Chapter 1: Sakura Saves the Day!

Konohamaru was being held by Kankoro as Naruto, Sakura, Moegi, and Udon watched. Sakura could see Sasuke on a tree branch looking like he was enjoying the show.

'Stupid Bastard...' she growled in her head. Sighing, she threw a few shuriken Kankuro's way, sending him hurtling backwards into the tree behind him. Konohamaru, free from the puppet-master's grasp, scampered away to hide behind Naruto. Glancing up, Sakura caught sight of Sasuke losing his footing on the tree branch only to catch himself just before he hit the ground.

"What the fuck? You stupid bitch!" Kankuro yelled, stepping towards her. Sakura felt the sand around her feet growing restless as Kankuro's foul mouth spat out insult after insult. She calmed the agitated sand down, pushing her palms down towards the ground gently. Assured Sakura didn't need it's help, the sand circled lazily around her feet. Temari crouched to launch her fan and noticed the swirling sand. Smirking, she snapped her fan shut.

"Ha, you're dead now little girl! That sand will kill you now that you've angered it,"she proclaimed smugly, crossing her arms over her chest. Sakura only smiled, petting the sand that was now swirling around her slowly. It pushed up into her hand, welcoming the touch. Temari and Kankoro's mouths were wide open in shock, as were everyone else's.

"H-How did you...?" Temari gasped as Sakura disappeared. "Where did she go?"

Sakura flitted into focus on a tree branch above everyone. Hidden from the view of the confused ninja below, she clung to a certain crimson-haired figure. In a swirl of sand, they were both gone

TBC

5/18/11: Going through and editing some of my stories. Wow it's been so long!