Chapter 11: The Princess of Konoha

Kakashi, Yamato, Sai, and the other ninjas from Konoha had seen many strange things in their lives; however, what they were witnessing right now had no comparison. In front of them stood Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, ready to kill them, accompanying the leader of Akatsuki.

However, it was clear that these "Naruto" and "Sakura" were not their friends. The two ninjas they had known since childhood were getting up from the ground after receiving blows from Sakura's counterpart. Meanwhile, Naruto's dark-haired double watched them with his red eyes, as if he was a beast ready to pounce on his prey.

Kakashi watched with concern how Sasuke prepared to attack with his katana, the dark-haired Naruto drew a kunai, and the other Sakura adjusted her gloves and tied her hair to prepare for the fight. On the side of the Konoha's ninjas, it didn't help that everyone, except Sakura and Naruto, was completely exhausted after fighting the masked beasts.

When Sasuke and Menma advanced to finish them off, the other Sakura stepped forward and stretched her arms to stop them. She stopped without saying a word, giving her back to her companions.

"What's wrong with you, Sakura!" Menma angrily shouted at the other Sakura, while Sasuke fixed his Sharingan on her.

"You've already had enough fun with them. It seems fair that it's my turn to play with them before we annihilated them," the other Sakura looked over her shoulder and, with a superior gaze, said to Sasuke and Menma, "After all, I am the daughter of the heroes of Konoha. I have to prove what I am capable of. Unless you want to experience the strength of my fists first."

The pink-haired girl spoke with such a cold and menacing tone that even her own counterpart felt a shiver down her spine. Sasuke lost interest in the matter and let go of his sword, although Menma kept a close eye on Sakura. Tobi had to intervene, acting as if he was the team's sensei.

"Calm down, guys. Our Sakura wants to show that she's not as weak as her counterpart. Menma, Sasuke, let her handle this. Remember that she is the princess of her Konoha. Now, Sakura-hime, show them what the daughter of a Hokage is capable of."

"You don't have to tell me twice," the other Sakura replied with a sinister smile. She concentrated a lot of chakra in her left hand, holding her right wrist. Recognizing the stance, Sakura immediately knew what her counterpart was planning. After all, it was the same pose that she used when attacking.

"PROTECT YOURSELVES, SHE...!"

"SHANAROOOO!"

The warning was in vain. The ninjas didn't have time to react when the other Sakura jumped too high and, upon landing, connected her punch with all her might to the ground near where the Konoha ninjas were. The ground couldn't withstand the power of the impact, breaking apart and sending both rocks and Naruto and his friends flying away.

Immediately after, the other Sakura focused her chakra on her legs to increase her speed. In a clear demonstration of chakra control and strength, she launched herself in a wild charge against the Konoha ninjas at maximum speed while they were still in the air. The other Sakura attacked with all she had, landing several blows on each one and sending them crashing to the ground. Kakashi tried to defend himself, but the other Sakura was cunning. She took his foot and with a few spins, violently slammed him against the ground.

When the other Sakura went for Naruto, he was already recovered and waiting for her. The blonde easily dodged her initial strike. The other Sakura was completely surprised to find that Naruto could still fight. Because of that, the dimensional counterpart wasn't paying attention when someone approach from behind.

"Shanarooo!" Sakura shouted, attacking her counterpart with a chakra-reinforced punch. The other Sakura, more by instinct than talent, managed to narrowly dodge the blow and move away from both of them.

"Let's see who's the best of the two, useless," the other Sakura said, noticing how her counterpart and Naruto didn't split to fight her despite her challenge. So, the heroes' daughter came up with an idea on how to separate them using one of her talents.

The other Sakura quickly performed hand seals and went after Naruto. Believing that her counterpart wanted to engage in taijutsu and take advantage of his strength, Sakura reacted to intercept her. She knew she was the only one who could go hand-to-hand against her counterpart and withstand the power of her fists. The problem that Sakura discovered was that her double was one step ahead of her plan. The other Sakura used her as a distraction and, when she was close, slid past her. When she was at Naruto's feet, she quickly stood up and connected the palm of her hand with the blonde's abdomen, knocking the air out of him.

"Naruto!" Sakura shouted as she saw the blonde trying to move but he was struggling to maintain balance and breathe.

"What the hell did you do to him?" Sakura asked.

"A little taijutsu, followed by a genjutsu. If he's like Menma, genjutsus should be his weakness. You can say I'm a prodigy with genjutsu since I was genin. My sensei even said that when he met me. So, beating this blond is a piece of cake," the other Sakura said.

The daughter of the heroes looked at her counterpart and thought it was the perfect time to provoke her. First, she placed a hand on her cheek and, acting innocent, spoke to Sakura in a childish tone, but without losing her sinister side.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were so pathetic and weak that you can't combine taijutsu and genjutsu. I've been practicing genjutsu since I was little. I forgot that others need a lot of time and effort, just to reach a decent level and not be humiliated in front of my amazing talent. I'm really sorry, it's the curse of being a genius. But don't worry, it was to be expected: You're just an ordinary ninja, while I am the best kunoichi in my village. So, you can try your best before I humiliate you," the other Sakura finished with the sweetest, fake, and shameless smile possible.

The other ninjas of Konoha listened to the other Sakura trying to understand her. Sakura was a talented kunoichi, but her counterpart was on another level, both in raw skill and malice. She had given them a thrashing and was seriously provoking Sakura. It seemed she didn't care to act like an angel while not hiding the fact that she was actually a demon.

One person that was an expert on this was Ino. The platinum blonde had teased Sakura for years and knew her best friend's weak points, but the girl from the other dimension had taken it too far. As evidence of this, Ino had never seen Sakura so angry and vengeful before.

"Now we'll see who's the useless one, spoiled princess!" Sakura shouted at her double before going after her.

Both girls ran towards each other to exchange blows in front of everyone's eyes. It was the first time they had seen someone fighting Sakura on equal terms, except for Tsunade. Each of Sakura's attacks was blocked by her counterpart, and vice versa, but their bodies felt the impact of each blow. It seemed that both of them know perfectly well the strength and form of each other's attacks. At one point in the fight, both of them tried to surprise each other with a spinning kick, only to see that the other had made the same move.

"It's useless; it's like fighting my shadow. Every blow I make, she knows how to react. I have to hold on until Naruto breaks free from the genjutsu. I just hope he doesn't do something I'm not aware of," Sakura thought, feeling how sore her muscles were.

The other Sakura was also in considerable pain from being on the receiving end of Sakura's punches. Although, after taking a second breath, she sought to connect a kick to Sakura's right leg. The pink-haired girl saw the attack coming and decided to jump and prepare a counterattack. But, this time, there was a smirk on her counterpart's face.

"Gotcha you!" The other Sakura stopped abruptly and performed a very familiar jutsu to everyone. However, it was a jutsu that Sakura didn't use at all.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Four shadow clones appeared next to the other Sakura. The real one ducked to dodge Sakura's reinforced blow, leaving the pink-haired girl completely exposed after her attack failed. To make matters worse, Sakura received four simultaneous kicks under her chin from the clones, lifting her into the air.

Once up in the sky, Sakura could only see her counterpart above her, hitting her with her own version of Naruto's Uzumaki Barrage and Sasuke's Lion Barrage.

"Spring Barrage!"

"Sakura!" all the Konoha ninjas said worriedly as they saw her crash forcefully against the ground and spit blood from her one expected the counterpart to perform one of Naruto's characteristic techniques.

Sakura found it difficult to move, she didn't feel that amount of pain since her days training with Tsunade. So, she couldn't do anything when the other Sakura bent down to coldly tell her and loud enough for everyone to hear:

"I'll tell you the truth. You're a hindrance for everyone, useless kunoichi. I'm disgusted that we have the same face. But don't worry, I'll get rid of you."

The other Sakura grabbed her double's arm and lifted her. Then she forcefully sent her flying towards Naruto, who was still under the effects of the genjutsu. When Sakura collided with Naruto, it brought him back to reality, but both he and the pink-haired girl had no strength left to stand.

Kakashi and the other Konoha ninjas wanted to help, but their bodies didn't respond after the last attack. Sakura's counterpart was a real threat to Konoha, just like Menma.

On the other hand, Menma and Sasuke tried to hide their astonishment at the other Sakura's devastating display of power and skill. However, one person couldn't conceal his joy and amazement. Tobi clapped proudly and celebrated the astonishing show of force from the kunoichi.

"Menma, Sasuke. Don't think you're the only skilled one around her. Remember, I am the true ace of this team," the other Sakura said to Menma and Sasuke. Then she turned around and acted like a princess again, bowing and addressing her new sensei, Madara.

"Are you satisfied with my performance, Madara-sama? Was it a worthy demonstration for the daughter of a Hokage?"

"Of course. You exceeded my expectations, Sakura-hime. I didn't need much effort to convince you to work with us, unlike Menma. It's a real privilege for the princess of Konoha, Princess Sakura, to join Akatsuki," Tobi said, making a kind of bow to the other Sakura, treating her like a true princess.

After receiving the praise, Sakura put on a whimsical smile before positioning herself between Sasuke Uchiha and Menma Uzumaki, showing off the Akatsuki version of Team 7.

"We haven't lost yet, dattebayo!" Naruto said, making one last effort to get up, just like Sakura. Meanwhile, their friends crawled closer in case of a new attack.

"Princess Sakura, could you give us one last demonstration of your abilities and finish them off? I only need the one with the Kyuubi alive. After that, we can all go and destroy Konoha together. I can't wait to see the astonished faces of everyone when they see you annihilating that place."

"As you wish, Madara-sama. It will be a pleasure," the other Sakura said.

The other Sakura slowly advanced toward the injured ninjas. She took out a kunai to finish them off when suddenly someone stepped in to stop her. Everyone, including Tobi, was surprised to see who it was.


It took a while, but I am very satisfied with the final result of this chapter. I took two weeks to check and correct some issues in the previous chapters until I was happy with the grammar and some details.

Regarding this chapter, I made several changes to show the skill difference between the two Sakuras, and how dangerous and ruthless she can be. The genjutsu mention is a reference to Kakashi mentioning Sakura's innate talent for genjutsu in the initial arc. Now here, combined with her tremendous strength and her family techniques, it makes her a huge threat.

Now I leave you with the cliffhanger of who stopped the other Sakura.

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