DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto.

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"Oi! Oi! Itachi-san!! Rei-dono is looking for you!!" Sakura said, perkier than usual.

Itachi's blank face showed no emotion, he simply nodded at Sakura and went to meet with Rei-dono.

It had been a few years. Sakura was nearly 17 now. She was kidnapped by the Akatsuki shortly after Sasuke left, and there have been no attempts to save her yet. She didn't really mind, she was really only bait for the kyuubi at first, but soon after, she joined Akatsuki just to make use of her life. Though, she was excused from missions she didn't want to take part of, by Rei-dono.

"Sakura-chan!!" Deidara waved at her.

"You're back! And you're not dead!" Sakura cried, hugging the perky blonde.

"Sasori-danna didn't let me do anything. He told me to 'shut up' and watch a true artist or sumthin like that, yeah"

Sakura laughed "Where is Sasori-san?"

"I don't know, why, un?"

"I wanna show him what I just realized I could do with chakra strings!!" Sakura exclaimed.

"Mmmm…Sakura-san. You're unusually hyper today" a new voice joined.

Sakura didn't have to turn around to see who it was. The cocky yet, smooth voice of Sasori of Akasuna was never mistaken.

"Great! Come here, Sasori-san, please! I wanna show you something!" Sakura grinned.

Sasori walked over to her.

"Alright" Sakura said dramatically as she made a few handseals and slowly parted her hands….to reveal….the eiffel tower!! ZOMG!!

Sasori chuckled softly and Deidara tried mimicking it, but he didn't know how to use chakra strings.

"Damn…un" Deidara muttered "Sasori-danna! How come you teach Sakura-chan these things and not me?" he whined.

Sasori just shrugged before retreating to his room.

Ever since Sakura had joined with Akatsuki, she had trained with almost all of the members, except for Deidara, the leader, the unknown and Tobi. Her strength had grown a tremendous amount. She was now capable of working puppets as well, but the largest amount she could go to maintaining them was 20. Not quite as much as Sasori, who could manage 100 at once. Her speed, precision, strength, and chakra had grown a large amount as well. Her past weaknesses have almost all been resolved, and she was capable of fighting ambidextrous.

"Dei-kun! Do you wanna eat?" Sakura asked.

"Can you make food for me? That damned woman, Kira is always bugging me." He mumbled the last part.

"Suredys!!" Sakura grinned and pranced with Deidara to the kitchen.

"Whatdya want? Ramen?..." Sakura paused. Ramen always reminded her old teammate, Naruto. Konoha and the rest of the world didn't know about Sakura being Akatsuki. Only her victims did, and they never returned to tell anyone.

Deidara hesitated at answering when he noticed Sakura's frown.

"Umm…no, maybe something else, un?"

"Onigiri? Dango?" Sakura raised her eyebrows, cheerful again "Clay?"

"Hey! That's not funny Sakura-chan! That's only for my hands. Yeah" Deidara frowned.

"Pshhhh, fine. I'll make you onigiri then" Sakura said, with a false mean girl attitude.

"Okies!" Deidara grinned and sat at the dinner table.

"Deidara-kun!!" the high pitched and whiny voice of Kira was heard.

Kira was a 'servant' or 'playtoy?' for some of the Akatsuki members. She usually flirted with either Sasori, Deidara, or Itachi. It was a wonder how she wasn't dead yet. Kira had long dyed blonde hair. Her eyes were black. She wasn't anything special. Sure, she was pretty, but that attitude of hers. It's creepy.

Kira ran to Deidara and seated herself on his lap.

"I missed you sooo much!" she whined, digging her head into his hard chest "Did you miss meeeee?"

"No" Deidara said, not even giving her the pleasure of grunting or saying 'yeah' at the end of every sentence like he usually did.

"Oohhhh, Deidara-kun is so mean and cold to Kira!!" she whined.

Sakura came out of the kitchen with a plate of onigiri. She stifled a laugh at the sight of Deidara's extremely ticked off and annoyed face.

Stop it, Sakura. Shinobi do not express emotion she told herself and took a deep breath.

BUT THAT FACE IS JUST SO DAMNED FUNNY!! Her Inner self fought, laughing.

Sakura giggled a little but shortly returned to her blank and emotionless composure.

"Kira-san. I think you should leave now. Deidara wants to eat" Sakura said.

"Ugh. Who are you? His mother?" Kira made a disgusted face.

Sakura refrained from killing the woman.

"Kira-san. Watch your mouth when talking to me." Sakura gave her a deadly glare "You never know when I could 'accidentally' kill you."

Sakura heard Kira gulp as she left Deidara and headed off to go back with the other girls who stayed with the Akatsuki.

"Phew! Arigato, Sakura-chan!" Deidara grinned as he devoured a rice ball.

Sakura just smiled and nodded. She took a seat next to Deidara, resting her head on her propped arm, looking bored.

"Aren't you hungry, Sakura-chan, yeah?" Deidara asked.

Sakura just shook her head.

I'm bored. Why hasn't Rei-dono given me any missions yet?

I don't know. I hope we get one in Konoha, though!

I don't want to go there. I'm still too chicken, yup. And anyways. I wouldn't want you coming out, would I?

Oh come on! Let your inner demon have fun, once in a while!

I can hardly take in the fact that you're a demon, Ren-chan.

Yeah? Well believe it.

You're not a very deadly demon, are you?

I am. I'm just don't get too excited over little things.

Yeah. That's a total lie, man. I mean, remember that time when we were genin and you were all like 'OMG!! SASUKE IS SOOOO HOT!! CHA!!' hmm?

Shut up, Sakura.

Haha. You're funny to talk to.

-sticks tongue out-

That's right. Sakura has an Inner Demon. Her inner self is her inner demon. It is the spirit of the pink ice serpent. Not nearly as powerful as the Kyuubi, but around the power of the 6 and 7 tailed demons. Also, her demon is really laid back, unless it comes to stuff like guys and insults.

Hey. Did I ever tell you that the Kyuubi is really hot?

The Jinchuuriki or the Kyuubi himself?

The Kyuubi himself, duh!

Haha. Yeah. You've told me that about 22 times already, but who's counting, not me.

"Sakura-chan? Are you ok?" Deidara asked "Are you talking to Ren-chan again?"

Sakura just nodded and got up "I'm gonna go to my room. Later Dei-kun!" Sakura grinned and walked over to her room. It was on the second level of the Akatsuki base. Right across from Deidara's room, and about 5 doors down from Itachi's, and 2 doors away from Tobi's.

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Oi. Ren. How come you never help me when I fight someone?

Oh, come on! I helped you when you fought Ino-pig. And when you punch Naruto and stuff.

Yeah, but never again.

You'll be weak if you rely on me all the time. Just like Naruto.

Naruto isn't weak. Sakura layed down on her bed.

He always relies on the Kyuubi when he's mad. It should be used as a last resort.

Are you telling me, you'll only help in serious fights if I'm in a near death situation?

Yeah.

Hmph. And you never told me how you got inside of me, anyways!

I was sealed into you, by Tsunade, I think. It was when I nearly destroyed the Ice Country, so it was a last resort. You were born in the ice, by the way.

Really? That's so cool.

Yeah, I know.

Hn. Cocky much?

You're starting to sound like the Uchiha.

The big one, or the chibi-clone?

Both. Hmm…Itachi's really hot.

Sakura smacked her inner self.

Get a life.

I can't! Remember? I'm stuck inside of you! Let me FREE!!

Yeah, so you can kill innocent people, huh?

You do that yourself already!! Why can't I?!!

Go to sleep, Ren.

Go to sleep, Ren. Ren mocked her.

Sakura sighed and eventually fell asleep.

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BEEP.

BEEP.

BEEP.

"Stupid alarm clock!" Sakura smashed the poor thing, unconsiously using her immense strength and destroying it "…ooops?"

Great. Now you have to buy another one. That was my favorite you know?

Shut up, Ren-chan…

Fine. I WILL! Hmph!

Sakura sighed and got up. She walked to her bathroom to take a shower and everything. After, she got dressed in a fishnet and black cloth tank top. She slid on the slitted black and white skirt which had loose strings flowing from it. She put on black biker shorts underneath and neatly attached her sandals and crossed out Konoha headband. It's color was now dyed black, since blue clashed with her outfit. XD. Sakura bandage her legs from the knee to the ankles and then her arms from the elbow to the wrist. She put on her gloves and finally put on the black and red clouded Akatsuki cloak.

Why is it red clouds and not moons? Akatsuki means red moon, right?

Maybe the clouds just looked better.

Yeah, maybe. Also, why does everyone always keep the cloak on?

I'm almost positive that Itachi keeps it on because he looks more menacing. And attractive too.

You're weird. But I agree with the menacing part.

And I think the others wear it because of the same reason. Except for Zetsu. Zetsu is just plain WEIRD.

No he's not.

Yeah he is.

Is not. Now shut up, Ren.

You're freakin bossy, Sakura.

Like I care.

With that, Sakura went out of her room.

She stopped when she was about to walk right into Kisame.

She looked up with a grin at the blue skinned man "Morning Fishy-chan"

Kisame snarled "I'm gonna ignore that for now, Pinky. Rei-dono is looking for you."

"Ok!!" Sakura skipped over to the Leader, expecting a mission.

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"Ohayo, Rei-dono!!!!" Sakura exclaimed, sliding through the open door into his office.

"Still hyper, are you Sakura?" the leader chuckled. His face was covered by the shadows.

"Absolutely positively!!" Sakura nodded.

"I have a mission for you, Sakura. You will be accompanied by Tobi. It is a simple task. Just send a letter to Orochimaru for us." The leader explained.

Sakura nodded "But why does Tobi have to come?"

"I figure it would be a good learning experience for him." Rei-dono sighed "Is your mission understood?"

"Yes Rei-dono."

"Good. Come over here to get the scroll. You and Tobi will leave in about an hour. Prepare. Also, Orochimaru's hiding spot is currently in the Sound. Be aware of genjutsu he has cast and everything"

"Hai!" Sakura replied.

"And don't look at the scroll, Sakura. I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you or Tobi"