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Chapter 11

Naruto and Sakura stood in front of Tsunade, worry etched on both of their faces.

"Where is Ino at the moment?" asked their amber-eyed leader.

"She's with Shikamaru and Choji. We told her since Sai is member of our team that we'll deal with his disappearance." informed Sakura, straightening herself up.

"Okay" sighed Tsunade "I will send you both out to find him, though we believe it is Kokoro who has took him. If Sai is possessed then you have less the 48 hours to save him and re-seal the other spirit within him. If not then…."

Naruto's fists clenched at the thought of losing one of his friends.

"That's not an option," he shouted, his facing turning determined. Sakura looked over to one of her best friends and felt the assurance radiating off him. It made her feel faithful that they would save Sai.

"Okay we're going to the last place Sai was heading to see if we can find anything there," stated Sakura. Tsunade nodded at the pair before dismissing them.

"Find anything?" asked Naruto, searching the ground near the pond. Sakura nodded walking over to the tree nearest to her.

"Sai's kunai" she said, pulling from the bark, "he was definitely here"

"What should we do then?" asked Naruto, coming over to stand next to Sakura. Sakura shook her head.

"I think we should get a tracker nin, maybe they can follow Sai's scent or something." reasoned Sakura. "Oh Sai, where are you?"

Sakura's eye filled with tears as she longed to find her friend. Her heart felt heavy with worry and guilt. She shouldn't have let him go out alone, especially after the meeting with Tsunade. Naruto brought his arms around his distraught team-mate.

"don't worry Sakura we'll…."

A poof emitted from the wooded area concealing it in smoke

The smoke lifted quickly and where Sakura and Naruto were previously standing, there was just Sai's old kunai.

Somewhere outside of Konoha

Sai grabbed Kokoro by the waist and dragged her to him, leaving kisses up and down her throat. Kokoro placed her hands on his bare chest.

"Wow Akio" moaned Kokoro "what has gotten into you?"

"It's this body, it's so powerful. More powerful then any shinobi we've used before. I think this one could actually last" said Sai, pushing Kokoro up against the wall of the window-less house they were in.

"well if you're going to use this one instead, then have you came up with a jutsu to remove it's last occupant" groaned Kokoro breathlessly.

"The shinobi's knowledge was very useful. I think I have the right one," continued Sai, still nibbling on the purple-haired ninja's neck.

Pushing him away, Kokoro looked at him seriously "well use it and send his soul to the afterlife"

Glaring, Sai did the necessary handsigns.

"Has it worked?" asked Kokoro, her eyes searching her lovers.

"I can still hear his thoughts," answered Sai. "I think we might need the jinchuriki after all, or we wait a little longer with this body. It might still work ether way.

POOF!

Sakura and Naruto coughed as they looked around. In front of them was their own shirtless team-mate

"Wow Sakura tell little teme to warn us first" said Naruto, still coughing "you may not be breakable but I am"

Sakura glared at Naruto playfully before turning her sights to Sai.

Sai started coughing uncontrollably, sweat gathering on his brow. He kneeled over on to the floor.

"Sakura, Naruto" he coughed. Sai turned to see Kokoro hiding behind one of the pillars in the room.

"Well at least he recognize us," observed Naruto "that's good"

Naruto moved towards Sai to help him. Bending down, Naruto got Sai's arm and placed it over his shoulder. Sai took advantage of Naruto's position, and hit the nerve at the back of Naruto's head, making him unconscious.

"Sai, Naruto" shouted out Sakura, she ran over to the two men but was blocked by Kokoro.

"What do you think you're doing?" Kokoro sneered. "Akio take the jinchuriki and go. Well meet up at the hide out we used in on last mission to Konoha when we were still Jonin"

Sakura tried to get past Kokoro but was pushed back, as Sai took Naruto's body and left. Glaring at the woman, Sakura punched her full force. Kokoro's body spun threw the air before hitting the back wall with a thud.

Getting up, Kokoro spat the blood out from her mouth. "Well I should have seen this coming? I was told the jinchuriki had powerful team-mates"

"I want my friends back now," argued Sakura, clenching her fist tighter.

"Or what?" smirked the missing-nin. "You've got nothing little Konoha ninja. You can't get rid of me because I'm the only one who knows the jutsu on how to dispel Akio's soul from your friend's body. And even when I do, he will still die"

"I'll kill you and find away" counted Sakura, stomping her foot making the house shake.

"Or maybe I'll kill you first" shouted Kokoro, she threw kunai and shuriken at the pink-haired woman. Her mouth fell open when she saw that Sakura didn't even attempt to dodge them.

A shield grew from Sakura's stomach, encasing her. The kunai and shuriken all bounced of the shield, scattering across the room.

"Hmm impressive" commented Kokoro.

"Ah wait" Sakura's finger glowed green dimly as she pressed it to the floor. Kokoro was once more flown backwards but this time she went threw the wall.

Waiting for the dust to settle, Sakura looked over to where Kokoro should have landed to see the place empty.

"Damn it"

Kokoro managed to transport herself over Akio's hiding place. It was an open area but it the middle of it was two slabs. On one slab was Naruto's body.

"Akio" called out the limping ninja.

"Kokoro" Sai ran over to his lover. "What happened?"

"Never mind that," breathed Kokoro, she looked at the open area "pick one of the bodies, we don't have much…."

A familiar poof interrupted the ninja.

"How did you get here?" screamed Kokoro at Sakura. Sakura smirked at the frustrated female while rubbing her belly.

"Let's just say my child misses its uncles," scoffed Sakura.

"Why don't we let her pick?" interrupted Sai. Sakura turned her attention to her possessed team-mate. "She can share some of the guilt"

"Pick what?" she asked.

"You get to pick, which one of your team-mates lives and which one dies," stated Sai smiling tauntingly.

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked again, threw clenched teeth.

"What he means is" started Kokoro, liking her boyfriends plan "if Akio leaves Sai's body, both souls will be dispelled, Akio's immediately, while Sai's will slowly leave unless Akio uses his jutsu to let Sai's soul stay in his body. However, for Akio to do that he will need another body. The jinchuriki's. So ether Akio keeps Sai's body and Naruto lives…."

"… or I take Naruto's body and save Sai" finished Sai.

"You're delusional if you think I will pick between my best friends," whispered Sakura, her eyes brimming with tears of frustration.

"Okay we can let both of them dies, after all it's not like we're getting anything out of it." Sai turned around.

"Wait" shouted out Sakura "I'll choose"

"So Sakura what are you going to do?" mocked Sai "Kakashi, Sasuke and Yamoto are not here to help you. So how are you going to choose? Will you pick Naruto? Whom you have known since you started the academy, you kept every single promise he ever made for you. Or Sai? Who was emotionless, didn't have anyone but then he met you and got himself a best friend not to mention a girlfriend, that you introduced him to"

"How do you know all of this?" seethed Sakura, his words piercing her heart. She didn't want to make this decision.

"Easy, I have all Sai's thought and knowledge. He is still here in my head" smirked 'Sai'. "Awww poor Sakura, how can you be so invincible but so weak at the same time"

How am I supposed to choose, Sakura could feel her tears running down her cheek. The answer is within you. Sakura's head shot up at the sound of the unfamiliar child-like voice in her head.

Wiping her tears, she walked over to Naruto's side. Grabbing his hand, she rested it against her wet cheek.

"Naruto's I don't know if you can hear me. But I'm sorry. I have to pick Sai"

Both Kokoro and Sai smiled at the pinkette's decision.

Lying down at the table, Sai waited for Kokoro to do the right handsigns making sure to hide them away from Sakura. Kokoro placed one hand over Sai's body and another over Naruto's.

Sakura watched at as a white light emitted from Sai's body and entered Naruto's.

In a flash, Sakura was over to Kokoro, she knocked the handle of a kunai at the female's head, knocking her unconscious.

"Akio revive Sai now," warned Sakura "or I'll kill her"

Getting up steadily, Naruto glared at Sakura, before turning his sights to the pale body next to him.

"Fine" barked Naruto "but then you let her go, understood"

Sakura nodded at him, still holding the missing nin, kunai pointed at her throat.

Naruto did a series of handsigns before placing his hands on Sai's chest. Sai's eyes opened as he inhaled deeply.

"Sai" smiled Sakura, tears of joy running down her face; she turned towards Naruto and smirked. A strangled groan erupted from Kokoro's throat as Sakura threw her to the ground.

"Sai now" screamed Sakura. Sai jumped up and a pinned Naruto down but the kyuubi/ extra soul container was stronger.

Sakura took the scroll from Kokoro's pack and lay in on the slab previously occupied by Sai.

"Nooo" screamed out a now conscious Kokoro screamed.

Sakura grabbed Naruto and pinned him down using her strength. Sai sped threw handsigns that were familiar to Kokoro. Placing one hand on Naruto and another on the empty scroll, they watched Akio's soul dispel from Naruto and onto the paper.

Sakura jumped over to the other slab and ripped the soul-occupying scroll in half.

"Nooo" cried out Kokoro again "AKIO"

She skidded over to Sakura, gathering the broken pieces of paper; she clutched them to her chest, tears running down her cheeks.

Sakura looked over to see Sai performing the second jutsu, waking Naruto up.

"How?" asked Kokoro still crying, "How did you know those jutsus?"

"You really can't mess with team Kakashi," stated Sai. Sakura walked over to the two boys as Naruto sat up on the table. Kokoro looked at the three waiting for an answer.

"I figured that if Akio knew the jutsu to free Naruto then Sai would know it as well, since they both shared not just one body but one mind and all the knowledge in it," explained Sakura "so I didn't have to choose"

"So you saved both our team-mates, killed two missing nins and all I did was get a scroll," concluded Sasuke sitting on the arm chair in there house. Sakura nodded taking a sip of her tea.

"Yes, all in the space of one morning as well," laughed Sakura, she squeezed Naruto's leg while resting her head on Sai's shoulder, "not to mention our very smart smart smart child's help. It spoke to me,"

"What?" asked Sasuke and Naruto at the same time. Sakura smiled getting up.

"I'll explain once I show you all the new maternity clothes," said Sakura.

"Oh so you caved" teased Naruto, resting his legs on Sai's lap, who in turn pushed them off.

"Yeah well I decided, that if you have it" Sakura lifted her top, revealing her bare bump "flaunt it"

"Awww that's my nephew in there" Sai reached over to rub Sakura's swelling stomach.

"Hey that's my nephew too" argued Naruto. "Hey nephew, it's your favourite uncle Naruto"

Naruto got up to rub, her stomach as well. Sakura playfully slapped all the hands away, as Sasuke pulled her onto his lap.

End

A/N: I am hammering chapters out just for the sake that I have came up with two awesome new stories. One actually came in my dream so I take it that god wants me to write it. But only when this one is finished so I better crack on.

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