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Chapter 11: Battling

No rest was
allowed in the frantic pursuit of Sakura�s captor.

�Give her
back, you bastard!� Naruto had shouted into the wilderness.

But no one
answered his challenge.

Forgoing
all stealthy maneuvers, the allied shinobi ran desperately behind Pakkun and
Kakashi�s pack of nin-dogs, who had picked up Sakura�s trace right the way.

Neji�s
Byakugan searched frantically, finding nothing to help them in their quest.

�This is
what happened at Suna borders,� Gaara had said,
clenching his hands in utter anger. �Temari disappeared during her watch.
Kankurou didn�t find anything but her hitai-ate.�

Naruto
growled, reddish eyes glowing with rage.

And so,
they kept running.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Sakura�s
head hit the wall with a shattering impact, as the orange-haired ninja flung
her body into it. Slipping down to the floor, she gritted her teeth and looked
up to the male that was currently trying to subdue her.

�Juugo,� a deep voice called. The tall man swiveled his head
to the voice, and Sakura watched how his dark marks slowly retreated into the
back of his neck. �It�s enough.�

Another
ninja, a male with pale skin, silver hair and a broadsword attached to his
back, went to help the slumped guy in front of the pink-haired medic. �Damn,
it�s the fifth time this week,� he observed offhandedly. �Do you think we can
leave him alone, Sasuke?�

A tall,
dark-haired man entered the torch-lit cell, crimson eyes staring directly into
emerald ones.

�Sakura,�
he greeted coldly. She bristled under her chakra laden ropes that tied her
wrists in a painful form behind her back, glaring at her kidnapper.

�You stupid
asshole,� she hissed furiously. �I should have known it was you.�

Sasuke
appeared unfazed by her insults. �Is that how you greet the love of your life,
Sakura?�

A derisive snort
behind the Uchiha was heard. �Sasuke-kun,� a red-haired woman with glasses
appeared, all but purring his name. �Why do you want this bitch? You don�t need
anyone but me, that�s what you said.�

�Shut up,
Karin,� Sasuke said softly, his Sharingan spinning lazily as he kept staring at
Sakura�s eyes. �This doesn�t concern any of you. Get out.�

Feeling the
dark aura that reeled off the Sound Leader�s body, all three ninjas slipped out
of the prison cell, the pale man closing the door behind him.

�Tell me,
Sakura,� he continued, changing his tone from cold to taunting. An
all-too-familiar smirk made its way to his lips,
making Sakura�s heart twist with frustration and sadness. �Are you here to
bring me back to Konoha? This is certainly getting
old.�

She didn�t answer,
busy as she was countering the chakra that was strengthening her binds.

�You seem
distracted, annoying,� Sasuke
whispered, looking down at her sudden stillness at the poignant remark. �You
can�t break the ropes. I�m the one that tied you up.�

Sakura
swore inwardly, while Inner Sakura threw a tantrum of epic proportions. �What
do you want with me, Sasuke?� she snarled aggressively.

He smirked.
�What, you don�t love me anymore, Sakura?� he sneered, letting out a dark
chuckle that didn�t sound natural in his voice. �Tell me, little girl... did
you find yourself another lover? Naruto, perhaps? Or maybe Rock Lee?�

�Fuck you,
Sasuke,� she hissed, trying to twist her wrists anxiously to no avail. Sasuke
had bound them with their inner sides touching and her hands reaching towards her arms, making impossible to her to form seals.

He laughed
again, a raspy chuckle that sent a chill down her spine.

�Don�t
worry, little girl,� he replied, grabbing her shirt and hauling her up to smash
her into the wall again. �You will have the opportunity to fuck me as much as
you want. But first...� he trailed off as his blood-red eyes changed in front
of hers. �You will see something nice...�

Sakura
screamed in pain, as Sasuke�s Mangekyou Sharingan made her relive all her
painful failures.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

It took
Yamato�s special Mokuton jutsu
to appease an enraged Naruto. A certain silver-eyed ANBU watched as Naruto
started yelling insults at the forest, roaring at the trees that surrounded the
river and demanding the return of the pink-haired medic, but nothing had
happened.

Neji was
livid.

That was
painfully obvious to his cousin, who detailed the way he launched himself into
the pursuit. He seemed desperate, past the point of hot-blooded anger, like the
blond Hokage-to-be had a penchant to show.

It was most
like a cold fury, the very one her father had displayed on his features when he
informed her about the events that had occasioned Neji�s separation from the
family in their younger days.

Hiashi
Hyuuga confided in his two daughters how a Lightning ninja had abducted Hinata
and the downward spiral that resulted of that dreaded episode. Both Hyuuga
kunoichi understood then how torn Neji had been when he found out about his father�s
demise.

Now,
looking at a certainly predatory relative of hers with his Byakugan active and
head on searching for some sort of clue that lead them to the Uchiha�s
compound, a light turned on in her head, making slow down her pace a little.
Kakashi noticed immediately, for he was running next to her.

�Is
something the matter?� he asked. Hinata blinked and shook her head, bouncing
back into her position within a few leaps.

Kami-sama, Neji-niisan... was her only thought, besides worrying herself sick for her friend�s
safety.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Oblivious
to everything but his target, Neji was boiling inside.

No one
heard or saw anything because they thought �he thought� the cave was secluded enough. This slip on security procedures
made him want to throttle something, but now everything was done and he only
had one option:

Run like a bat from hell, as his pink-haired lover had
graciously put it.

It was
clear to him now why he had awoken so suddenly. Her seal leaked part of the
surprise she felt when being ambushed, but the lack of warmth �her presence
always loomed in his subconscious like a little flare� alerted his outer
senses.

The void
left was, to put it simply, unnerving and unbearable.

He swore
under his breath. Why did Sasuke want her? Suddenly
a myriad of answers drowned his common sense: because she loved him once,
because he desired her to bear his Uchiha psychotic spawns, because he just
wanted to use her and dispose of her when he got bored...

The
silver-eyed shinobi shook his head minutely, keeping his stoic fa�ade in check.
Sakura does not need me in a berserk state,
he reprimanded himself harshly, recalling Kakashi�s words to Naruto. Collected
but certainly not appeased, the blond ninja let out a string of colorful words
that even made Sai blink in surprise.

�I�m not
going to let that bastard touch my sister, and that�s a fucking promise.�

Now Neji
had to agree wholeheartedly with Naruto�s statement.

They ran
side by side, almost leaving the others in the dust if they hadn�t been such
seasoned shinobi.

�Neji,�
Naruto�s harsh voice filtered through his angry hazed mind. �Sasuke�s mine. I
want you to get Sakura and Temari out with Gaara. If you encounter any enemy,
go wild.�

�Hai, Taichou,� he answered
sarcastically, only to hear the blond�s feral laugh.

They gathered
again when they reached a clearing filled with high, flexible leaves that
reached Hinata�s shoulder.

�Hyuuga,�
Gaara took command. �This is the main ground for Sound�s underground base--�

�By Kami,� Hinata interrupted him with her gasp, pointing at a
certain direction. �Neji-niisan! Over there, five
hundred meters!�

�I�m going
to kill that fucking Uchiha,� the silver-eyed ANBU Captain snarled when he took
in the gorish scene that was expecting them a little distance
away.

He knew
that all the black splatters were blood. Corpses littered the ground as five
figures stood in a circle, with other two forms in the middle.

Drawing on
all his mental sanity to remain calm, he started his report. �Two people are
surrounded by five others, their chakra is being hampered by something, and I
can�t detail what it is. They�re certainly bounded � one of them is struggling
with their bindings--�

�Kami! That�s Sakura!� the Hyuuga female exclaimed
uncharacteristically loud for her standards. �Someone is choking her!�

Naruto
broke off at a breakneck speed, Neji and Gaara in tow. Puffed silver eyes
narrowed dangerously.

Harm her and you�re dead, bastard, he mentally growled as he drew his
short ninjat�, sending a wave of masked chakra hoping
that it reached Sakura.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

�You are
going to remain quiet, bitch, or I�ll have you handed back to Suigetsu,� Sasuke
ordered as he tightened his grasp on the Sand�s kunoichi�s neck. Throwing her
back to the hard ground, he glanced at his back as two canaries flew to the
orange-haired ninja.

�They�re
coming,� he reported softly. �Three and five.�

�One of
them has a ridiculously amount of chakra, Sasuke-kun,� Karin interjected,
pushing her glasses up her nose. �The other ones� patterns are controlled but I
can feel their anger � it seems you pissed someone off,� she completed with a
smirk on her face.

Sasuke paid
no heed, picking up Sakura�s unconscious body and holding it close to his. �Let
the others know that they are not to do anything without my express
permission.�

�But
Sasuke-kun,� the redhead started to argue, only to receive a Sharingan glare directly.

�Do as I
say, Karin,� he whispered harshly.

Temari
scooted back, trying to discern what had happened to the pink-haired medic. She
was tied just as she was, and a trickle of blood
trailed from her mouth. She had heard the choked scream hours before and
wondered what had happened, but she didn�t imagine that one of the Konoha�s top
medics would be subdued, and never at the hands of her supposed love.

She had no
choice but watch when Naruto, Neji and her little brother the Kazekage broke
out of the high pasture. Her eyes widened when she say the blond�s
red eyes and her brother�s jade orbs, glinting with fury.

�Release
her, Uchiha,� the red-haired male all but growled. Sasuke smirked and grunted,
amused.

�I
certainly never thought that you would come personally to rescue your sister,
Shukaku vessel,� the raven-haired sneered. �I underestimated you. I inferred
that since the removal of your bijuu you would be more... well-behaved.�

�You heard
him, asshole,� Naruto hissed between gritted teeth. �Let her go.�

�Actually,
I hardly doubt you�re talking about the Sand bitch, Naruto,� Sasuke taunted,
dipping his head and licking the blood that flowed out of Sakura�s lips. �Or,
is it really that woman you have come to save?�

�Release
them, Sasuke,� Kakashi�s voice rose, hard and demanding. �What have you done to
Sakura?�

The Uchiha
blinked, his eyes shifting with hidden amusement. �What do you think, Kakashi?�

They stared
in muted horror as Sasuke�s eyes showed their final appearance: the Mangekyou
Sharingan.

Neji�s fist
clenched the hilt of his short sword, anger bubbling just below his skin.

But they
were in for another surprise, as Sakura�s eyes shot open and raised her knee,
socking the Uchiha and sending him back from her.

�Now, Temari!�

That was
the only warning the blonde had before the emerald-eyed kunoichi�s foot stomped
on the ground, shattering it beyond recognition.

That brief
moment was all that Neji needed to flicker to her side, as she slumped to the
ground and Gaara�s sand swirled to envelop his sister, bringing her back to his
side.

�Trap �
this is a trap,� the pink-haired medic struggled to breathe, lifting her bloodshot
eyes to Neji�s. �Surrounded, tons of them!�

A blade
swung forward and Neji barely had the time to raise his own to stop it.

�And the
Hyuuga servant comes to the rescue!� Sasuke mocked behind his katana, to
address the woman behind him. �I don�t know how did you break the Tsukiyomi,
little girl, but that feat makes me want you more,� he smirked and snapped his
fingers.

A plethora
of Sound nins fell onto the Allies platoon, dividing
them in a matter of seconds.

But the
Hokage-to-be had another idea, for he charged directly at the purple-white clad
shinobi, a Rasengan in both hands.

�You stupid
bastard!� he yelled, but Sasuke back-flipped away from them, leading the blond
to their own battle.

�Go, Neji,�
Sakura choked as she spat more blood on the cracked ground and he slashed her
ropes with a swing of his ninjat�. �Go! We can�t be
here for long!� he appeared to try to argue, but she shook her bowed head.
�I�ll be fine! Go!�

�I�ll find
you then,� he looked at her intensely for an instant, before running to assist
his cousin.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Sakura�s
mind floated.

For a brief
moment, she went from terrified to content, as she found herself walking next
to a raven-haired boy. He was looking at her with that little smirk that made
her insides wobbly, eliciting a blush from the pink-haired girl.

�Sasuke-kun,�
she whispered, as he leaned on her, his intentions clear as his lips neared
hers.

A hand
shoved her to the ground, as a disdainful Uchiha looked down on her.

�Why are
you so fucking annoying?� he asked, before turning his back and walking away.

The scene
changed to an all-too-familiar path, flanked by stone benches.

Sasuke�s
whisper of gratefulness did not ring in the night as she felt a sharp pain inside
her chest. Looking down, she was shocked to see a bloody katana blade
protruding from between her breasts, from where her heart should be located.

Sakura
screamed in anguish and desolation, as the katana pierced her again, and again.

�Why? Why
are you doing this, Sasuke-kun?� she pleaded to a black-clad young man.

�You are a
hindrance,� he answered in a hard whisper. �You are just a burden.�

The katana
pierced her again, throwing her senses into a vortex of red, black and pain.

When she
opened her eyes, Sasuke�s form changed from the teenager she knew into the man
that had encountered her in the prison cell.

But oddly,
his orbs were black, as she remembered them.

�You have
to break out, Sakura,� he said, staring at her with a mix of pain and regret.
�I�ll help you, but you need to get out of here.�

Confused
and angry, she asked. �What? You are the one that is causing all this! Are you
happy now? You killed your brother and now you killed me!�

�There�s no
time to explain with words,� he merely responded, closing his eyes and opening
them again, revealing crimson pin-wheels. �I�m sorry... for what you�re about
to see.�

A bunch of
images flooded her senses: his fight with Naruto at the Valley of the End; his
encounter with Team Kakashi in the destroyed Sound base; his battle against Itachi,
which drained him enough for Orochimaru�s soul to
break its imprisonment inside the Sharingan.

�This is more than a doujutsu,
a rich Kekkei Genkai,� a deep, raspy voice whispered next
to her mind. �Are you aware that you are
defenseless now, Sasuke-kun? I fulfilled my side of the bargain, although you
treated me so unkindly... I certainly taught you well. But you�ll never best me
while your will is so weak!�

Sakura
could only watch as Orochimaru�s
soul entered Sasuke�s body. His screams subsided just after a few moments,
while his eyes changed from pitch black to a brilliant gold, then to a glowing bloody
red.

The Snake Sannin�s mad laughter in Sasuke�s voice filled the space,
as she found herself back in the prison cell. Sasuke was there again, in front
of her, a frown on his handsome features.

�He took
over,� he explained simply, �and I�ve been living inside the recess of the
Sharingan for far too long. I�m tired of this, Sakura. I�m tired of seeing him
do things that I would never do.�

�Why did
you allow it?� she whispered feverishly, stumbling forward and noting absently
that she wasn�t tied up. �Why did you let him, Sasuke? We could have defeated
him. We could help you, and yet you chose to leave us behind. You hurt us so
much...�

�I guess it
was fate,� he replied softly. �I was far too caught up inside my revenge that I
just didn�t see it coming. I think this is my karma.�

�Is there
any way to drive him out of your body?� she asked anxiously. He shook his head.

�No,� he
said. �That is why it must be you, Sakura. You and Naruto.
I�ll help from here, but I can�t do much.�

�What? What
do you want us to do?� she questioned, already knowing the answer, dreading it.

�I want you
guys to kill me.�

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Temari
avoided yet another lunge from the enemy ninja that was aiming for her skin
with a kunai. She was tired but her chakra reserves were okay enough, but the
absence of her fan made her too vulnerable for her tastes.

�Shit!� she
cursed as another opponent tried to tackle her to the ground.

�Temari,�
her brother called to her a few meters away. She lifted her gaze to him as he
pressed his hands onto the sand that was spilled everywhere.

A gust
formed at her feet, raising a large object from the sand. She smiled when she
saw what the object was.

�Thank you,
Gaara,� she nodded, opening her fan and blowing her enemies away as he leapt
towards a tall member of Team Hebi, who was wrapped
in a hooded cloak.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Kakashi
avoided the glowing hands that tried to touch him.

�I should
have known that the Copy Ninja was among the children,� a soft but sarcastic
voice floated from the hood of the cloaked figure.

�I wouldn�t
miss it for the world,� Kakashi replied cynically. �It has been a while,
Kabuto.�

�Certainly,�
the other agreed, drawing back the hood of his cloak. His twisted face with
mismatched eyes �one dark, the other gold�
grinned wickedly at Kakashi, who looked openly taken aback by the complete abnormality
of Kabuto�s appearance.

Lifting his
hitai-ate, he went for the kill, praying that his former pink-haired student was okay. He didn�t need to worry about Naruto, he
reflected as he ducked yet another chakra scalpel. This was his test.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

�I can�t
kill you!� Sakura shouted, frustrated. �How can you say
something like that?! We spent half of our life trying to save you!�

�And I
spent my whole life trying to drive you away,� he shot back calmly. �You have
to understand, Sakura. I drove you and Naruto away because I didn�t want you to
be tainted by my actions. I tried to be like you, but I just couldn�t. I was
far into my hate, into my revenge. It felt right, being selfish enough to leave
you behind to fulfill my goals.�

Sakura
lowered her eyes. �Yeah... you�re right. You were selfish,� she snapped angrily
to Sasuke, making him stiffen in surprise. �You were a selfish bastard that
didn�t even realize how much we cared about you! Naruto loved you like a
brother! And I thought... I thought that in the end I was to be with you...�

�Sakura...�
he murmured, but she shook her head, eyes full of tears.

�It doesn�t
matter anymore,� she whispered heatedly, wiping her eyes roughly. �I moved on.
Naruto moved on. But we never, ever
gave up on you, Sasuke. Not even when we fought you years ago. We never
abandoned you, even if you abandoned yourself.�

The
raven-haired ninja took a step forward. �I... I apologize, Sakura. I can�t say
I never cared about the both of you... but it�s too late. I can�t get out of my
own Sharingan and that snake bastard owns my body now.�

She turned
her back on him. �I loved you, you stupid prick.�

�I know,�
he whispered dejectedly, closing on her trembling form and placing is hands on
her shoulders. �I�m sorry. Please, Sakura. Kill me, and kill him too. He
doesn�t deserve any mercy. Destroy my body and release me from this nightmare.�

Sakura
shook below his cold fingers. �Please don�t ask me that, Sasuke...�

�I have
to,� he went on with a soft tone. �He wants Naruto now, Sakura. And I can�t
allow him to take over my friend... my brother. My body is decaying; the only
way for him to see is through the Sharingan... I was almost blind when I fought
Itachi.� The raven-haired man turned her to force her gently to face him. �Sakura. You two are the only ones that can do this... the
only ones that care for me enough.�

Taking a
deep breath, she stared into his rich coal eyes.

�... Okay,
Sasuke.�

He let out
a little, true smile.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Kakashi�s
body crashed unto the ground.

Neji
bounced forward, intent on having an opening between Kabuto�s chakra scalpels
in order to close a major tenketsu point. He didn�t
make it; however the gray-haired medic retreated from his position, avoiding
his Kaiten Spin.

�Kakashi-san!�
he called. �Are you okay?�

�...Aa,�
the Copy Nin�s voice sounded strained. Using his
Byakugan, he noted that the muscles on the right leg and left arm were severed,
evidencing their opponent�s handiwork. �Where�s Sakura?�

�She�s
battling on her own,� the silver-eyed ANBU said with a feral smile that only his
adversary saw. �Don�t worry about her, she will be victorious.�

�Well,
well... the Hyuuga prodigy comes to the rescue,� Kabuto said maliciously,
sweeping a glance at the crumpled area. Sasuke was still holding his own
against Naruto, all the while laughing at him. Suigetsu had effectively
nullified Yamato�s Mokuton techniques with his Suiton tricks, but Sai had bounced forward to get a chance
at him. And Sakura was avoiding Karin�s chakra claws, although her attire
sported several gashes. �I wonder how much you gain by taking us down. I take
there are some interests playing up here.�

�Look at
yourself,� Neji sneered contemptuously. �Not only have you become less than a
human, but a monster.�

�A monster,
you say?� Kabuto laughed out loud. �This is just a bonus I gained by my loyalty
to Orochimaru-sama. Nothing more,� a purple energy started to pour from his
hand, turning his chakra scalpels dark, �nothing less!�

Cursing
under his breath, the Hyuuga ANBU recognized the energy as the poison that
paralyzed his body on that past mission and
braced himself to face it.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

�You have
to go now.�

�I know...
but I don�t know how to get out of here,� Sakura said, finally allowing herself
to take a look around the prison cell. The walls melted under her gaze, showing
a well-known scenery: the Ninja Academy.
They were standing near the swing under the tree that grew next to the building.

�The
Sharingan consumes a lot of energy,� Sasuke explained with a shrug. �Even if Orochimaru
is watching, he does not fully comprehend the complexity of this doujutsu. He merely throws the Tsukiyomi at his opponent and
that�s all. But there�s more to this, Sakura,� he pointed at the tree. �This
tree is familiar to anyone from Konoha, but that,� he lifted his arm to the Hokage Monument,
�is even more acknowledged.�

�Shishou�s face should be there!� Sakura exclaimed,
surprised. �Even the Fourth�s face isn�t there!�

�This world
is made with Orochimaru�s memories, which aren�t that
many anyway,� Sasuke nodded in agreement. �He takes in the little details, but
he always missed the big picture. We can use that as our advantage,� he
explained, seeing Sakura�s face drawn in concentration, �by turning something
of his against him.�

Sakura
gasped, suddenly understanding what Sasuke was implying. To the Uchiha�s
surprise, her emerald eyes narrowed dangerously.

�I think
we�re in for a wild ride,� she growled, shooting down the street. Slipping on a
smirk, Sasuke followed her.

Once of
twice in his life he had thought that she was insane, but now Sasuke was
absolutely sure of it.

Next to
Sakura was another Sakura, dressed in
the same attire but her eyes were different, wilder and feral.

�I figured
you were around,� one of them said. The other nodded, grinning madly. �Do you
think we can take it down?�

�We can�t,�
the wild-looking Sakura said with a husky whisper. �But you can. Remember what
you told Neji and what he told you.�

The gentle
pink-haired medic smiled fondly, as the other Sakura faded away with a fervent
wave and a bizarre grin.

�What...�
the raven-haired man started, but the female shook her head.

�Come on,
Sasuke,� she urged him. �That was my inner personality, the one I created when
I was just a shy, little girl... until now, she had always been the wild card,
but now she became an important part of me,� she finished as they reached the
main plaza, the Hokage
Monument just looming
above their heads. �She made me remember something Neji had said about me,�
Sakura continued, as she started to flex her fingers, clenching her fists
repeatedly. �He said I was capable of taking down the Hokage Monument
if I wanted.�

Sasuke
stared at her, showing his confusion. Her smile grew into a vicious grin.

�That�s
what I want now,� she completed, her fist balled and poised. �It shouldn�t be hard...
but if that doesn�t work, I have another trick on my back.�

�Are you
sure?� he asked, dumbfounded. �How can you take a mountain down, Sakura? That�s
impossible, even for me.�

�You
studied under the wrong Sannin, Sasuke,� she snorted
at her own sarcasm. �Regarding strength and power... my shishou is the best!�

Her shout
reverberated on the deserted plaza, as she started to run towards the towering massive
form, fist raised for the incoming impact.

The roar of
the crumbling stone snapped her mind out of the genjutsu, finding herself held by Sasuke�s arms as he taunted her enraged
friends.

Sakura�s
knee flew up on its own accord.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Gaara back-flipped from the upcoming fist, which threatened to break his
face.

�What are
you expecting, pip-squeak?!� the orange-haired, tall ninja yelled, a psychotic
grin on his features. �Fight back! How long are you going to remain avoiding
me? And you call yourself the Kazekage?!�

�No,� the redhead male answered, raising his hands, his palms upwards. �I call myself Gaara, not the
Kazekage. Sabaku Kyuu.�

The sand
swirled below Juugo�s feet, trapping him in a coffin.

�Bastard!
I�ll kill you! Let me go and I�ll kill you!�

�Your life
has been a misery because of that fucked up snake,� Gaara said offhandedly, as
if he was holding the noticeably bigger man without effort with his sand, but
the sweat that rolled off his temples said otherwise. �Kimimaro
understood how stupid he had been until it was too late.�

Wrong move, he reflected later as he saw how the black
marks on Juugo�s face melted into his skin, darkening
it and shifting his shape into a winged horror.

�You were
the one that killed him! I�ll fucking kill you! I�LL FUCKING KILL YOU!!�

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Naruto let
out a growl deep in his throat as the katana blade swiped over his head.
Sasuke�s smile never faltered as he kept bouncing back the myriad of Kage Bunshins the blond had sent
to distract him, while he prepared another battle tactic.

When
regarding Sasuke, Naruto was an expert in strategy. He knew all the taints to
make his raven-haired friend snap like a ninja wire. But some of the arguments
were useless now, seeing as Itachi was dead and Orochimaru too. Kabuto was
fighting Kakashi � which was okay, because Naruto trusted the Copy Ninja to
bring that bastard down.

What he
didn�t expect was that Sasuke�s mocking grin unnerved him. It never did before.

�What�s the
matter, Kyuubi vessel?� the Uchiha�s usually smooth
and cold voice came out raspy and full of spite. �Can�t hold your stance? Are
you worried for your little friends? How stupid of you to fight me while being
so distracted!�

Naruto
flipped backwards, pulling out the third tail. �You know what, Sasuke? I�m sick
and tired of your stupid remarks!� he yelled while he threw two kunai with explosive tags at the raven-haired
man. The ensuing explosion covered part of the area.

�How
pitiful can a pathetic excuse for a ninja be?� the Uchiha sneered, sliding his
fingers along the length of his katana. �Are you down there, Naruto-kun?�

Without
warning, an electric flare was driven down the metallic blade as the tip was
plunged down on a seeming rotten log. Naruto cried out in surprise, releasing
the jutsu as the shock felt by another of his Bunshins was transferred into his own body.

�Stupid
Sharingan,� he cursed as he made another set of clones. �I can�t keep up with
him with this level � and if I pull another one I�ll lose it.�

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

Hinata did
her best with her Hakke Sho
as she repelled every enemy from the position where Neji was aiding the
pink-haired medic. But soon enough they parted ways, she rushed to intervene on
Sasuke�s and Naruto�s fight and Neji flew to his cousin�s aid.

�How are
you holding up?� he asked as he ran his sword on one of his opponents. Hinata
nodded, a secretive smile playing on her lips as she ducked a stray kunai and
shot a line of her chakra at the inopportune shinobi.

�Is she
alright?� she questioned as she delivered a kick on another nameless body.

�She�s
fine, her chakra patterns returned to normal, and her seal seems to be holding
up.�

�So you
knew about her mark, Neji-niisan,� she replied conversationally as both Hyuuga
leapt into the air to avoid a barrage of shurikens. �It�s something else, isn�t it?�

The ANBU
Captain seemed surprised, but after a Kaiten Spin
that effectively nullified their opponents, he
could address his cousin properly. �How on earth did you know that?�

Hinata
merely pointed at her eyes, a little blush on her face. �It was rather hard to
make out the strange gathering of energy she had, but at the mission briefing I
could compare her chakra assembly with Tsunade-sama�s. They�re pretty much the
same.�

�The
blessing of the Byakugan,� Neji observed with a proud smirk. �Tell me what else
do you see, my esteemed cousin.�

�I see a
pretty Hyuuga boy with emerald eyes,� she teased briefly, making him snort.
�She got intercepted by the redheaded girl.�

�I�m not
worried about her, Hinata. She�s a kyousha.�

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

A sharp
pain went through Sakura�s body as she met the hard ground. Turning swiftly on
her back, she launched herself to one side as the red-haired woman tried to
slash her with long, pointed chakra claws.

�You just
had to go and try to spoil Sasuke-kun�s fun, didn�t
you?� the glasses-wearing kunoichi remarked sarcastically. �I�m impressed
though, you broke out of the genjutsu. You must be quite adept at making them.�

�Believe
me, I live through them,� the female medic snapped, releasing a trickle of
chakra from her seal and smashing the back of her fist to the ground, raising a
curtain of dirt and dust that shot towards the surprised Hebi
female, who barely avoided it.

Standing on
her hands and flipping backwards, Sakura�s boot-clad feet touched the ground
again. Hiding a hand behind her back, she showed a gloved fist defiantly to the
other female.

�I don�t
want to hurt you. Let me pass.�

�And
getting you nearer to Sasuke-kun? Feh, as if!�

�You can
have him with a fucking pretty red bow on his neck if you want!� the
pink-haired medic snarled, ducking the flying kunai that other enemy nins threw at her again. It almost broke her concentration,
but she stopped at the dragon seal before relaxing her hidden fingers relaxed
in reflex.

�Thank you
for the present but I already have him!� the other yelled as she dug her claws
into the moved soil. A big, red skinned snake shot up from the ground between
Sakura�s feet, digging its fangs onto her thigh.

She hissed
with pain, starting the emergency procedure against poisoning on her own
system. Repelling the snake with a chakra-enhanced kick, she stretched her leg,
showing the four-pointed mark that started to fade, without even getting the
usual bruise made by the poison injection.

�Fuck
Sasuke if that�s what you want, you dimwitted fangirl!�
Sakura ran for it, avoiding the red snakes with relative ease as she showed the
frozen dragon half hand-seal as she went.

Karin�s red
eyes went wide as the fingers of Sakura�s both
hands encountered each other, completing the dragon seal and shifting into the
boar seal.

�There is
nothing you can place in my way to stop me! Bringer of
Darkness no Jutsu!�

The redhead�s
senses started to dull, as a roundhouse kick sent her flying directly into the
raven-haired Uchiha that was posing his katana blade against Naruto�s neck.

How convenient, Inner Sakura cheered.
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