Author's note: WOW… it has been a while since I last updated the story but that does not matter now. I am about to deliver one of the best fanfics EVER!!
OTOGAKURE
Survival was a simple thing. You lived because the fear of death, the fear of being forgotten, and the very nature of surviving is the preservation of life, but this was complex. It had so many twist, turns, and variants one could become very flexible in their options. Hinata looked into Naruto's scarlet eyes, and her heart choked her words. It was as if an electrical charge had rerouted her brain, where as she couldn't think about anything clearly. So many emotions had washed over her just seeing his face. She had become overtaken by them and stood quite motionless before her own goals.
Rain looked into the quizzical expression etched into the girl's face. Her eyes had filled with tears and she breathed very heavily. She knew Naruto, but Rain didn't know how, nor did he care very much. His brow was bunched together looking at the dead body of the ANBU medic. He grabbed the hilt of his sword and pointed into the blonde's face.
"I gave him a pass!"
"Rein, I can't afford to take any more risk with prisoners. He had to be put down. Don't tell me you are gonn'a start crying about it, you barely knew the guy," Naruto said behind a wide almost primal grin.
"So, should I kill off the girl too?" Rein asked pointing the tip of the blade at Hinata's face.
"No one will harm her, she's a friend of mines, but I am interested on how you came about taking her," Naruto spoke and his voice came about clear and exact. This boy in front of her eyes was her very own Naruto Uzamaki.
"She was in the forest being attacked by a few of our ANBU buddies. I took care of them before they could do any real damage though."
"She was probably headed here… and I bet she didn't come alone."
The words were nothing more than a cacophony of sound against a strong tide of emotion. The girl stood still listening to the ever present voice of her lover color flooding her face.
"Naruto?" She whispered barely audible. She had so many questions, but now didn't seem like the time for them. She edged closer to the pair tears now rolling down her face.
"I knew you were still alive," she sobbed grabbing the front of his robe. She looked into the boy's face and found his lips with her own.
For a second he was lost to the young girl's delicate touch. The last two years had brought about so many struggles and misery, the change was unfamiliar, yet his blood rushed with her embrace.
"What the hell is going on," Rein complained watching the pair in confusion. He didn't know whether to kill the girl of get them a room. Naruto didn't reply to his dismay.
Elsewhere
Sakura watched the village hidden by the cover of a setting sun, soon the night would rally to her aid. She just hoped Hinata was safe. Her heart pounded thinking of the gruesome fate that Orochimaru had probably subjected her too, but she wouldn't allow her hope to die. When a person looses faith the battle is already lost.
The air had changed around her. It had became very hot and humid with the setting of the sun, a thick fog had seeped thought the crevices of the dark wood, and the animals of the night began to stir from restlessness. Two guards looked at the sky watching for signs of the time. They were young officers whom didn't look very intimidating but two against one were odds she couldn't risk right now. Her opportunity had not yet presented itself. So she waited with the stars.
"Just got word from the Hokage that the Head of the council is expected to arrive tonight," A sound guard said with weery eyes. He seemed strained by the grueling hours.
"That means we are going to have to increase security. You wait here and I'll go send the request," the other guard said walking away into the shadowed distance.
Sakura breathing had become fast and short as she edged away from the towering tree tops. She knew she would have to be very fast to avoid any alarm. Her heels sunk into the red earth and she bent over arching her back. The smell of rain flooded her nostrils and her hair had frizzed up do to the humid conditions.
She concentrated her chakra into her legs and felt her calves expand with the surplus of energy.
"I only have one shot." She said to herself her eyes locked on the young ninja that stood in her way.
She shot forward ripping away the earth beneath her feet and in one fair swoop she descended upon the startled youth and struck him in his diaphragm. He fell to the floor unconscious and white eyed. She had cracked three ribs with one punch but she had spared his life. She then grabbed the boor and dragged him into the thick canopy of the forest.
He was a solid figure with a pretty strong build and strong odor. Sakura knew the scent from being friends with Ino and frequenting her parent's flower shop. The smell came from an exotic herbal delicacy found in the wind country. She unfastened his clothes and slipped into the boy's oversized uniform. They felt loose and unfamiliar to her body. She tied the boy around the base of a tree and gagged him. They sky was a midnight hue and she took a second to take in the stars and pray. She prayed her rash actions wouldn't get her friend killed. How could Sakura' ever face the Hyuuga clan again knowing that her decision had lead to the death of their heiress?
She slipped into the moonlight moving with the care of a mouse. She silently fell past the gated entrance and into the Sound. The village had many lightened lanterns outside the small barrage of small homes. Gray clouds rolled in from the south past the horizon, but Sakura continued forward. She moved along the edges of the building s and scrambled across the rooftops. She had done a lot of surveillance on the Hidden Sound so it wasn't long before she spotted the Hokage's office. All of answers were here! She could feel the magnitude of what she was dong and the weight of it all almost overcame her; yet, she did not waver nor weaken in her pursuit. With jade eyes of determination Sakura marched forward at last ready to face what she had so long put off.
She took a step forward and was soon bathing in an emerald glow. The sky had been cast in a bright olive hue, as the flares gave warning to a disturbance. Her presence was no longer masked in oblivion the true fight was now starting.
The golden lanterns erupted in green flares all around her and Sakura cowered to the receding shadows. The flares were way more effective at penetrating the dark than the slow burning lanterns.
"What's going on?" A young Sound boy asked peeking from out of his doorway.
"Jaren Get back in your house and lock down! You know the fucking drill," A young red head said storming down the streets. She came down on the little boy fast shoving him through the doorway. She was a well built very attractive young girl about seventeen. She had on a White dress with a purple sash and black crossed backpack. Her long fiery hair danced wildly in the wind wrapping around her feminine cadaver.
Sakura watched her from the dark her breath coming out in steady inaudible, short rasp of air. The girl was none other than Tenken Naru, Otogakure's war general and strongest shinobi. She was single handedly responsible for a fifty-two person massacre, and is the also rumored assassin behind the mysterious death of the previous feudal lord. She had joined Otogakure around a year ago.
"This is so fucking stupid! I know Rein had something to do with this!" she said to herself crossing her arms. She looked up into the star filled sky lost in thought. She was very pretty and the magnificent scenery only decorated her loveliness.
"So are you going to hide all day or make a move?" Tenken asked staring right at Sakura. This was the absolute worst scenario for her to be in.