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Chapter 19:

"You okay?" asked Sasuke as he let Sakura down. The rest of them showed up along with Sasuke.

"Yeah, took you guys long enough." said Sakura as she got her kunais out "Listen, he can create explosives, that's his ability."

Temari raised an eyebrow "These demons have special abilities? When did that happen?"

The demon grinned "Looks like you have more to learn little children. There are a lot more, a lot more of us with special abilities. And some are far more powerful than I. You don't know what you're messing with."

Kiba looked at Sakura "Did he just call us children? Oh he is so going to get it." Kiba clenched his knuckles and prepared to attack.

"Didn't know they can talk too." said Ino as all of them prepared to attack.

They all attacked him one by one and some at the same time. The demon was able to evade some of their attacks, yet still not all, but even so he still seemed unaffected. Their attacks couldn't create a scratch on him.

"Is that all you got?" said the demon as he wiped his mouth "Now it's my turn."

He casually stretched his arms to the direction of the ninjas and some kind of energy balls of some sort appeared in front of him that floated in thin air. Suddenly one by one the balls charged at their direction and exploded.

Kiba and Shino were able to evade the ones that came to their direction. Sasuke used his fire technique that the balls exploded before it came and hit him. Shikamaru and Chouji ran off as Shikamaru was mumbling 'troublesome.' Neji jumped up and stuck himself to the ceiling. Temari used her fan to blow it off track to avoid the balls coming in hers and Ino's way. Tenten and Sakura used the pillar as a shield.

"So what are we going to do?" asked Tenten to Sakura while the explosions continued.

Sakura showed Tenten a kunai and then nodded. Tenten understood her and nodded in response. They both disappeared in an instant. When the smoke cleared from the explosions the demon found no one in front oh him.

The demon grinned "So now we're playing hide and seek are we?" He continued walking forward.

Temari used her fan from behind which caught the demon by surprise. He was able to evade but he still got a deep cut.

"I see you're better than you seem."

"It's called using your brain, something you obviously do not have." said Sakura still hiding with the others.

This angered the demon "Oh now you're gonna get it!" he fired explosives like a machine gun. Luckily they were able to avoid them, barely, but now the pillars were destroyed, and perhaps not long now, even the ceiling.

'What should we do now?' thought Shikamaru 'Someone better unlock some useful power soon because we might not hold on any longer.'

Sakura jumped beside Ino "Ugh, he's really pissing me off. He ruined my date and now my outfit."

"If that were me, I'd be on mass hysteria." laughed Ino.

"Now's not the time for chit chat ya know." said Chouji as he avoided another explosive.

Ino tripped while jumping back, avoiding an explosion.

"Hn," grinned the demon "you're dead." he fired an explosive heading straight for Ino. Ino couldn't stand up.

"Ino!" yelled Shikamaru in worry.

"No!" yelled Sakura as she raised her hands as if trying to stop it.

When Ino opened her eyes, the explosion froze in mid air "What the?"

"What happened?" wondered the demon.

Shikamaru and Sasuke stared at Sakura. Sakura stared at her hands.

Suddenly the demon headed straight for Ino who still could not stand up.

"No don't!" yelled Sakura (who was like mad, pissed…), her hands in the same direction as the demon (like when a witch casts a spell).

Then the demon blew up into particles.

"Sakura?" Chouji was in awe, as well as the rest.

They all went back to the mansion and explained to the rest what happened.

"I see." said Kurenai.

"It seems Sakura has gained her special prowess." stated Asuma.

Ino sat down with the help of Chouji "So what is her special ability? She could stop time like what happened to the explosion?"

"No I doubt that." said Kurenai "You guys didn't stop, only the explosion."

"So what is it?" asked Neji.

"Hmm…" thought Gai "Maybe it's the power of--"

"Youth?" Tenten cut him before he could talk further "Doubt that."

"Molecular movement." said Kakashi.

Everyone had that 'Huh?' look.

"She has the ability to be able to make molecules freeze or move fast." said Kakashi.

Naruto raised an eyebrow "I still don't get it."

"When molecules freeze, things aren't able to move since everything is composed of molecules." explained Sasuke "But for example, if the molecules of water in a water balloon move really fast, what do you think happens?"

"The balloon would explode." smiled Naruto "Now I get it!"

"Took you long enough." said Kiba.

"What were you saying dog breath?" said Naruto, getting pissed.

"Nothing you could comprehenced idiot!" said Kiba.

"Comprehend. I bet Kiba and Naruto don't even know what the word means." said Kankurou "I''m tired, I think I'll retire to bed now."

After that, they all decided that they should rest for the night. Sakura was outside in the veranda and Sasuke came and stood beside her.

"Hey." said Sakura as she smiled.

"Hey." said Sasuke "Listen, I've got something to tell you."

"What is it?" asked Sakura.

"Listen Sakura, I'm sorry for all the things that I've put you through before."

Sakura looked at the garden "I've already told you, it's the past. What has been done is done."

"No." said Sasuke "I still have something that has to be done, or rather said."

Sakura looks at him "Yeah?"

"I love you Sakura." there, he finally said it. Sakura didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say next, this wasn't his area of expertise.

Sakura looked at him, crying "How could you say that to me so casually? How could you say that like everything's going to be okay?"

Sasuke could not answer, but he didn't really expect anything.

"And why do you just tell me this now?" she cried some more "Why now when I've finally moved on, when I finally told myself that you and I are never going to happen! Why?"

"Sakura…"

"Why do you keep doing this to me?"

"Sakura, I," Sasuke tried to say "I'm sorry. We can try to work this out."

"No, just stop. Please, just stop." she turned away from him "No Sasuke, not this time." she left and went up to her room. She refused to talk to anyone.

Sasuke felt so guilty. He hurt her, again. It pained him (though it did not show) to hurt her. But what can he do? He's just human after all. He can't make everything go his way even if wanted to.

Neji was with Lee in the living room. He was questioning him about the guy Tenten likes.

"Neji, if I told you once, I have told you a thousand times!" said Lee "I just can't tell you! Tenten will kill me."

"I can do that too." he said calmly.

"Sure you can." said Lee "But Tenten is extremely scary, especially when she's PMS-ing."

Neji thought "True."

"Why do you so much want to know anyway?" wondered Lee.

"That has nothing to do with you."

"Sure it does. I'm the one you're harassing for the information!" argued Lee.

Just then, Ino entered the room with Temari.

"Oh my god! Did I hear right?" said Ino.

Neji glared at them.

"The Hyuuga Neji wants to know who Tenten likes?" laughed Ino.

"What are you doing here?" glared Neji some more.

"Hey, it's a free world. And it's our house too you know." said Temari.

"Hey Neji," called Ino seductively, Neji shivered "I have the information you oh-so want."

Neji just stared at them, still glaring.

"Oh my gosh! You still don't get it do you?" laughed Ino.

"Neji, I would say you're nearly as dense as Naruto." said Temari.

"Don't compare me with that idiot."

"Well, with the way you act, I think I just should."

"What are you talking about?" asked Neji, getting angry.

"Tenten likes you!" said Ino.

Neji stared.

"Whatever, let's just leave him to figure it out for himself." said Temari. Lee, Ino and Temari then left Neji in the living room.

He surely didn't expect this. But he sure hoped so! Now how does he make Tenten tell him what she feels?

Back in Sakura's room, Tenten was consoling Sakura.

"Why not give him a chance?" suggested Tenten "It's not too late you know?"

"It's not that easy." Sakura wiped a tear "It's just that, I'm scared."

"Of course you are. Everyone is scared of having their hearts broken. But love is… it's like a cliff. You jump for the rush of free falling but you have to risk the fact that you may not survive the landing." said Tenten oh-so wisely "It's not always going to end up the way you want it to, but you have to take a risk, it's not something you can plan."

"I know but…"

"Sakura, you still like him and you can't deny that from me." said Tenten "So don't let this chance pass you by. You might just end up regretting this in the future."

Sakura was silent. What was she to do? She wished it would be easier because it pained her so much. But she still loves him no matter how much she tries to hide this.

-Somewhere unidentified…-

"So, do you know who they are?" said someone in a very deep low voice in a silhouette.

"Yes, I have a pretty much good idea who they are." said another in a much lighter voice.

"Find a way to finish them off before my return."

"Will do master." he replied "But they are getting stronger as time passes by."

"So are we."

-In the mansion, morning the next day-

The jounins gathered the chuunins in the living room for an important announcement.

"Listen you guys," Asuma began "there will be some renovations done in this mansion."

The chuunins started murmuring.

"The mansion will be turned into one big training facility. Because of that we have to transfer." said Kurenai simply.

"So you mean all the cleaning we did in this big, huge, gigantic mansion is all for nothing?" asked Ino, complainingly.

"Yeah, basically." said Kurenai without any bit of remorse.

"We'll be transferring into two different houses. One for the girls and the other for the guys." explained Kakashi.

"The houses will be nearer your school, although, the houses are a few blocks away from each other." said Gai "But don't worry oh youthful ones. Love will find its way to the heart of the other."

"Do you have any idea what he is talking about?" asked Naruto.

"Let's just leave him to his own personal solitude. We need not mingle ourselves in his world." said Shikamaru "It would be too troublesome."

By the end of the day, they were able to transfer all their stuff into the new houses.

END OF CHAPTER