• Come on, Sakura. You cannot like Sasuke!" Naruto says, furious," Yes l can, Naruto!" l yell back at him, my anger level matching his. Naruto stood there for a second, but then ran away. l'm pretty sure he was crying, but at least he's safe,"Hey, Sakura. Wanna-" Sasuke started, acting like nothing happened," Actually, Sasuke. l promised Temari and Neji that l would train with them. Sorry." l say, but not actually caring whether l hurt his feelings or not," That's okay. Talk to you later, Sakura." he said, sounding a bit hurt. Now l actually felt bad for him. l waved him off and left to go train with my stupid teamates that hate my guts. Right when l got there, l heard a grumble of frustration," Can't you be a little friendly?" l asked playfully," No. We must train. l don't wish to be weaker than you, so l need to train higher than you." Neji says coldly," Relax, looser. Don't worry, you won't ever beat me. Your'e weaker than weak, so you should be used to getting hurt." l say, jokingly. Neji throws a kunai at my face, and l catch it with two fingers," Dude, you can't kill me." l say, knowingly. He makes some handsigns, and two hands come out of the ground and grab me. l struggle, but l can't break free. My hands are close enough to make handsigns. l use the multiple shadow clone jutsu. l smirk at the sight of a surprised Neji. Temari stands there, laughing at the sight. My shadow clones attack Neji with almost as much force as l would have when l attack. They attack in a fury of taijutsu so fast, you can barely see it. Neji soon falls to the ground. He can't get back up, he's too exhausted. Me. l'm still in the weird hands that came out of the ground. I control my chakra to the top of my skin. The chakra slowly disintegrates the hands around my body. l fall to the ground, not that exhausted. l start to walk away," Hey- ah- g-get- ow- b-back h-h-here! l can beat you. Your'e weak!" the injured Neji says, stupid as ever," Naw, l'm good." l say, arrogantly. l'm not actually arrogant, l just want to make people mad. We were training in the forest that we trained in ever since we were kids. l walk deeper into the forest. Every time l turn, l seem to be in the same place l was before. Then it dawns on me, l'm in a genjutsu. l start to panic, someone is trying to either kill me, or scare me. And it was working," Release!!!" l screamed in utmost panic. When the genjutsu goes away, l find someone snakish standing right infont of me. The name of this man escapes me at the moment, but l know that he has pretty decent power. He grabs me and tries to bite my neck. What in the world, is this guy a pervert? l quickly use the substitution jutsu, and the man bites into a tree branch. l run the way l came from, shaking and breathing louder than loud. What happens if this guy bites me? The town quickly comes in sight, but so does the man. l remember the man's name. The horrible, ugly, stupid name that his parents gave him before they died. Orochimaru. l am running into the town with a creepy faced Orochimaru running on after me. No one screams, though. Orochimaru transformed into someone that would look like a normal villager. l make it all the way to the other side of town, but made a terrible mistake. When l turned, l made my way into a dead end. The brick wall infront of me catches me offguard, and l run face first into it. Don't worry, l'm fine. The hard cold concrete below my feet broke my fall. Blood came out of my nose on account of l ran into a brick wall. l try to get up, but Orochimaru steps on my back and crushes my chances of escaping. He picks me up by the collar and brings my throat to his mouth. l flinch at the sight of his teeth, but that doesn't stop him. His lips brush my neck, and his teeth barry themselves in my flesh. l try to scream, but the words get jammed inside my throat that was getting bitten. The pain was unbearably enormous, but l never cry out of pain. Orochimaru drops me onto the ground," l know you want power." he says knowingly," Not from you." l manage to whisper," lf power is what you need, then come with me." he says, and grabs my collar again. l try to make handsigns, but my arms were glued to my sides by fear,"My mark gives you more power, but you probably want more than just that." he says evily," No. l'm fine actually." l say, words finally coming out of my throat. The man slams me back to the ground. He disappears in a poof of black smoke. l cough, and blood comes out of my mouth. l get to my feet, my knees swaying like palm trees. l focuse my steps and l gradually start to walk naturally again. The mark from Orochimaru is right in the front of my neck, so when l walk into the town where everyone can see me, they also see the mark and avoid me. And eye contact. l force my legs to keep on moving no matter how bad l want to fall over and curl up in a ball of agony. My facial expression basically says ' talk to me, and l'll make it impossible for you to walk home.' l turn the corner and find a nice bench to collapse on. The people around me stare straight at me, and l give them the most nasty glance l can muster. They all quickly avert their gaze. l notice someone walking towards me. l was too messed up from what just happened to tell who it was," Sakura, hello? Sakura? Sakura?" Sasuke was waving a hand infront of my face. Apparently he'd been talking to me for a while now, and l wasn't responding.




    chapter2

    Oh, sorry Sasuke. l'm a little out of it la-" l started, sounding half asleep," You should be, Sakura!!! You need help!!! Orochimaru bit you!!! lf you don't get this sealed, then you'll die!!!" Sasuke yelled in my face angrily," l didn't know, Sasuke!" l yelled back," Well then! You should know, if your'e so smart, and so strong, and-" l cut him off by slapping him across the face. The people around us were watching and staring intensely. l caught them offguard," What's wrong with you people?! Don't you have frickin lives? Well, if you do, get the frick outta mine!!!" l screamed and left. That night l did not get any sleep. When l woke up, l walked out of my house. On the way to Hokage's office, l noticed that l had a hard time breathing. Sasuke was right! l was dying on the way to Hokage's office. l ran as fast as l could, choking on breathes. When l got to her office, l stormed into her room, breathing as hard as ever. She right away noticed the mark on my neck. She quickly made some handsigns and had an apologetic look on her face. More pain came as Tsunade sealed the mark on my neck. When the pain went away, the sealing was complete. l could breath, and the pain on my neck was not as bad. l was about to leave when Tsunade said," Sakura, wait here. We have a mission for you and Naruto's team." ln about five minutes, Temari, Neji, Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru arrived in the office," Your mission is to protect the town a little off of Konoha. There, someone will be waiting for an escort back to Konoha. Protect that man, but also protect that town, got it?" We nodded our heads in agreement. Two hours later, we arrived in the town. When l realized what town this was, l started to feel uneasy. Something in my past time makes me feel this town will not be very welcome to me. A boy greeted us on the way in," Hello, you must be the ninja that Lady Tsunad- wait is that Sakura?" he asked, shocked that l was there," Sakura, someone knows ya here. Lucky!" Naruto yelled, mental as ever," No, Naruto. Not lucky. l'm not welcome here." l say, coldly," Why not." he asks, eyes wide with curiosity," A very long time ago, l was on a team in this place. Since l have a monster sealed inside of me, sometimes it will get loose when l keep my guard down, right? So then, while we are training, l may have gotten a little out of control-" l start, beginning to sound more and more guilty as l talk farther," You almost killed me!" the boy screams, not believing what l said," Well my bad!" l yell, just as loud. There was pure silence. My teamates and friends stare at me. My teamates disgusted; my friends stunned. Kakashi- sensei as unreadable as ever. Sasuke looks at me, somewhat dissapointed. l shrug my shoulder in an 'l can't help it' way. He nods, but then glares at my teamates. We finally walk into the city. All the people around us glare, trying to intimidate me. They really don't know me. Wow! l whisper to Sasuke, making sure only we can hear, but not the outsiders," When l signal, you push me into the ground and keep walking. Okay?" l say casually," What?" he asks this like he's never heard the English language," The peope here hate me, and if your'e friends with me...." my voice weakly trails off," Then they hate me, too." he finishes, making sure it doesn't look like wer'e having a conversation. l signal to him. He grabs my shoulder and pushes it hard. l fall to the ground, willingly. Of course no one could tell. l wait till the group is out of sight. Big mistake. A boy probably about my age walks over to me," Are you okay?" he asks, not aware of what l am," Dude, l'm fine. You don't want to mess with me. Go away." l say, harsher than l meant it to sound," That man, he is not a very respectful person." he says politely," Man! Are you dumber than dumb?! Can you not tell that all these fricken people are glaring at me?! You are so stupid!!!" l yell in his face, sounding more and more like the devil and less like a ninja. The boy hangs his head," What is your name?" he asks, now oblivious to what l just said. l roll my eyes and start to walk away. The boy apparently uses chakra to transport himself right infront of me, cause when l turn around, he's right infront of me," l'm a ninja." he says, proudly. l pull out a kunai and poke it at his chest," Me too." l say coldly," Namike Meishirii. That's my name." he says getting frustrated," Cute." l say sarcastically. l push the boy over and run away before he can catch up to me. l finally catch up to the group," What an idiot." l say, sounding extremely random," Hn?" Sasuke asks casually," She means herself." Temari snaps, trying to sound like those cheerleaders from those movies, l pressume," Hey, l believe he asked for my negativity, not yours." l snap, the words coming out of my mouth before l can think," Some guy stops me on the street and asks me if l'm okay. Whenever l try to shake him off, he comes back. l had to push him away and run to keep him from following me. Creepy." Sasuke rolls his eyes at me and avods my eye contact. He gets as far away from me as possible," What's up with him?" I whisper to Naruto.


    Chapter 3

    l think he's mad-" Naruto starts, but he isn't allowed to finish," Naruto you dunce! No duh he's mad. Even lno could realize that. She wants to know why. And l actually happen to know why." Shikamaru speaks out, making sure that Sasuke can't hear," Why?" l ask nosely," Well, he says something about you being all over every single guy you see, and-" Shikamaru starts, sounding bored out of his mind believe it or not," So that's it, Sasuke?" l say, sounding, actually, not as cold as l intended," Hn?" he asks, sounding very aware of what l was saying. No wonder he didn't have second thoughts about pushing me. He wanted to! Sasuke is turning out to be a looser as well," You are. l can't believe l thought we could ever be friends!" he screeches in my face," Wow, coming from Sasuke that really hurt." l say sarcastically," Not as much as this!" he catches me offguard and slaps me across the face. Right after l feel the sting of his hand on my face, l punch him in the chest. He coughs up a little blood. Kakashi stands with a notepad, writing all of this down. What?! Sasuke looks at me with evil daggers. l shrug my shoulders. He takes out a kunai and is about to come at me with it, but l stop him with my hand. l then give him a questioning look. All l get is more daggers. l was pretty sure he was mad at me now. Kakashi gives us a questioning look, and l fight off the urge to punch him, too. Naruto. Shikamaru. Was the number of people l could trust decreasing at a fast pace? l could trust them. And Lady Tsunade. But she won't always be there to help me when l'm on a mission. The rest of the way to the place we'd be staying was a mixture of evil daggers and cold, dirty looks. This is turning out to be a drag. Oh, no! Everyone has to share a room with one other person. l am the last person to pick," l'll share with Sasuke." says Naruto, winking at me. Eh? Well, whatever," l suppose l'll share with Neji." says Temari quickly, as if someone would want to share with him," Are you serious?" l whisper, so no one could hear me. Shikamaru glances at me. l nod, feeling very unlucky. l had nothing against the boy, but l don't share bedrooms with guys that l'm not, like, with. A frown accidentally escapes my face. Temari laughs, but stops as soon as she sees my fist. lt was pretty late, which means we have to share a room," Hey, no one will share a room with me?" Kakashi asks, sounding a bit sad," Deal!!!" l yell. Everyone in the room actually seemed to understand. He was the oldest guy there, which means that he won't be immature, he was an adult, so you don't have to expect anything perverted from him(only his books), and most importantly, he won't kill me out of anger. He even understood. Everyone went to their rooms, and l went outside of the building. l walked a ways out, and sat at the edge of small lake. The moonlight now shone on the water, giving it a glittering effect. l felt a hand on my shoulder. Kakashi?! l continued to look forward, hoping that he didn't notice my shocked reaction," Your'e very easy to read." he says, my face turning red with embarrasement and a little dissapointment," ls it true?" l ask, not giving any clue to what l'm talking about," Hm?" he asks, obviously spaced out, his hand still on my shoulder," What he said. Sasuke. ls it true?" l ask, no emotion in my voice whatsoever," l don't imagine so. Why would you believe what Sasuke says?" Kakashi asks, shocked that l would really believe Sasuke," l don't...." my voice pathetically trailing off into a nothing," And also, you just let the people here say whatever they want about you. Stare you down. You don't care?" he asks, extremely curious for my answer," Yeah.... l guess so..... kind of.... no, not really, l hate it." l finally admit to a laughing Kakashi," Don't listen to them, or Sasuke, Neji, Temari, whatever. Do you think theyr'e smart, especially Sasuke, trying to pick a fight with you. l was even suprised at you. You were pretty harsh to him with that punch." l laugh very faintly; l get up and start to walk back to our building. Since when was Kakashi- sensei so nice? Last time l saw him, he wasn't too happy to see me. Maybe he feels bad about that now that most of my friends are not true. Now was the first time l have ever admitted it, my life is truly a lonely mess. l want to be dead. Huh.... Well whatever, we got to our room," Hey, l'll sleep on the floor, deal?" l said. l waved him off before he got the chance to reject. He got in bed and quickly fell asleep. So alone, l felt so alone. l lay on the floor. About an hour later l finally fall asleep. So lonely... l woke up before Kakashi- sensei. l walked to the room which l guessed to be the kitchen," Hey, Sakura. Your hair's a mess. Better fix it before Kakashi sees." Sasuke taunts, a grim smile on his face. l sit down next to him. l lightly kiss him on the cheek. ln his confused state now, he can't make fun of me. He sits there, a very odd look on his face. Kakshi- sensei walks into the room," What's this talk about me?" he smiles, well aware of what just went down. l glare at him, and he turns away, avoiding my gaze.

    Chapter 3
    Later that day after everyone woke up, we went on a search for the man that we were to escort back to Konoha. l went to look on my own. That Meishirii boy, unfortunately, found me once again," Hey, l know you! And l found out your name! Sakura!" Meishirii-kun said. l rolled my eyes," Sorry, l gotta get going-" l lied," No l don't think that will work for me." Meishirii-kun said. ls this boy really that determined? Freak," What do you want?" l ask impatiently," l have a friend that is to be escorted to Konoha. Do you think you could help?" l was shaking off this guy, and he wanted to help me with my mission. How cold," Yeah, l can. l'm on a mission, and that's my mission." l say, feeling superior over him," Great!" he grabs me by the hand and pulls me half way across town. l knew that if Sasuke saw, he would be even more mad. l hide my face incase someone l know is coming through here. He finally stops infront of a small house. He lets go of my hand and motions for me to come in. A man probably two or three years older than me was sitting down on a chair," Kametaki- senpai, l have found one of them." Namike says with utmost respect," Good job. Bring them- aaaahhh!" he squealed at the sight of me. l bowed respectively, hoping to not be shooed away. The man motioned for me to come over," Will you escort me back to Konoha and promise not to kill me?" he asks, a smirk starting to creep onto his face," Fine..." l say, fighting the urge to punch him in the chest. Then l leave and he follows me out. l walk him to the place where we were staying. He follows me in the building. l was greeted by Naruto," Hey Sakura! How's it goin?" he happily asks, well he really yells," Good. l found the man that we were supposed to escort to Konoha!" l yell the last part matching his volume. The rest of the group comes in," This is exactly what l mean, Sakura..." he thought the man that was in here was some guy l found on the street," Actually, you better thank me. This is the guy that we are supposed to escort back to Konoha." l say, arrogantly," Excuse me, sir. But can l have your name?" Kakashi asks, sounding much more adult than he usually does" Yotoshiro Kametaki." he answers. Kakashi nids at us, indicating that we found the right guy. Sasuke walks outside, and l follow him. Hoping to have a calm talk. Man, was l out of it. As soon as Sasuke saw me, he started to run. l run, too, knowing that he can't outrun me. He finally stops, after being on the brimk of exhaustion," Why are you beimg like this?" l ask, sounding hurt," Because, you'll leave us, l know you will." he says, angry as ever," What makes you think that?" l ask, having no clue as to what he's saying," Orochimaru offered you power, right? Well, you know you want power, and as soon as you realize you can't get any stronger in Konoha, you'll leave...." he says, about to cry, but holding it in," No l won't Sas-", " Yes you will, don't lie to me!!!" he screams in my face," l'm not...." was all l could say, l was in pure disbelief. This needs to end. From now on, l will not fall for anyone. l slap him across the face and start to walk away. Then it dawns on him, l was telling that creep the truth. l walk back in the building, deciding to not go back outside," Tomorrow morning, we leave for Konohagakure. For the rest of tonight, we'll train." says Kakashi. l start to smile, but then," Sakura, you can train with me first, okay?" says, you guessed it, Kakashi. l nod unwillingly, and he definately notices," Hey, what's a little challenge?" he asks playfully," A living h-" l was cut off," Okay, let's get going, Yotoshiro- san can come along, too." smiles Kakashi. l frown. We walk into a forest that looks very similar to the one that we train in. l stand on an oddly large tree branch. Kakashi on the other side, he reaches to unleash his sharingan eye," Not so fast!" l yell loudly. l quickly make some handsigns. lt got really foggy, so even if he did use the sharingan, it wouldn't do him any good. l could barely see him, but then he was gone. l felt a warm breath on my neck. l focused all my chakra into my hand and tried to hit Kakashi with it. He managed to dodge, but when he came at me with the same tecnique, l got hit square in the stomach. This is the time when most people would admit defeat, but l ust don't know when to quit. l slowly get up. He smiles under his mask. He makes some handsigns, and a ball of chakra is instantly in his hand. l copy his handsigns the best l can, knowing my chakra should be much more powerful than his. To my relief, there is a ball of chakra in my hand as well. Kakashi starts to run at me, and he tries to am it at me. l dodge, to his confusion, and l jammed my own into his. Of course, he falls over. l wait a few minutes, and he hasn't moved. l slowly walk over to him. On the bright side, he isn't dead. Blood. Everywhere. He was barely concious. Now l had to make sure he stayed concious, and also make sure that no one else found out about this," O-oh my gosh! A-are you okay?!" l ask him, nervous as heck. He doesn't answer, cause we both know he isn't. l start to breath harder than he is," l-l'm f-f-f-fine, Sakura." he lies, weakly," Man, you better not die on me. Your'e the strongest person l've ever fought." l say jokingly. He laughs, but not very loud. l realize that l need to get help fast. Okay let's see. He is only about three inches taller than me, okay! l'm gonna have to carry him to the nearest hospital. l quickly get him on my back. He ways about ten times as much as me, but l ignore the fact that l want to ditch him and get a back massage. l come across a hospital, though l doubt they will listen to me. The person at the front desk looked famliar. The boy l almost killed! Oh no," How may l- what did you do to that man?!" he screams," Sh-she didn't do anything to me. l did this on my own, and she found me on the ground." Kakashi lied for me, and smiled weakly at me. l feel hot tears in my eyes that l force back. The boy nods, buying the story. Thirty minutes later, Kakashi- sensei came out of the hospital. l had been training with Naruto. l told Naruto what happened, and he agreed to tell no one. When Kakashi walked over to me, he said," You owe me, Sakura.", " What?!!! l caried you all the way there

    Chapter 4


    Later that day after everyone woke up, we went on a search for the man that we were to escort back to Konoha. l went to look on my own. That Meishirii boy, unfortunately, found me once again," Hey, l know you! And l found out your name! Sakura!" Meishirii-kun said. l rolled my eyes," Sorry, l gotta get going-" l lied," No l don't think that will work for me." Meishirii-kun said. ls this boy really that determined? Freak," What do you want?" l ask impatiently," l have a friend that is to be escorted to Konoha. Do you think you could help?" l was shaking off this guy, and he wanted to help me with my mission. How cold," Yeah, l can. l'm on a mission, and that's my mission." l say, feeling superior over him," Great!" he grabs me by the hand and pulls me half way across town. l knew that if Sasuke saw, he would be even more mad. l hide my face incase someone l know is coming through here. He finally stops infront of a small house. He lets go of my hand and motions for me to come in. A man probably two or three years older than me was sitting down on a chair," Kametaki- senpai, l have found one of them." Namike says with utmost respect," Good job. Bring them- aaaahhh!" he squealed at the sight of me. l bowed respectively, hoping to not be shooed away. The man motioned for me to come over," Will you escort me back to Konoha and promise not to kill me?" he asks, a smirk starting to creep onto his face," Fine..." l say, fighting the urge to punch him in the chest. Then l leave and he follows me out. l walk him to the place where we were staying. He follows me in the building. l was greeted by Naruto," Hey Sakura! How's it goin?" he happily asks, well he really yells," Good. l found the man that we were supposed to escort to Konoha!" l yell the last part matching his volume. The rest of the group comes in," This is exactly what l mean, Sakura..." he thought the man that was in here was some guy l found on the street," Actually, you better thank me. This is the guy that we are supposed to escort back to Konoha." l say, arrogantly," Excuse me, sir. But can l have your name?" Kakashi asks, sounding much more adult than he usually does" Yotoshiro Kametaki." he answers. Kakashi nids at us, indicating that we found the right guy. Sasuke walks outside, and l follow him. Hoping to have a calm talk. Man, was l out of it. As soon as Sasuke saw me, he started to run. l run, too, knowing that he can't outrun me. He finally stops, after being on the brimk of exhaustion," Why are you beimg like this?" l ask, sounding hurt," Because, you'll leave us, l know you will." he says, angry as ever," What makes you think that?" l ask, having no clue as to what he's saying," Orochimaru offered you power, right? Well, you know you want power, and as soon as you realize you can't get any stronger in Konoha, you'll leave...." he says, about to cry, but holding it in," No l won't Sas-", " Yes you will, don't lie to me!!!" he screams in my face," l'm not...." was all l could say, l was in pure disbelief. This needs to end. From now on, l will not fall for anyone. l slap him across the face and start to walk away. Then it dawns on him, l was telling that creep the truth. l walk back in the building, deciding to not go back outside," Tomorrow morning, we leave for Konohagakure. For the rest of tonight, we'll train." says Kakashi. l start to smile, but then," Sakura, you can train with me first, okay?" says, you guessed it, Kakashi. l nod unwillingly, and he definately notices," Hey, what's a little challenge?" he asks playfully," A living h-" l was cut off," Okay, let's get going, Yotoshiro- san can come along, too." smiles Kakashi. l frown. We walk into a forest that looks very similar to the one that we train in. l stand on an oddly large tree branch. Kakashi on the other side, he reaches to unleash his sharingan eye," Not so fast!" l yell loudly. l quickly make some handsigns. lt got really foggy, so even if he did use the sharingan, it wouldn't do him any good. l could barely see him, but then he was gone. l felt a warm breath on my neck. l focused all my chakra into my hand and tried to hit Kakashi with it. He managed to dodge, but when he came at me with the same tecnique, l got hit square in the stomach. This is the time when most people would admit defeat, but l ust don't know when to quit. l slowly get up. He smiles under his mask. He makes some handsigns, and a ball of chakra is instantly in his hand. l copy his handsigns the best l can, knowing my chakra should be much more powerful than his. To my relief, there is a ball of chakra in my hand as well. Kakashi starts to run at me, and he tries to am it at me. l dodge, to his confusion, and l jammed my own into his. Of course, he falls over. l wait a few minutes, and he hasn't moved. l slowly walk over to him. On the bright side, he isn't dead. Blood. Everywhere. He was barely concious. Now l had to make sure he stayed concious, and also make sure that no one else found out about this," O-oh my gosh! A-are you okay?!" l ask him, nervous as heck. He doesn't answer, cause we both know he isn't. l start to breath harder than he is," l-l'm f-f-f-fine, Sakura." he lies, weakly," Man, you better not die on me. Your'e the strongest person l've ever fought." l say jokingly. He laughs, but not very loud. l realize that l need to get help fast. Okay let's see. He is only about three inches taller than me, okay! l'm gonna have to carry him to the nearest hospital. l quickly get him on my back. He ways about ten times as much as me, but l ignore the fact that l want to ditch him and get a back massage. l come across a hospital, though l doubt they will listen to me. The person at the front desk looked famliar. The boy l almost killed! Oh no," How may l- what did you do to that man?!" he screams," Sh-she didn't do anything to me. l did this on my own, and she found me on the ground." Kakashi lied for me, and smiled weakly at me. l feel hot tears in my eyes that l force back. The boy nods, buying the story. Thirty minutes later, Kakashi- sensei came out of the hospital. l had been training with Naruto. l told Naruto what happened, and he agreed to tell no one. When Kakashi walked over to me, he said," You owe me, Sakura.", " What?!!! l caried you all the way there

    Chapter 5 finally


    After that whole problem, it was my turn to fight Sasuke. l knew Sasuke would not go easy on me, and would probably kill me if he had the chance. l had to be careful. Okay, so the battle starts out easy right? WRONG!!!! Sasuke throws some kunai before even mentioning the battle started. l back up, obviously not ready to fight. As l back up, l notice cold hands on my shoulders, and he threw me into the ground. Now, l'm ready. Sasuke tries to attack me while l'm down, but l move out of the way and make some handsigns. l stand up and run at Sasuke. But right before l use my jutsu, he grabs me and pulls me behind a tree trunk. He slumps to the ground with me still in his arms," Listen." he whispers, turning red from the awkward moment," Well, stop messing with her, and just grab her, is that so...." the voice trailed off. l had a knowing, sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. That was Orochimaru, talking to someone about capturing me," What are they talking about?" Sasuke asks, accusingly," lt's not my fault. And also, shut up." l whisper. Orochimaru turns around, but then turns back to whoever he was talking to," l will do my very best, Orochimaru- dono." a vaguelly familiar voice said. l couldn't see the person's face, it was hidden by a mask. The two people disappeared in a puff of black smoke. Both me and Sasuke sighed in relief. l noticed that his arms were still tightly around my body. l struggled a little, and he immediately let me go. l blushed while he smirked. What in the heck was going on? Sasuke disappeared; l turned around, and he was disappointed to see that l could figure him out. l guess Sasuke is as easy to read as me. l punch him in the face, and he goes down. Unfortunately, he doesn't get up either. Well instead of staying silent, he yells," Sakura!!!! Help me!!!!" he seemed to be telling the truth. Yeah he seemed to be telling the truth. l walked over to him cautiously, and right after l noticed he was totally fine, he pulled me ontop of him. l blushed as he brought my face closer to his," l thought you were mad at me..." l say confusedly," You were telling the truth, weren't you? You aren't going to leave us, me. Are you Sakura?" l gently nodded at his question right before being pulled into a deep kiss... This boy has issues beyond belief. He gets mad because he thinks l'm going to leave, he starts beating me up, makes up a lie as an excuse to be unhappy, and in the end it takes him this long to figure out that l'm not going to leave," So, does this mean that wer'e together?" he asks seductively," No." l say coldly," What?! What do you mean 'no'?" ," l mean no as in l am not going to be yours." l say dryly, angering him," Fine then, let's train!" he yells, the anger showing in his voice. l nod, knowing that anger makesm your fighting skills more than terrible. He uses his sharingan, and he runs at me and makes some handsigns. When he gets close enough to me to use whatever, l punch him in the face, and he falls to the ground. He doesn't get back up for real. l was a little worried at first, and then l was very worried when l saw what had happened to him. He was in the ground, a dent where he landed after l punched him. Blood, blood, blood. Apparently my punches are a ot more powerful than what gave them credit for. Sasuke is still alive, barely. l rush to his aid. l'm not good at any healing jutsus that Tsunade taught me, just dangerous jutsus. l have zero talent as a healing ninja," S-sasuke, did l do this to you?" l ask, frightened by my power. He nods wearily. l feel a surge of panic rush over me as l watch Sasuke breathe in pain," l could get you to a hospital." l offer as he slowly nods. l put him on my back the way l did with Kakashi. l was running to the hospital when an unfortunate event occured, l ran into someone not worth knowing......