Moriyo was right. Sayuri did seem on edge. Something was bothering her, she was acting up and that wasn't like her. Sure she'd pick a fight here and there but it was always in good humor she never really meant to hurt anyone. But just now she had been aiming to hurt Sakura psychologically and judging from her stance she about to hurt her physically as well.

"Sayuri…" Moriyo began, her tone serious, until a low rumbling caught the ninja's attention.

All tensed as they sensed a large amount of chakra in the area. Something was coming and fast…but what? And from where?

"There's six of them." Sayuri muttered.

Kakashi nodded in agreement. "They split up all around the village…It's an invasion." He turned back to the ninja. "Sakura, Sai, go help evacuate the villagers!" the two nodded and disappeared. "Moriyo, Sayuri…" he looked at the girl uneasily. "Will you help?" he asked the brunette.

The sound of people screaming and buildings falling began to reach the area. The fight was starting. Sayuri looked towards the direction of the village impassively. Wasn't this what she wanted? She wondered. The destruction of a corrupt village?

"We don't have time for this!" Moriyo growled impatiently. "We need to move Kakashi!" She turned to the brunette. "If you decide to help come find us!" and with that the two jounin vanished into thin air.

Sayuri took a step back as she sensed someone summon several beings with large amounts of chakra. This was fair wasn't it? Everything in Konoha deserved to fall. It was their own fault wasn't it? They brought this upon themselves for being so selfish…right?

But if that was true then why had her father talked to her of the village as if it was the greatest thing in the world? Why had her mother decided to become a konoichi of the leaf? Had they been wrong…or was she?

There was a light rustling from the bushes by the clearing before she saw a child fall to the ground. He looked up, relief in the boy's eyes as he saw her; he couldn't have been older than seven.

"Miss!" the kid struggled to get up before her ran to her. "The village is being attacked, and my brother…" he looked back. "Will you help me find my brother? Please?"Looking down at the child she felt her heart clench. The boy jumped as the screaming became louder. "Miss?"

She looked into black eyes that reminded her of Sasuke at his age. These children had nothing to do with the decisions the elders made. Their families didn't either. It wasn't their fault it was the elders who ordered it. These people…these children were innocent.

The child stared up pleadingly. He was scratched up most likely from running to get help for his brother. Was it fair?

No…It wasn't. All this time she had been placing the blame on the entire village when they had nothing to do with it. She had spent three weeks resenting a village that had done nothing directly to her. She wasn't being fair. Instead, like the ones who ordered the death of her clan and that of the Uchiha, she had only been thinking of herself…she was no better than they were.

Clearing all thoughts from her head she focused on the task at hand. "How old is your brother?" she asked as she kneeled down to be at the child's eye level.

"He's twelve…he's a Genin. He told me to run and he went to the village to help but…Please miss, will you help me find him?" He pleaded once more.

A Genin tying to help in this chaos? For some strange reason she thought of Itachi. "Don't worry." She smiled. "We'll find your brother." Gingerly she took the boy into her arms. "Hold on, we'll take a look around if you spot him tell me." The boy nodded as determination shone in his eyes.

Quickly she made her way to the village and leapt a top of the remaining buildings as the two scanned the area for the Genin. There were too many people running around, several of them wounded, she realized as she moved to the next building and scanned the street below.

"There!" the child in her arms yelled as he pointed to her left.

Sayuri turned to see the Genin helping a woman and a child up. She looked up and saw a giant centipede head his way. The woman having noticed the centipede screamed and quickly moved out of the way taking her child with her while the Genin merely turned as the summon began to loom over him.

"Brother!" the child in her arms cried out. In a matter of seconds Sayuri pulled the boy out of the way, holding him by the abdomen she jumped to her right as the centipede took notice of them and began to attack. Dodging its attacks became difficult as she still carried both boys in each arm. Suddenly one of its legs crashed down before her bringing her to a halt. She turned but found that they had been boxed into an alley way.

Quickly she dropped the two boys who landed with a thud and she began to form a series of seals. "Fire style: Fireball Jutsu!" The two young boys behind her watched in amazement as a spiraling ball of white flame came from the girls' mouth completely engulfing the giant insect.

The brunette turned to the two boys and pulled them up before running up the wall and jumping to the nearest road just before the centipede came down with a large crash.

"Wow miss you're really strong!" said the small seven year old boy. Sayuri smiled as she ran through the street, ignoring the rubble as she searched for an evacuation unit. Once she saw a large group of people coming into view as they headed away from the commotion she placed the boys down.

Turning to the Genin she looked at the boy sternly. "Take your brother to the monument and stay with him until your superiors tell you to come out. Understand?"

The older boy nodded and bowed. "Thank you for saving my brother and I." Quickly he turned to his little brother and smiled. "Come on we need to hurry!" The little boy nodded eagerly. She watched as the two ran towards the crowd of people hand in hand before they became lost in the sea of fleeing people.

She turned around eyes widening at the sight of the nearly destroyed village. She looked around her and noticed that one of the invaders was riding a bird. The ninja's black cloak decorated with red clouds catching her attention.

Akatsuki…She thought. I need to find Kakashi and Moriyo sensei! The brunette thought as she quickly made her way back into the battle.

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"I can't get anywhere near him!" Moriyo said through clenched teeth as she landed next to Kakashi while she looked at Pain.

The two jounin looked up as the Asura Paths head began to change from an angry face to a smiling phase. Kakashi pulled Moriyo back as the man took of his coat off revealing six arms and a long razor like tail.

"What are they?" the woman beside him asked. Suddenly the two stiffened as Pain raised his hand, palm facing them.

"Moriyo!" He called out as the woman and he were drawn towards the two Akatsuki.

Letting out a hissed curse the dark haired woman made a series of hand signs, roots suddenly took hold of both of them. "Kakashi we need re-enforcements fast!" Moriyo ordered as she watched the Asura Path step closer to them its tail coming dangerously close to Kakashi's abdomen.

Suddenly two large arms came crashing down causing the roots that held the two jounin to throw them back.

"Thanks a lot for that Chōza…Chōji." Kakashi greeted as he helped Moriyo up. The two Akimichi smiled.

"No problem Kakashi." Answered the older Akimichi.

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There was rubble everywhere she went, she stopped often to check on the people on the ground but they were all dead. She clenched her fists as she continued to look for her senseis. They couldn't have gone too far. As she came to an undamaged part of the village a piece of paper floated in front of her and she skidded to a halt. Taking it in her hand she flipped it and narrowed her eyes as she found it blank.

Feeling an overwhelming amount of chakra she looked up only to find the buildings covered in sheets upon sheets of paper. Suddenly the paper began to take form into two large spears before they came crashing down at her. Moving quickly she jumped out of the way, watching in shock as the place she once stood on was now covered in the white material.

She looked around trying to find the source of the chakra but found no one. In a matter of seconds the papers began to take hold of hers arms. Sayuri grunted as she tried to pull away but the paper began to form a cocoon around her body weighing her down until she fell to the ground.

What is this!? The heiress tried to struggle as the paper soon covered her eyes and mouth and nose keeping her from breathing. I can't move! After a few seconds the paper on her mouth peeled away.

"Where is Naruto Uzumaki?" a feminine voice asked. Sayuri stiffened.

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"Mo…Moriyo…" the woman before him groaned. After the attack they pulled she had landed just a few feet away from him.

"I…I can't move…" the jounin responded. "My entire body it…"she began to cough, blood slowly trickled down her chin.

She had pushed him away in the last second just before the Asura Path exploded. While she received the brunt of the explosion he was buried by rubble. Kakashi looked up as he saw Pain step forward completely unharmed.

"Moriyo you have to run!" he ordered.

"I already told you…" she coughed again, orange eyes trying to focus on him. "I can't." she winced in pain.

"It seems that neither one of you can really move now…can you." Kakashi glared at the man as he stepped closer to the female jounin, drawing a loose nail towards his hand.

"Kakashi…?" Eyes shifted to the woman on the ground for a second before looking back up at the man. "…Scarecrow?" she asked again before turning her head to the Akatsuki man.

"You'll die soon enough, but her…" Pains ringed purple eyes shifted to the dark haired woman. He raised the nail up in his hand. "It's time to know pain!"

"No!" Kakashi yelled out watching helplessly as the nail hit its mark on the jounin's forehead.

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Naruto…they wanted Naruto…"Who are you!?" the girl demanded.

"Where is Naruto Uzumaki?" the female repeated.

"The Akatsuki are a bunch of lunatics trying to get the tailed beasts for whatever purpose." Hajime had told her when she had asked about his missions. They were all after the tailed beasts, they didn't care who they hurt as long as they got them…Gaara had almost died when they extracted the biju from him…so if these people captured Naruto they'd—No! She would not let him die.

"Go to hell!" Allowing her chakra to flow freely from her body it began to take the form of lightning. She heard the woman hiss before the paper around her suddenly receded. Opening her eyes she saw a cloaked woman with dark purple hair and a paper flower in her bun.

The woman glared down at Sayuri before sending another swarm of papers after her. "Where is Naruto Uzumaki!?" the woman asked as she watched Sayuri dodge all of her attacks.

Sayuri flipped back as she took her katana out. "Fire Style: Art of the Dancing Dragon!" The brunette rushed at the woman, her katana covered in a white flame as she slashed down.

The sword met the paper as it formed a dome around the Akatsuki female. Putting more force onto the sword, she let the fire spread out around the dome only to be pushed back as it suddenly opened the white flames disappearing as the paper took the shape of wings and raised the woman into the air.

"We will take it from here, Lady Sayuri."

"Eh?" Sayuri turned back to see the Aburame clan behind her.

"It is your duty as ANBU to help the Hokage." Shino responded. "Do not waste your time here. You may go."

"But…" she hesitated.

"Hurry." The young Aburame's father ordered as he stepped forward.

She nodded. "…Be careful." and with that the girl was gone. The Akatsuki turned her attention to the clan below.

"Give it your all Shino." Said the man next to the young Chunin.

He lifted his arms allowing a swarm of bugs to come out of his long sleeves. "Yes father."

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Sayuri picked up her pace as she headed back towards the Hokage's tower. She had to tell Tsunade what they were after! She leapt from building to building her mind set on the looming building up ahead.

"What is that?" she came to a complete halt as she saw a man levitate towards the air as he moved above the center of the village. Mismatched brown eyes followed the man's movements as he raised his arms high above his head.

A chill ran down her spine as he spread his arms downward, palms facing the village below. Her attention was drawn toward the blonde Hokage that suddenly leapt into the air after him.

"Shinra Tensei!"

It was at that moment that everything came crashing down. Sayuri 's eyes widened as she felt the large amount of force that came at her with a great amount of speed destroying everything in its path. She was pushed back and then she felt it.

The excruciating pain as rubble upon rubble of what made up the building in Konoha fell on top of her.

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