A/N: Ahh… I love Sakura's character so much!

Disclaimer: Naruto and its characters belong to Kishimoto; this fanfic, however, belongs to yours truly.

Day 6: Watch the Queen Conquer

He sat at the throne hunched forward with his elbows on his knees and his hands clasped under his chin, apparently deep in thought. His Majesty Uchiha Sasuke gritted his teeth as his informant relayed the discouraging news of his wife being captured. The queen was returning home from a visit to her family when she was snatched away in broad daylight. Sasuke snarled which startled the poor informant; he was very fond of his wife, god dammit! Uchiha Sakura, née Haruno, was a loving and strong-willed woman. Even if their marriage had been arranged, he had grown terribly fond of his wife after sharing his last name with her for almost a year. She was, after all the best thing that had happened to him. He glanced back down at his informant who was reading through a ransom note that was left behind; her Majesty Uchiha Sakura for the refugees of the Myoji Kingdom.

Sasuke knew who the culprit was; the despicable King Gohei of the Myoji Kingdom. King Myoji was known throughout the lands as a loathsome ruler who only cared for siphoning the riches from the people of his kingdom. Fed up with their king's antics, many of the population had sought refuge from the kings of other kingdoms. His Majesty Uchiha Sasuke of Konoha was one of those rulers that had accepted the refugees with open arms. Now, King Myoji was getting desperate, without subjects to rule, there was no tax to collect; which means that King Myoji couldn't increase his personal fortune. After all, what was a king without its people?

Furious, Sasuke called forth his childhood friend most trusted general, Sir Uzumaki Naruto; a blond who was the epitome of the sun. With his sun kissed skin and cerulean blue eyes, Naruto looked exactly like a hero that people have told stories about. Naruto walked to the front of the throne and bowed low,

"I am ready to serve you, your Majesty." He spoke with respect. Sasuke nodded, and prompted him to be at ease,

"Get the Nine Knights ready for a meeting. We're going to plan the best course of action to bring my queen back." Sasuke commanded as he stood from the throne, his sword at his waist. Naruto nodded and bowed again before heading towards the door. He glanced back at the king,

"Don't worry, Sasuke. We'll get Sakura back safe and sound." He assured before he walked out of the throne room. Sasuke made his way towards his chambers to change into his armour, he was going to personally lead the mission whether his counsellors liked it or not. He was stopped, however, by a lady in waiting who curtsied. She stared at him with wide eyes and produced a note from her sleeves,

"It just got here, your Majesty… from a messenger pigeon of the Myoji Kingdom. I was instructed to hand it to you personally." She spoke softly and handed him the note. She scurried away after Sasuke thanked her. He opened it warily and almost immediately recognised his wife's writing. He read through it quickly and was left with more questions than answers.

The note read: "The situation here will be handled soon. I'll be waiting." At the bottom of the note, there was a cherry blossom pattern. It was his wife's insignia…

After what seemed like days of travelling on horseback, the king and his team of elites made their way into the Myoji Kingdom with a refugee as their guide. The kingdom was unnaturally quiet which got onto Sasuke's nerves. He turned towards the refugee,

"Is it natural for the kingdom to be this quiet, especially this near the palace?" Sasuke asked. The red haired refugee, a guy named Kenji, shook his head,

"I'm afraid not, your Majesty. Before King Myoji came into power, the kingdom flourished. Now, with the high taxes that the king forced upon us, many of us had fled the country. But even still, there should at least be some activities here and there. It is way too quiet, as if the rest of the kingdom just upped and left…" Kenji replied as he looked around in suspicion. Sasuke nodded his head and turned back towards his troop,

"It seems like the place had been deserted. However, be on high alert, it could just be an ambush." He warned them. Murmurs of agreement could be heard. The road was widening,

"Your Majesty, just up ahead, there would be a bridge. Once we cross it, we will be right in front of the palace." Kenji announced as the palace came into view. It came as a shock to them when they saw that bodies littered the bridge that led to the castle; all of them looked like were in the middle of fleeing from the castle, all of them were dressed in soldiers uniform. Sasuke and his team made their way to the front gates of the palace,

"Just what happened here?" Naruto asked aloud. He whistled low at the sheer number of dead soldiers. Something didn't seem quite right, he thought as he examined the bodies. Then it struck him,

"Is it me or does it seems like they were fighting each other? Usually when there is battle, there should be casualties from both sides. But from what I can see, only the dead bodies of the castle's soldiers can be seen…" He trailed off as he saw that there was a survivor amongst the sea of carnage. He jumped off his horse and made his way towards the soldier who had groaned in pain,

"Hey you, could you tell us what happened here?" Naruto prompted the soldier as Sasuke approached from behind. The soldier nodded,

"The soldiers in the castle were split 50-50. Those that opposed the king and those that followed his greedy ways. I'm not sure who won though…" He explained as he set himself into a more comfortable position. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the explanation. What did that mean for Sakura? Was she caught in the crossfire? Did she manage to escape?

"You said that one side opposed the king. May I know who was it that led the rebellion?" Sasuke asked. The soldier nodded,

"It was a prisoner who had the guts to stand up to the king; a prisoner managed to talk us into the rebellion from behind bars. Man, she's really something, I tell you…" He chuckled. He looks straight at Sasuke,

"It was your wife who managed this, your Majesty. It was Queen Uchiha Sakura of Konoha." He grinned. Naruto gaped at the soldier, then to Sasuke, who looked equally as shocked,

"Did you know that Sakura-chan was this awesome?!" Naruto asked excitedly. There were stars in his eyes. Sasuke schooled his facial expression to something more befitting of his royal status. Sasuke shook his head and pictured his sweet and loving wife as a leader of a rebellion. He found that he very much liked that picture…

"Her Majesty should be in the throne room right now. It was, after all, where the king was hiding." The soldier supplied before he had a coughing fit which further agitated his wound. Sasuke signalled towards his team to give the poor soldier first aid and to search for any other survivors. He and Naruto then made their way towards the throne room with Kenji in the lead.

Outside the throne room, they heard muffled talking. Sasuke signalled to Naruto and Kenji to stay silent as they stealthily entered the throne room. They kept to the shadows to further hide their presence. What they saw definitely was a surprise to them.

Sakura sat at the throne with her legs crossed as she casually twirled King Gohei's heavily jewelled encrusted crown with a finger. Said king kneeled in front of her. He had his arms and legs bound in iron shackles. If that wasn't enough, a group of soldiers surrounded him, their swords pointed at him. Sakura stopped playing with the crown and turned her attention towards King Gohei. She smiled at him pleasantly,

"You've made an enemy of the wrong country and made the mistake of capturing me. Now, your kingdom belongs to my husband. Don't worry your bald head though; we'll be sure to make it a better place than your sorry ass ever could." She set the crown down on the throne made her way towards him.

"This is punishment for all the wrong you did to your country and its people." She explained as she took a sword from a soldier. She gestured for the rest of them to step away from the king. Sakura took her spot behind the king, the sword in position.

"Do you have any last words? Perhaps a prayer for the Great One to take mercy on your pitiful soul?" She asked him as she took her stance.

"I don't pray to God, you wench!" The king snarled. Sakura lifted a dainty pink brow before she smirked at him,

"Why, I never said I was God." She chirped and then swung the sword. She didn't even flinch as the sword cleanly chopped the king's head off. The head fell onto the floor with a thud and blood sprayed from the stump of the neck. Sakura flicked the blood on the sword with a flex of her wrist before she handed it back to the stunned soldier. Sakura made her way back towards the throne and picked up the crown, idly brushing off any dust,

"Bring me a pigeon; I'd like to inform my husband that I am safe." She commanded. Her back was still turned when Sasuke strode out from the shadows. Sakura turned around and was nearly startled into dropping the crown when she saw Sasuke surveying the body of the dead king with some interest. A smile broke out on Sakura's face,

"Darling…" She breathed out, heart fluttering in her chest. Sasuke finally turned his gaze towards her; the intensity of it sent shivers of pleasure down her spine,

"It looks like it was useless of me to worry, my Queen." Sasuke commented before he smirked devilishly. He felt his chest fill up with pride and admiration as she smiled brightly at him,

"You did well, Sakura."

~Up next, Day 7~