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Chapter Four

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She called out to him; her voice was sweet as honey and filled with comforting promises. She beckoned him to come closer. She offered him peace, the kind of peace he'd yearned for so long… the peace he wanted to have, the peace he'd killed his clan for and the peace he'd wished that his younger would have found. Itachi found himself wanting to go close to her, to follow her but, he knew better. He didn't allow his mind to be filled with lies. He knew he'd lost his chance at peace the moment he'd made his own beloved brother hate him. He pulled away from the illusion.

His consciousness returned to that of the real worlds, he was able to dodge Kadaj's attack just in time. Taking out one of his poisoned kunai, he hurled it towards Kadaj, hitting the Remnant on his right shoulder. Kadaj hissed in pain, he felt the sting of the poison course through his veins; he decided to bring out his Cure (3) materia and healed himself.

Kisame hit Yazoo with Samehada, he tried to suck out Yazoo's chakra but he found that Yazoo didn't possess any chakra at all. It amazed him that a person can actually fight very well without any chakra. He now knew that they weren't just dealing with ordinary enemies. The way their opponents fought showed them that they were well versed with the art of fighting. Their fighting style was not the way ninja's fought. Even the weapons they used were different but powerful. The wounds that Kisame got from Yazoo's attack were already taking a toll on him. Blood trickled down his shoulder, glancing at his fellow Akatsuki members he found that they too were not faring well with this fight.

Deidara tried to pull another explosive attack at Loz but the short haired Remnant avoided it. Jumping back a few meters Loz decided to use his strength. He punched the ground, the force of his punch made the concrete shift and head towards the blonde Akatsuki. Deidara was shocked as he saw a tidal wave formed from the ground. It hit Deidara full force. The young Akatsuki fell to the ground, his body finally succumbing to exhaustion.

Loz pouted, he didn't get to have much fun. His opponent was boring! He just tried to hit him with different bombs but they were too easy to dodge. He looked over at his brothers; Yazoo was still dealing with the blue skinned shark guy while Kadaj was fighting a black haired guy with red eyes. Looking around he found a mass of Shadow Creepers taking on his previous opponent's partner. He decided to play with the puppet master.

Pein watched his comrades fight. They were losing. It was shocking to find that the legendary Akatsuki members, Sasori, Deidara, Kisame and even Itachi Uchiha, were losing to three unknown silver haired men. He finally decided that this was enough. He along with Konan, Zetsu, Hidan and Kakuzu entered the ruins of the chambers where the Remnants were fighting in via opening a hole through the wall.

"Enough!" Pein's voice was filled with authority. Itachi, Kisame and Sasori leapt back, landing on the same ground as where the other Akatsuki members stood. Deidara was still unconscious but Konan used her papers to bring the blonde by their side.

The Remnants regrouped, Kadaj stood on the middle Yazoo and Loz stood by his sides, the Shadow Creepers growled prowling around anxiously. He glared up at the Akatsuki, his eyes dilated into their signature slits. He was getting impatient! Mother could be out their waiting for them but here they were, wasting their time fighting against weird people dressed in red cloud cloaks. They weren't even fun to play with at all! Was everything in this world boring? It seemed so…

"Awe shit! Looks like you guys couldn't handle three fucking silver haired bastards!"

"Shut your mouth Hidan!"

"Why Kisame? Can't handle the fucking truth that you fucking lost to a kid?"

Yazoo sneered at the white haired bastard. He was getting annoyed and impatient, a deadly combination for the long haired Remnant.

"Hey Kadaj, how long are we going to keep wasting our time here? Mother must already be waiting for us…"

"Mother? Haha, you guys are Momma's boys? Ahahahahaha hear that Kisame you got your ass kicked by a bunch of momma's boys! Their Mother must be a real bitch!"

Hidan's laughter resonated through the whole room even Zetsu's black part was sniggering. Who'd ever thought that something like this would ever occur?

Loz glared at the white haired bastard! How DARE he, insulting them was one thing but INSULTING MOTHER? He wouldn't stand for that at all. Kadaj and Yazoo were also thinking along the same line. How dare those disgusting Human's INSULT MOTHER?

"WE WON'T ALLOW FILTHY HUMANS LIKE YOU INSULT MOTHER!" Kadaj bellowed; his body was producing the flames that marked the sign of his impending use of massive energy. The raw anger he felt raged inside of him. Mother was the most perfect being to ever grace this disgusting planet. Those humans should have been thankful for that! Beside him, Yazoo and Loz raised their Velvet Nightmare guns and aimed it directly at the offending white haired Akatsuki. Screw being nice! Humans like them shouldn't be allowed to live any longer.

Pein was mildly bewildered at the Remnants powers. It was unlike what he'd ever seen before… Their reactions to Hidan's words clearly showed how over protective they were for their so called Mother. Pein saw two of the Remnants fire at his subordinate. Hidan howled in pain as several bullets lodged in on his body. He was surprised to find that his normal resistance to pain was much weaker than it usually was. What in Jashin's name could this possibly mean?

Hidan decided that those three bastards would make a good sacrifice to Jashin! He brought out his scythe and leapt down from his earlier position. He was out for blood.

Kadaj and his brothers saw the bastard come for them. Perfect! He thought to himself, they would make an example of him so that no one would ever dare to insult Mother again. His elder brothers fired at the Akatsuki, Hidan evaded some of the bullets but hissed in pain as a few hit him.

Hidan decided to go after the youngest looking one, when he was close enough he swung his scythe it managed to hit the young remnant, blood trickled from the scratch. It was all that Hidan needed to start his ritual. The circle with Jashin's symbol formed quickly. Yazoo and Loz didn't even try to stop the Akatsuki. When he was almost done, black tendrils of the tainted Lifestream erupted from the ground beneath the youngest Remnant. The darkness seemed to embrace the Remnants almost lovingly; the shadows formed a protective shield in front of the Remnants. Once they were fully incased, they vanished in it.

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Sakura was alone in her hospital room, Tsunade and the others left to allow her to get some rest. She closed her eyes, feeling exhausted. As she drifted into slumber, she half expected to see Jenova again but she found herself in the middle of a field of flowers. She wasn't alone. A brown haired woman, dressed in unusual pink clothes, smile gently at her. Her presence was drastically different from that of Jenova's. The brunette's aura was lighter and calmer than Jenova's

"It's nice to finally meet you Sakura-san."

Aerith gave Sakura a bright smile. She wanted to show the pink haired girl that she was no threat. The moment that Kadaj and his brothers entered in this world, Aerith was able to finally see the missing part of Jenova's soul. Sakura bore little resemblance to Jenova but her eyes were the same eyes that all of Jenova's sons possessed. She found that Jenova was already trying to take over the girl but luckily Sakura was stronger than what Jenova believed the girl to be. This fact enabled Aerith to have the chance to stop Jenova.

"Are you Jenova trying to fool me?"

"No I am not Jenova. My name is Aerith, I'm here to help you stop Jenova and help the Remnants be with you…"

"Remnants?"

"Mhmm… The Remnants are basically your sons, they were made by Jenova but Jenova only used them as pawns…"

"But I'm not Jenova and I'm too young to have sons." Sakura looked uncertainly at the brunette.

"I know that but, you are their only hope. Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz have longed for a Mother's love and you're the only one who can give that to them." Aerith looked pleadingly at the pink haired Jounin. Aerith hoped that Sakura would allow herself to feel the maternal instinct that all women had.

Sakura was torn. A part of her wanted so badly to believe Aerith's words but at the same time she just wanted to deny it. She wished that everything would just be the way it had been before but now… Aerith showed Sakura what Jenova had done to the three Remnants; she showed how much they'd given Jenova in exchange for the love they'd longed to feel.

Aeirth showed the vision of a spiky blonde haired man fighting against a shoulder length silver haired man. Aerith didn't even need to point out to Sakura who Kadaj was. Sakura felt her heart cry out for him.

"Alright, I'll give this a try…" The pink haired girl felt that she was making the right decision.

"Thank you so much!"

Aerith felt relieved. The Remnants would be allowed to find peace now but Jenova was still a problem….

"You can overturn Jenova's power when she tries to take over you… all you have to do is prove that your will is stronger than that of Jenova, she doesn't have any more power and all that is left of her only clings desperately to exist. You'll absorb Jenova and all of her powers but I'll make sure that she won't be able to influence you."

Sakura wanted to thank the Cetra but she found herself back to Jenova's domain. The white haired woman seemed very angry; she knew that once again the Cetra managed to interfere in her plans. Not knowing that Sakura now knows how to overturn her powers she tried to fully take control of the pink haired girl's body. When Sakura felt Jenova try to take over her, Sakura forced her will to overpower Jenova's.

It was hard but Sakura managed to contain Jenova, Sakura felt oddly complete… She didn't feel the despairing emptiness she'd often felt as a child. The void that her inner persona tried to fill was no more.

She awoke to the silence that filled her room. Even though Jenova was gone for now, she still felt uneasy. Not bothering to agonize over the white haired bitch. Sakura turned over to her side. It was late afternoon now, the view from her hospital window indicated as much.

She thought about them, her sons, Jenova's sons… Kadaj… he seemed so lost…

To her it seemed they were tormented. She felt horrible for them. What would it be like to have them with her? Sakura pictured them in her mind. She didn't know how but she could see them clearly, even the other two brothers… they were all so different but…

Unknown to her she'd focused her newly acquired powers on the brothers. As she pictured them with her in that very room she summoned them. Dark smoke like entities gathered up in the center of the room startling the pink haired girl. Cautiously, Sakura backed away from it.

She was shocked to find herself face to face with three silver haired men, one of which was Kadaj. She was both relieved and at the same time apprehensive at their appearance. She thought that she would've had to find them herself but… She smiled maybe this was how it was supposed to be…

The Remnants couldn't believe that they were finally with their beloved Mother. All three of them looked absolutely awestruck. Actually seeing Her in the flesh was beyond any of their wildest dreams. Kadaj looked absolutely excited. Yazoo had a bright smile on his face. Loz was beaming.

When Tsunade and Shizune came by to check up on Sakura, she didn't expect to see Sakura talking so casually to three unknown silver heads. Sakura looked up to find Tsunade staring at them; she stood, hastily bowing to show respect to her superior. The Remnants watched with narrowed eyes. Of what importance was that woman to make their Mother bow like that?

Tsunade cast Sakura a questioning look. Sakura let out a wry sigh. She explained everything to the Hokage. Tsunade was more than apprehensive. She didn't know how to accept all of this. As much as she wanted them out of the village, she knew she couldn't do that to her apprentice.

Unlike the Hokage, Shizune accepted the situation easier. She rationalized that they could actually be a valuable asset. They could probably help them with the problems with Akatsuki and judging from the looks they were giving Sakura, Shizune had a feeling that loyalty wouldn't be an issue with them.

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Naruto barged into Sakura's hospital room with a wide grin on his face. The noise that Naruto made startled the Remnants. Their eyes focused on the new comer, narrowing in suspicion.

The blonde ninja had yet to actually notice the presence of the three males. He'd been too preoccupied in happily wrapping his arms around Sakura. As he held the pink haired med-nin, Kadaj moved quickly. He had Souba threateningly aimed at the offending blonde.

'Who was he to act so familiarly with Mother?' The young Remnant thought angrily. Jealousy mixed in his anger. The way Kadaj acted made Tsunade tense; she hadn't expected him to react as he did. His brothers were also tense but Tsunade could see that they were straining to not do the same.

Sakura pulled away from Naruto and calmly reassured Kadaj that Naruto wasn't a threat. Kadaj lowered Souba. He glared at the blonde. They'd keep an eye out for him, especially around mother.

Naruto didn't really know how to react about the presence of the Remnants. He'd decided that he'd rather be cautious in their presence.

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In order to keep her apprentice in Konoha, Tsunade would have to allow three unknown men to take refuge in their village. This notion did not sit well with the council. They would rather have them thrown out but alas, Haruno Sakura was a valuable asset to Konoha and for that they could not afford to lose her. In the matters of shinobi politics, power is the winning factor and Konoha held some of the most valuable and powerful nins, Haruno Sakura was amongst them.

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The Remnants stood in the Hokage tower with their Mother. The annoying blonde that they'd come to know as Uzumaki Naruto was with them as well. The Remnants were being scrutinized by the council.

The council wanted to assess their abilities. Sakura did not look comfortable with the whole matter.

Oh, how she wished that the old bastards would just crawl into their graves already. In the shortest of times that she'd ever come across with the village elders, she'd always notice their blatant displeasure towards her blonde companion and for that she too learned to harbor ill feeling towards the old bastards.

Watching them scrutinize her 'sons' made her feel protective.

Sakura watched as the three old geezers nod their head towards Tsunade. Her mentor sighed and signaled Shizune to call for three ANBU. It was time to test their abilities against some of Konoha's finest.

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Loz lazily followed the masked people into a clearing. Mother had told them that they'd have to go through a test of sorts. When it was explained that they would be going through a series of test, Kadaj was the one who told them to go out on them. His younger brother exhibited his impatience; Kadaj didn't want to waste any time in going through tests that would be worthless and effortless. Yazoo shared the same sentiments, though he on the other hand was quite fine either way.

He would have preferred to play with mother but it seemed that he'd be playing with those masked people instead.

He cast a curious glance back to his mother, she seemed worried. He didn't want her to worry so he gave a confident grin, she saw him and smiled. He could almost feel that the tension she was feeling was eased by him. He took pride in that.

Loz stretched his gloves and flexed his hand. Beside him, Yazoo already had his Velvet Nightmare in hand, Kadaj held Souba with unmasked confidence.

Their battle began with one of the ANBU, who wore a mask of a Monkey, initiating the first attack, throwing a kunai at Yazoo, who deflected the projectile with the use of his gun-sword.

Loz took the opportunity to charge at another ANBU with the mask of a dog, He punched the ANBU in the gut with his Dual Hound, sending a huge amount of electricity to course into the poor ANBU's body; the ANBU flew about a hundred meters back, the debris of the trees that the ANBU crashed on, created quite a mess.

The ANBU pulled himself up; he was barely even standing when Loz sent another punch. The ANBU landed back on the clearing, he tried to form some jutsus but the damages he'd suffered were already taking its toll on him.

Yazoo fired at his opponent. Some of the bullets hit the target, lodging itself on the very flesh of the ANBU. Pain racked through the ANBU operative's body. The precision that Yazoo was exhibiting was scary. It was as if he knew exactly where it would hurt the most. Yazoo let out an amused smirk. Instead of firing again at his opponent, Yazoo chose to do some close contact damage.

Kadaj made no move to attack. He simply stood, eyes narrowed and a devious smirk in place. His opponent wore an Eagle mask; he too had his own sword which was a simple katana. The ANBU drew his sword first. Thinking that he was actually faster than the Remnant; vanishing from sight, he tried to attack Kadaj from behind.

Kadaj whipped around and blocked his attack. With a smirk Kadaj, rapidly swung his Souba, the ANBU could barely even block the attacks. When the ANBU faltered Kadaj dealt with a nasty slash.

Blood trickled from the wound, the ANBU tried to catch his breath. It seemed as though all of his training and skills were of no match against the young Remnant.

From the sidelines, Tsunade, Shizune, Naruto, Sakura and the Council watched in awe. None of them expected that the Remnants would be that good. The ANBU were losing quite pitifully and the three silver haired men hadn't even broken into a sweat yet.

They were all exhibiting excellent fighting skills. Danzo vaguely wondered what it would be like to pit the Remnants against his ROOT. Surely, they weren't strong enough to go against his perfect weapons…right?

Yazoo's opponent tried to kick Yazoo back; the long haired Remnant easily evaded to the side and returned his own kick. The ANBU flew back about twenty meters. Yazoo let out a cold smirk. He once again brought out his Velvet Nightmare. His eyes narrowed at his target with frightening accuracy, he shot the ANBU in the shoulder and knees. He knew he shouldn't kill his opponent but no one said he couldn't seriously inflict damage.

Loz lifted his opponent by the collar. He was about to give out another bone crushing punch when the battle was stopped. He dropped the poor ANBU, falling back into a line with his brothers.

Sakura watched as Tsunade signaled to stop the battle. If it had continued any longer she knew without a doubt in her mind that the ANBU would probably die.

Watching them fight like that made Sakura feel both terrified and proud. The pride that she felt was rooted from the common parental attitude, she felt accomplished to know that her 'sons' could stand their ground against their opponents. That though frightened her, it reminded her of the link she had with Jenova.

Sakura went to the Remnants. She looked for any indications that they were hurt. Finding no injuries she proceeded to heal the ANBU. Shizune was already healing Kadaj's opponent. Green chakra flowed from her hands.

Sakura was so directed into healing the ANBU that she didn't notice the way that Kadaj glare jealously at the ANBU.

Kadaj couldn't understand why HIS Mother was wasting her time healing those stupid ANBU. What privilege did those ANBU possess to have their mother run her hands carefully and gently to heal them that way.

Unlike Kadaj, Yazoo kept his own feeling in. He too was jealous of the ANBU. If He'd have known that Mother would heal them, he would have rather lost.

When Sakura finished healing the ANBU, she turned back to the Remnants and smiled. That one smile projected her pride for them. It eased the tension that had been building from the Remnants.

The council didn't know what kind of ranking they would give the Remnants. It was obvious that their skills were easily above ANBU ranking but they felt that it would be best if they were instated as Jounin, the same ranking as Sakura.

(A/N: I know that She's a Chunnin… but I want her to be Jounin in this story so please let me have my fun…)

Sakura, Naruto and the Remnants walked through the busy streets of Konoha. They were headed to Sakura's house. They received many stares from people. The looks they were getting were exactly the same as they'd gotten from Ame.

It wasn't every day that you'd have three handsome silver haired males walk through the streets of Konoha.

Ino Yamanaka was simply walking past a certain street when she noticed something unusual; looking around, Ino found her best friend walking around with three of the most handsome men she'd ever come across with. It seemed as though they were siblings.

Deciding that it was high time to visit Forehead girl, Ino ran up to Sakura and tackled her into a hug. Yazoo was the one to sense an incoming person, when the person tackled Mother into what seemed like a vicious hold, Yazoo whipped out his Velvet Nightmare and aimed it right against the offender's temple. He would've pulled the trigger had it not been for his mother's insistence that all was well.

Beside him, Kadaj also had Souba in hand. The annoying blonde man was trying to get them to withdraw their weapons. Kadaj felt tempted to lodge Souba through the blonde's head, he was still sore about Naruto's familiarity with His Mother.

With all the commotion that was going on, some by standers were attracted to find out what was happening. They gathered around in a circle, whispers filled the air.

"It's alright Yazoo-kun, it's just Ino. She's my friend." Sakura gently reassured Yazoo.

Yazoo slowly lowered his weapon. He glared at the platinum blonde woman. She was another annoying human that would be definitely taking their Mother's attention. Noticing the amount of people that had gathered around them, Yazoo directed his cold glare at the nosy civilians.

Ignoring the civilians they went on their way. They arrived at a quaint but elegant looking house. Once Sakura unlocked the door, they stepped inside. Sakura led all of them into the living room.

The Remnants sat on the sofa, while Naruto and Ino chose to sit on the recliners by the left side of the sofa. Sakura sat on a lounge chair on the right side.

"Forehead, what is going on and who the hell are they?" Ino said, jabbing her thumb towards the Remnants.

"It's kind of hard to explain Ino-pig…"

It took quite a while to explain everything to Ino. The young woman was not sure about the Remnants. Their presence was unsettling but she trusted Sakura's judgment. Ino left Sakura's house a few minutes before the sun set.

Once Ino and Naruto left, Sakura decided to start on dinner. She let the Remnants wander around the house while she cooked.

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"Kadaj, is something wrong?" Sakura asked the young Remnant, who'd been staring at his food for quite awhile now. She was worried that he may not like what she'd cooked. Yazoo and Loz were already eating but Kadaj had yet to take his first bite.

Kadaj really didn't know how to show his appreciation for the food. It had been the first time that he'd received something from his Mother. When they'd been in Gaia, they'd struggled so much to make their Mother happy; they often forgot the little necessities like eating because of the restless need to make sure that the Reunion would happen.

Whenever they displeased Jenova, they'd end up in pain. The harsh wailing screech would ring through their mind for hours, enveloping them in what seemed like endless pain. The pain was the reason he'd hated Nii-san, it was because of him that they couldn't be able to do what Mother had wanted.

Now, he was finally with her. The kinder side of her, the side he'd longed for so long. The side he'd dream would take care of him and never hurt him. Even though he'd drawn his sword against the people she seemed to care about, she'd never once punished him but instead, she'd patiently coax him and his brothers to calm down.

The food before him was a simple dish of rice and beef curry. Mother had made it for them. For him.

He'd never turn down anything from Mother but he didn't want to consume it all because he feared that he might never receive anything like this again.

"I'm sorry if you don't like it, I should've asked what you wanted…"

"Kadaj is just worried that he might not have any more if he eats it all up, Mother."

Yazoo was the one who'd voiced Kadaj's conflict. He'd always been the one who knew the things that bothered his brothers.

"Oh, you shouldn't worry about that, there's plenty more." Sakura smiled encouragingly at the Remnants.

Kadaj smiled back and finally dug in. He loved the taste of the food. It didn't take long for him to finish and he did ask for some more as did Yazoo and Loz. When they'd finished eating, Kadaj was the one who'd volunteered to wash the dishes with her even though he knew nothing about the chore.

Sakura showed him how, while Yazoo and Loz also watched. They also wanted to help. She showed them how much soap they should use and how to properly clean the dish and where to put it to dry.

After they finished cleaning, Sakura led them to their rooms; it was a good thing that her house had four guest rooms, these rooms were where her team would sometimes use when they were feeling too lazy to go to their own house.

Sakura left them and retired in her own bedroom. A lot of things had happened but she decided that they were actually good things. Jenova would actually be the only set back. She never knew that she could be so comfortable in the presence of the Remnants. She never knew that she'd feel comfortable with being a mother of sorts to them. After taking a quick shower in her private bathroom, she dried her hair and finally allowed herself to sleep.

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Three weeks had passed since the arrival of the Remnants, by now almost all of Konoha had come to know and accept the presence of the Remnants, it had been quite weird at first but the civilians got over it quite quickly. Many women had fallen into the aloof and mysterious charms of the three. Their allure and physic earned them many admirers, civilian and shinobi alike though their eyes were only for their Mother.

Yazoo was the coldest amongst them in dealing with others. He hated the legions of female that seemed to take special interest in him. He wasn't used to be around many people. He'd wondered if the Hokage would give them any mission since he wanted to get away from all the annoying women. Luckily, he was able to get his wish.

The Hokage had summoned them for a mission; the Remnants would be accompanying Sakura to retrieve some medical herbs from Suna. The Hokage believed that it was high time to test them out for a mission; accompanying Sakura would prove to be an easy mission.

Sakura would not only be retrieving the medical herbs but she would also be the one who will assess the performance of the Remnants. The duration of the mission was only for one week and a half and they were to leave immediately.

The following morning Sakura and the Remnants left before the sun rose; Naruto and the others had been sent on a different mission two days ago so no one saw them off but Ino did know about the mission.

The first few hours in their journey to Suna was uneventful but when they reached a dense forest area…

Kadaj was the first one to step foot into the area, he surveyed his surroundings, it was silent. There were no sounds from any birds or from the other animals; this made him aware of the fact that there may be someone else in the vicinity. He was proven right when a senbon flew towards him but he was able to evade the senbon. Knowing that there were more to come, Kadaj drew Souba out and with great ease, he deflected the incoming projectiles.

The others arrived a few moments later, Yazoo immediately noticed that Kadaj had Souba out; he too brought out his Velvet Nightmare he decided to fall closer in line with Sakura while Loz charged forward nearer to Kadaj.

Being the long range fighter made Yazoo easily see the enemies. Once he had a clear shot against the Rogue nins, Yazoo started to fire his gun, the sound the bullets hitting flesh confirmed the positions of their enemies to Kadaj and Loz. The two wasted no time and quickly disposed of the threats. The Rogue nins didn't stood a chance against the Remnants. They all ended up dead; Kadaj had decapitated two of the Rogue nins, while Loz shot the other two with the electric charge from his Dual hound directly at their heads.

Sakura didn't have to know that Kadaj and Loz had brutally killed their opponents, they didn't want her to think of them as heartless murderers; after all, they were just trying to protect their Mother…

They arrived at Suna in three days; Temari and Kankuro met them at the gates, the wind mistress jovially welcomed them. She and Kankuro led them to Gaara who had been busy with countless amounts of paper work. The young Kazekage greeted them with formality but the Remnants could see the familiarity the Kazekage held towards their pink haired mother.

Sakura allowed Temari to drag the Remnants elsewhere.

"It's nice to see you again, Gaara…"

"Likewise, Sakura… it seems that a lot has changed for you"

"Yes, a lot has happened these past few weeks."

"Would you care to elaborate?"

"I would but I wouldn't want to keep you from your duties…"

"It's of no consequence. Kankuro can handle it."

Gaara really had no problem with letting his brother handle the paperwork. Kankuro really didn't have a choice once Gaara pushed the paper work to him.

Gaara would sometimes do this whenever Sakura came to visit. He'd take her to some places that she'd never been before and they'd talk about the things in their life.

It had been this way for quite some time now, ever since the Akatsuki…

He'd never really admit it but he did like her. They'd come to an understanding of sorts. He knew he wasn't the only one who held affections for the pink haired medic… There were many others but he had no doubt that he could prove himself to her…

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I know I haven't update in almost two months! I have a perfectly valid reason! It's because of the unending pile of school work that our professors decided to give to us, aside from that I've once again felt a serious case of writer's block since I was so busy agonizing over everything that has been going on in my life.

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