What matters

Chapter 5

Sakura screamed in agony.
"It's impossible." The scholar said.
Kakashi sighed in defeat.
They had been trying to remove the seal for an hour but it was unremovable.
Sakura sighed in frustration. It was hard for her to bear the pain.
"That's enough for today. Try to find more about this seal." Kakashi ordered.
"Right!" The scholars straightened up.
A woman came in and bandaged her arm. Sakura couldn't, literally, lift her arm. She let it fall in the side as she got up.
"Sasuke, make sure she reaches home safely without falling unconscious."
Sasuke nodded. 
"No. I'll be fine." Sakura said.
She didn't want trouble Sasuke. She already had caused many problems.
"But Sakura–
"It's okay, Kakashi-sensei. I will be fine."
Before he could protested, she walked out of the room.
*****
Kakashi sat on his desk with Sasuke near the window.
He was worried about Sakura. He couldn't watch his student in pain.
"This is harder than I expected." He said.
"We have to remove it as soon as possible." Sasuke said.
"Who removed your seal?" Kakashi asked.
"Itachi."
"Do you know how he did it?"
Sasuke shook his head.
"What about Orochimaru?"
"He may know the solution."
"Let's wait for two days so that Sakura calms down, then take her to the compound." Kakashi said.
Sasuke nodded his head.
"You're dismissed." Kakashi said. "Good night."
Sasuke disappeared into thin air and reappeared near his house.
The Uchiha compound was repaired by Naruto. He, with the help of the villagers, build the compound.
He didn't know who repaired his house but it was same as before.
He took shower and then went to bed.
*****
"Where should we head next?" Karin asked.
"The village of sand." Jūgo said.
"Do you think there will be someone with a scroll?" Suigetsu said.
"We can always try." Jūgo said.
Just then Suigetsu saw a red glow.
"There." He pointed.
"Yeah. I sense it too. But the chakra is less than the guy we met before." Karin said.
"Let's hurry."
They teleported near a small village, a little far away from the Village of Sand.
"There." Karin pointed near a mud house.
They hurried there. A girl sat on the scroll murmuring to herself.
Jūgo threw a punch.
The girl jumped in fear.
"W-who a-are y-you?!" She squeaked out.
"No one. Give us the scroll." Jūgo said.
"I-I can't." She said.
"And why is that, sweetheart." Suigetsu said.
"For the love of God, stop flirting, you ass." Karin muttered.
"B-because this scroll makes me stronger. I was able to scare my foes away!" She said.
"You can do that by training yourself into a shinobi." Suigetsu said.
"No. The man was kind enough to make me powerful by giving this scroll. I won't give it to you!" The girl glared at them.
"Guess we have to take it by force." Karin said.
"No. If we force her. She will use the scroll to defend herself." Jūgo said.
"Well, what do you suggest then?" Karin said, crossing her arms.
Ignoring her question, Jūgo turned towards her.
"We will take you to the Village of sand and get you the best shinobi to help you fight in return for the scroll." Jūgo suggested.
"I can do that myself." The girl said.
"But we will introduce you to a high-class ninja; an A-class ninja." Jūgo said.
"No!" The girl said.
"Gah! This is annoying. She is annoying me out!" Suigetsu said.
"A minute before you were flirting with her." Karin said, sweat-dropping.
"Who knew she would be this much annoying."
******
Her body ached from head to toe.
Even after 9 hour sleep, Sakura couldn't get rid of her body-ache.
Ino came before she went to sleep and healed her but it did no good.
Sakura tried to get up but her body didn't let her. She sighed in frustration. She tried again and with much effort she was able to sit up.
Wincing in pain, she got up and walked in the kitchen to drink some water.
Just then someone knocked the door.
Sakura opened the door without asking. And there stood Taichi in the dark.
"Who the hell are you?!" Sakura said, getting into stance.
Taichi grinned like a madman.
"Ah... Kagyūa's sacrifice. So beautiful. Such a shame you will be sacrificed." Taichi said.
"What the hell are you blabbering about?" Sakura said, glaring at him.
She was thrown inside abruptly. She got up quickly, ignoring the pain in her body.
"Let's go, love. We have a ritual to complete." Taichi said, cracking his knuckles.
She gathered chakra in her wrist and threw a punch.
"Cha!"
Taichi blocked it with one hand.
"Come on, Love. Show me your best." Taichi said.
She round kicked him but he blocked it immediately. She threw more punches but they didn't seem to affect them.
Taichi tutted.
"So weak." He said.
This flared her up. She was full of anger now.
"Come on, love. Show me the power of hundred seals." Taichi provoked.
A rasengan came from Taichi's behind and hit him.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto jumped in.
"N-naruto." Sakura looked up in surprise.
Hinata ran towards her.
"Sakura-san, are you alright?" Hinata said.
"N-not really." Sakura said.
Taichi picked himself up.
"No one can stop me from taking her." Taichi said.
"I will." Naruto said.
"I have been waiting for a big fight for days!" Kurama said.
He clapped his hands together.
Naruto smirked widely.
"Let's get this over with." Naruto muttered.
"Try not to ruin my apartment, Baka." Sakura said.
"I will try." Naruto said.
Hinata picked up Sakura and went outside.
There was an explosion and the building shook.
"That idiot! I told him to be careful and he is destroying the whole building." Sakura whined.
"Sorry about that, Sakura-san. He, maybe, got no choice." Hinata said.
Sakura shook her head.
Another explosion, Naruto was thrown down.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata shrieked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." He said, brushing the dust off his shirt.
Naruto looked in confusion here and there.
"Where the hell did he go?" Naruto said.
Hinata activated her bakūgan.
"I can't see him." She said.
"I guess he got away then." Sakura said.
"Aw, hell! I wanted to have a big fight with him." Naruto said, slumping his shoulders.
"Well–
Suddenly, someone jumped behind Sakura and picked her up by her waist.
"Sakura-chan!"
"Sakura-san!"
And then there was a noise of crackling thunder and her waist was grabbed again as Taichi groaned at his injury.
Sakura's eyes widened in surprise.
Naruto went after Taichi but he disappeared immediately.
Sakura looked up to see Sasuke holding her waist. He put her down and disappeared. Hinata walked near her.
"Are you alright, Sakura-san." Hinata asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Sakura murmured.
You looked weak again.
He saved you again.
How weak.
Sakura's eyes blurred but she held back her tears.
"I think I should take you to the hospital." Hinata said.
"No!" Sakura yelled.
Hinata jumped at her outburst.
"I mean... I'm sorry. I'm just not well emotionally." Sakura said.
She got up and teleported to her favourite spot, on top of Tsunade's statue.
She drew her knees near and looked at the village.
*****
"How could this happen, no one knew when he came inside?!" Kakashi yelled.
He was pissed off.
As soon as there was no trace of Taichi, Sasuke and Naruto reported to Kakashi.
"He knew we would let our guard down in the village so he attacked at her apartment." Naruto said.
"From now on, Sasuke, Naruto, you have to keep an eye on her 24 hours. She is your teammate and she is in danger right now." Kakashi said.
"Her apartment was destroyed." Naruto said.
"Then she will live in your house, Sasuke. That's the only way to keep an eye on her." Kakashi said.
Sasuke nodded his head.
He didn't mind her coming to his house, as it was empty and had a guest room.
"Dismissed." Kakashi said.
******
There was a movement behind her.
"Let me guess, I'm going to be under surveillance now." She said.
"Yes." Sasuke said.
"I see." Sakura muttered.
There was a minute of silence. Then Sasuke spoke up: "Let's go."
"Where?"
Sakura looked at him in confusion.
"You will be living with me." He said.
"What?"
Sakura looked at him with wide eyes.
"Kakashi's order." He said.
"B-but I can stay at Ino's house!" Sakura said.
"I don't care. Let's go." Sasuke glared at her.
Sakura got up and they teleported to her destroyed apartment.
"Pack some necessary things, while I wait outside." He said.
Sakura nodded her head.
She managed to find a duffle bag and grabbed whatever she felt was necessary for the stay. She walked out and met up with Sasuke. They teleported directly to his house. He walked her to the guest room and left her there.
"You can see the rest of the house later." He said as he walked away.
"Okay. Thanks... and good night." She said.
He looked back at her and nodded.
She let out a small smile and went inside the room. She looked at the room. It had cream coloured walls with a queen sized bed in the centre.
This house was originally built by Sakura herself. She made sure the house was nearly similar to the old one. But she wasn't going to tell him about it.
She jumped into her bed. Reminding herself of what a weak person she looked today. She cried to sleep.
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