Bundyangel: -sighs dramatically-

Well here we are people. The end. The final chapter of The Ancient Curse of Love Part I of III. –Wipes a tear- you all don't even know how happy, sad, stressed, and just plain depressed this story has made me. I try to write with my emotions. I try to place myself, and you the reader, in the position and perspective to receive the most impact and emotion. I truly hope I achieved that. –Sniffs- well enough of my blubbering time for my fantasmic wonderific reviewers that are yourselves. I will however have a big question for you all at the end of it.

seguha

Sakura-hime9

Yimi Makuya

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Mrs Weasel-Fan

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Thank you all sooo, sooo, soooooooooo much. I can't thank you enough.

I would like to dedicate this chapter to SCREAM-jessamv Because she figured out my whole plotline in like chapter 6, and I would like to dedicate this Part overall to seguha because even if it was just a smilie she sent me a review for every single chapter. So awesome props to her. Thank you both so much.

Okay since this chapter has been so hard to get out, I've taken to (like many artists), listening to music. Maybe it'll get your mood right if you listen to them while reading it?

Simple and clean By Utada Hikaru, AM to Pm By Cristina Milian, Teardrops on my Guitar by Taylor Swift, Potential Breakup song by Aly and AJ, Slipped Away by Avril Lavigne, Cancer by My Chemical Romance, Thnks Fr th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy, Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance, One Girl Revolution by Saving Jane, Hit me with your best shot by Pat Benatar, Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki, and Without you by Ian Vahn Dahl

Yeah I know I listen to a lot of Different Music. Deal.

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Disclaimer:

Me: -sighs- final chapter. –Starts crying and curls up in corner- someone just do it already! UWAAAAAAH!

Cari: Forget the Canon characters! This job requires and OC! –Heroic pose-

Me: -sniffs and blinks- Really Cari? You'll finish off part I for me?

Cari: Of course dearest! I am you after all!

Me: Thank you.

Cari: No problem! –Ahem- Bundyangel does NOT own Naruto the series, character or anything of any relation to it. She claims nothing but her fanfiction she writes, the fanart she draws and Me! Cari Oonishi! Her original character!

Me: Thank you dearest. –Hugs Cari-

Cari: Of course. –Hugs back-

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"Baaaka"- regular speech

'Baaaka'-thoughts, flashbacks, and italics

Baaaka-Inner Sakura's world

'Baaaka!'- Inner self's

The Ancient Curse of Love PART I OF III

Part 1 - Running from the pain

Chapter 12: Running far away from here.

By Bundyangel

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Sakura remembered the first time she saw Neji use the Byakugan

Sakura remembered the day Sasuke left.

Sakura remembered the day Shikamaru became a Jounin.

Sakura remembered when she first saw Naruto and Hinata on a date.

Naruto… Hinata…

Sakura walked down the road, rather tired after a full shift at the hospital and training with Shizune before that. Sakura pumped what little remaining chakra she had in her body to her brain in an attempt to keep it awake as well as the rest of her body.

Sakura looked up as she heard a well known yet rarely heard quiet feminine laughter.

Peeling her eyes open she looked through her lashes to see the back of the Hyuuga Heiress and her favorite Ramen lover.

Her eyes widened and she shook her head, before taking a step back and looking again.

No… Her eyes weren't deceiving her she was indeed looking at the Konoha loudmouth and female Hyuuga sitting at their favorite ramen stand, eating ramen and… Holding Hands.

Sakura smiled and grew still when Hinata looked over her shoulder at her. Sakura smiled and gave a small wave. Hinata smiled back lightly before turning back to her ramen, and the boy at her side managing to talk a mile a minute as well as eat numerous bowls of Ramen.

Sakura mentally approved before turning back and returning on her way home,

'They will be happy… I wonder who asked who out?'

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Sakura slowly opened her eyelids, never realizing till that moment how heavy they were. For that matter she never realized how heavy her whole body felt. Clawing her way out of her sleep and into the real world she opened her eyes fully to look at a familiar white ceiling and a annoyingly familiar beep.

As much as she loved this place, she hated it just as fierce.

She loved walking around and helping or watching people heal and improve. She hated being the person healing in the bed.

Sakura attempted to sit up and managed about half a foot before she felt restraints on her arms, and she could go no further. Flopping back down on the bed, she languidly turned her head and stared in grotesque humor at the dark brown leather restraints around he wrists and elbows. Testing her body she felt those same restraints on her ankles and across her thighs.

Someone wanted her to become a masochist.

Wondering why she had almost no chakra, Sakura looked around, finally noticing that the other bed in the room was occupied. Sitting up the half foot again and stretching her neck out, she saw dark purple hair and a pale complexion, with quite a few bruises.

Her now green/yellow eyes widened and a cold sweat beaded her brow.

That was Hinata in that bed.

Sakura herself was strapped down in a hospital bed.

Hinata was hurt.

Sakura had thrown her into a cement wall.

She had hurt Hinata.

She had hurt kindhearted gentle natured Hinata.

"Oh God!" Sakura sat up again and tried to pull free of the restraints.

Sakura struggled wildly, the fear and revulsion of her actions, making her struggles frantic. Sakura wasn't even thinking rationally anymore. All she knew was that she had to get away.

She had to get away now.

She needed to be far away from Hinata, from anyone. How could they put Hinata in the same room as her? The girl would probably go into hysterics upon the sight of her.

Neji would never speak to her again.

Hinata's father would demand her to be killed for attempting to murder his clan's heir.

Naruto would shun her for attempting to kill his girlfriend.

Kiba and Shino would have hostility to her for trying to kill their teammate.

Ino would look at her with disgust because she was Kiba's girlfriend and wouldn't want to disagree with him.

Her teammates would follow. Shikamaru would ignore her, and Chouji would look at her with fear or repulsion even if he was too kindhearted to say anything.

Sakura felt tears coursing down her cheeks, as she pulled frantically at her arms. Her distressed noises becoming upset cries, and then open pleas,

"Let me out! I have to get away! Someone get these off. I can't stay here! Not with her. Please! Someone?! Anyone! Please just set me free!" Sakura choked on a sob and the monitors started going insane as her vitals sped up to an unhealthy pace.

The female Hyuuga heiress soon woke to the sounds and cries. Her special eyes taking in Sakura and then quickly filling with tears, as what Sakura was crying started to comprehend.

Sakura was scared for Hinata. Sakura was scared of herself. She was scared she would hurt her again. She was scared she would lose control again,

"Sakura… Please stop." Sakura sobbed,

"I can't! I can't stay here. I can't be around you. I'll lose control again. I'll hurt you again! I can't be here with you. I can't stay, I… I just can't!"

"Sakura Please! You're scaring me…" Sakura whipped her head around to stare at Hinata,

"I should! Look at me! I'm a cursed human. I can't even control myself! I could kill you and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it! I could hurt someone and have no explanation to why I did it! I should scare you! I should frighten everyone! Look at me! I'm tied down at the mere thought that I could come undone again! Who knows if the next time I will even be able to come back!" Hinata was openly crying now staring at Sakura as she stared back,

"Then… What will you do?"

"I… I don't know. I just have to go… away. I have to be sealed or locked away somewhere where I can't ever hurt anyone ever again." Hinata shook her head,

"That wont solve anything, Sakura-san. You are just being irrational now. I understand that you were not yourself and-… "

"Don't you see?! This is me now! I will never be able to remove this mark. I can revert to that… that thing at any time." Hinata furrowed her eyebrows and looked thoughtful for a moment.

"Sakura… If I take off your… restraints. Will you calm down and think clearer?" Sakura stared at Hinata as she moved from her bed,

"I… I don't know. But I can't be free around you! I could hurt you!" Hinata smiled lightly,

"I'll only undo your wrists then, so you can at least be more comfortable." Sakura bit her lip but then nodded.

Hinata was careful and undid Sakura's arm restraints before backing up and sitting on her own bed,

"Any better?" Sakura nodded mutely as she sat up and wrapped her arms around herself.

Hinata curled her legs up to her chest and rested the side of her head on her knees as she mutely watched Sakura's internal misgivings. There was a shift behind her and Hinata gasped lightly to the quick pressure on a point at the back of her neck, she knew would render her unconscious.

Sakura's head shot up at Hinata's light gasp and she saw her being shifted into a sleeping position by the most unlikely of characters,

"Sasuke? What on earth are you doing here…?" The Uchiha looked up sharply before ignoring the question completely.

Sakura was confused and made an impatient noise,

"Sasuke!" He was next to her in a second with a glare,

"Do you want me discovered?" Sakura gave him a flat look and he made a 'tch' noise before continuing.

"I'm here to tell you that I've been ordered back to sound. Orochimaru seems convinced that since I've been here so long, I don't want to go back." Sasuke cut across her when Sakura attempted to speak,

"I'll be waiting at Sound should you choose to joining me. If not… the next time I see you, I'll kill you." Before Sakura could blink she was forced back on the bed and her hands were re-strapped down, he smirked down at her,

"Until when." He disappeared in a flash and Sakura blinked in confusion,

'What did he mean by 'Until when'?'

'How the hell should I know?'

'I didn't expect you to know Inner.'

'Then WHY the Hell did you ask?!'

'What's got you so riled up?'

'Oh I dunno… Maybe the fact I couldn't talk to you for HOURS while you let the stupid fucking seal take so complete total control of you to the point where killing didn't even register as an act in your mind!'

'Oh.'

'YEAH FUCKING 'Oh.'!!!!'

'I'm so sorry Inner… I thought Naruto was dead and the attack and… I just lost it.'

'YEAH YOU DID!'

'I'm Sorry Inner! Okay?!'

'Me too.'

Sakura sighed and let her mind slip into silence as she felt her exhaustion take over and pull her under once again.

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The silver bespectacled man smiled and pushed his glasses up his nose,

"So, You do believe she will come to us?" The brooding male ignored the other for a moment,

"I think she will come out of fear. I do not want that." The traitor Uchiha looked off to the right at the village of Konoha and the red sunset. The other chuckled,

"Well It really doesn't matter what you want as long as Sakura-chan comes to sound as Orochimaru-sama wants." The silver-haired man smiled at the kunai suddenly at his neck,

"It is always about what I want. And do not call her that. You have not the right."

"My apologies Sasuke-san. What do you wish me to address her as? Wench? Medic? Uchiha whore?" The kunai slid silently across his neck and a fist smashed into his face, as did a knee to his gut.

The male medic to the snake Sannin, quickly healed his injuries without an effort and picked himself up,

"You have a way to go on controlling your emotions Sasuke-san." Sasuke glared at him,

"Leave." Kabuto did a mock bow,

"But of course Sasuke-san, what the Uchiha dictates happens." The medic was gone before the kunai made contact with the bark behind him.

Sasuke retrieved his kunai and pocketed before turning and looking in the hospital window at the sleeping restrained kunoichi before jumping away following the path out Kabuto had made.

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Sakura couldn't stay here.

She knew that.

They however, hadn't even untied her in almost a week. It was plain to her that until they found a way to control her or remove the seal they were not going to set her free.

The only other place to go was Sound. And every day and night she lay strapped to the hospitals bed was another day that the window the offer gave to her grew smaller and smaller.

They had Hinata moved to another room so now she was by herself.

Sakura had discussed her options over and over again with Inner Sakura to the point where her mind was finally strait.

'So. We've got 3 days left. Do we take it or not? If we do, we have to break out of this hospital tonight.'

'Do you honestly think we could do it?'

'Hells yeah.'

'Alright then. Inner?'

'Hmm?'

'I'm going to need the seal's help to get out of this one. Do you think you could… I dunno… bargain with it, so it doesn't take complete control and listens to me at least for a little while?'

'Damnit Outer! You know I hate that thing with a burning passion!'

'I know, but we will need it.'

'UGH. FINE.' Sakura saw and felt her inner self stomp over to the seal and poke it lightly. She restrained the gasp as she felt it rouse slightly.

Inside Sakura's mind the seal became the form of one iridescent white snake with purple eyes,

'Do you need ssssomething, inner entity?' Its tongue flicked at her aggravatingly and Inner Sakura huffed.

'Outer and I are planning. If we do in fact leave for the Hidden Sound Village, we will need your help.'

'Obvioussssly.'

'Shut up snake. Now we need a promise from you.'

'What exactly?'

'That when you start to take over Outer, you do not dominate completely like last time, and you allow Outer to remain in control of her body.' The snake contemplated quietly,

'I will allow thissss. But only thissss time. After thissss I sssshall make no more promissssessss.'

'Thank you. There is one more thing though… Do you think you could clear my chakra network of the chakra depletion formula they have been pumping into me?'

'It will be painful but I do believe sssso, yessss.'

'Once again, thank you.' The snake nodded before disappearing back into the lightly glowing pile in Sakura's mind.

Sakura braced herself and clenched her jaw as it felt as suddenly there was fire pouring through her veins as well as several small sharp pointy objects. Sakura broke out in a cold sweat and she struggled not to cry out. After a few minutes it stopped and Sakura gasped lightly in relief finally feeling all her controllable chakra.

Grabbing firmly a hold of it she pumped to her arms and ripped free of the restraints, removing them from her wrists and undoing her ankles.

Quickly looking around her Sakura eyed anything of use in her journey out of Konoha. Grabbing up two packs of senbon needles as well as a couple scalpels, she wrapped them in a strip of cloth torn from the bed sheet before dropping it in the pillowcase from one of the other beds in the room.

Sakura also grabbed a first aid kit, along with two water bottles left on the counter by a previous nurse and tossed them too into the pillowcase. Sakura also stuffed in the remaining torn sheet before making a perfect bunshin to climb into the bed.

Sakura used her chakra to reattach the ripped off arm restraints and with an apologetic look to the bunshin crept to the window, and with a brief chakra scan, jumped out of it.

Landing lightly she cast a genjutsu over herself and made her way to her apartment. Entering quickly and quietly, Sakura dumped the contents form the pillowcase into a backpack and stuffed into it an extra pair of clothes, a pack of kunai, some medicine, and her extra headband.

Swiftly Sakura changed out of the hospital garb into a black version of her normal red outfit. Sakura pulled out her gloves and pulled them on before pulling on her boots. Swinging the back on her back, Sakura bid a silent farewell to her loved apartment.

As soon as she exited the building Sakura made her chakra scalpels and concentrating her chakra ran for the Konoha gates as a blur. Pushing herself faster and faster.

Sakura saw the gates coming up swarming with Konoha shinobi,

'This is gonna get ugly.'

'No duh.'

'Sssstupid Inner entity.'

'NO ONE ASKED YOU SEAL THING!'

'Shut up both of you, we need to concentrate.'

Sakura crouched low as she sped forward, holding out her palms as she passed by shinobi, cutting the tendons in the back of their legs, making them immobile. They cried out in surprise and light pain, alerting all shinobi in a small radius of Sakura's whereabouts.

For the next fifteen minutes Sakura spent solely only getting through the Konoha gates and immobilizing as many shinobi as possible that got in her way, not wanting to kill them, but also not wanting to give them the chance to come after her again.

Sakura spun to avoid an attack and saw many more shinobi on their way to investigate the ruckus at the gates,

'Get out of there now!'

Sakura made a bunch of shadow clones and jumped away from the battle Finally breaching out of the gates and running for dear life.

She knew she had to get to Sound before she was caught, even if she only had a vague idea where it was. She could only hope that Orochimaru informed his scouts of her possible arrival. She really wasn't in the mood to fight Sound Shinobi.

There was a poof in front of her and Sakura skidded to a stop in the Konoha forest as she was now eye to eye with her own sensei,

Hatake Kakashi.

Sakura growled lowly,

"Move Kakashi."

"Where do you think to go?"

"Sound."

"Oh, I see to go after Sasuke."

"I was invited, actually."

"I can't let you go there."

"I wasn't looking for your permission."

"Mmmmmm. I see."

Kakashi had thrown a kunai forward in a heartbeat and was not surprised when it turned into a log.

Looking around he found himself caught in a genjutsu and Sakura's chakra signature rapidly moving away.

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Sakura ran. And ran. Until she felt she would pass out and never wake up again. She had had several more encounters like the one with Kakashi, but she did not see him again, though she did catch a glimpse of Pakkun at one point.

Sakura felt she was close but was bordering on blacking out.

'Seal… I think I need you now…'

'I am impressssssssed. I did not expect you to get thissss far.'

'JUST DO YOUR JOB STUPID SEAL!'

'Hm.'

Sakura felt the familiar burning and stinging as the seal activated and spread across her skin, her eyes slipping to the growingly familiar black and golden. Sakura could feel the marks covering her arms and upper torso, as well as see them in the many rips in her clothes.

There was a burst of energy as well as chakra and she sprang forward, faster then ever.

The location of Sound turned to be farther then she expected. It had been almost another hour running through pitch darkness and no sound of the village. She wondered lightly if maybe she was going in the complete wrong direction. Almost taking her by surprise. Sakura saw the sound scouts as she whizzed past them. Their appearance a dim blur, but Sakura knew who they were immediately,

'I apologize. But I fear without completely taking control thissss issss assss far assss I can ssssupply you. But you have recovered some of your own chakra.'

'Thank you anyway, I think I'll do fine from here.'

'DAMN RIGHT WE WILL!'

The marks didn't remove from her skin but Sakura felt the seals withdrawal from her mind, Gathering her normal chakra she pushed forward, intent on making it to sound even if she had to army crawl into the gates.

Soon a large building came into view as well as a smaller village. Sakura panted heavily as sweat dripped from her face,

'Hurry Outer, We don't have much left in us.'

'I know…'

Sakura entered the village without a problem; obviously the shinobi had been told that she might arrive. Feeling her fatigue creeping up on her, Sakura pushed harder then ever as she twisted and turned through the village, looking for Sasuke or even someone she knew remotely.

As she neared the largest stone structure she felt the last wisps of chakra disappear, leaving her on pure endurance and adrenaline.

Sakura saw her vision growing hazy as she drew closer and closer to the large stone structure.

Everything was a blur but she managed to make out a small group of people crossing the road in front of her. Sakura's run slowed to a jog and then a fast walking stumble as she neared them. A echoing voice entered her ears,

"AAAh Sakura-san, how lovely for you to join us!' Sakura blinked her eyes rapidly and shook her head,

"O-orochimaru?"

"Why yes Sakura-san?" Sakura coughed lightly and pushed herself to her full height and her eyes cleared for a moment allowing her to see Orochimaru along with Kabuto, Sasuke, and a handful of other sound shinobi.

"I-… I a-accept your offer." Sakura felt her eyes roll backward as she fell forward, her legs collapsing first hitting the dirt and her mind blanked as she approached the ground.

There was happy laughter entering her ears as she was caught in a firm grip.

'This better be fucking worth it.'

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Bundyangel: -bursts into tears again- UWWAAAH It tis ovah!!! I know I'm the queen of cliffhangers, don't complain at me.

I'm so sorry this chapter is so long but I simply needed it to be this long. I'm also sorry if things seemed rushed, but ya know what. It's my story.

Now for the big question!!!!

Should I continue the story?

I feel like sometimes people don't like or take interest in this story. So I'm not going to stress and worry about it if people don't even like it.

I tried to end this part in a place that could be the end or possibly have another part tacked on.

Please for all that is sparkly and yummy review!

It's the last chapter! Give me something here! I need it.