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Sakura's POV:

"Please stop!"

I ran up to Sasuke and wrapped my arms around him, stopping him in his tracks. I had to make sure he didn't kill anybody else. He couldn't.

"Sakura."

The coldness of his voice sent a shiver down my spine.

"Let go of me."

"No! You have to stop! This isn't you! This isn't you..."

Slowly, the strange marks on his skin retreated into the mark that powerful snake shinobi gave him. Sasuke's legs gave out so I caught him and fell to my knees.

The sound ninja said something I didn't pick up on and then jumped away into the trees.

I looked down at Sasuke and started shaking him gently. "Come on." I muttered. "Wake up Sasuke-kun." He started to stir, and I sighed in relief.

"Thank you for protecting me, Sasuke-kun. But they wont be necessary from this point on."

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My eyes shot open. A dream. A memory. Its was a dream. The Chunnin exams... It was so vivid.

'You have a great mind! Shannaro!'

'You don't have to remind me of that. Thanks anyway Inner.'

I sighed dragging myself out of bed. I looked at the clock reading 5:36, before I remembered what today was.

Today not many civilians would be coming out of they're homes. But every shinobi was getting up early to face what was coming through Konoha's proud gates this morning.

Sasuke Uchiha and his new team.

'Sasuke...'

I didn't know how to feel about him if I was completely honest. My feelings had slowly decreased over the years. Sure I loved him. But, I feel like more like a brother now.

Besides. He never liked me that way to begin with. Why would that change now?

'That idiot doesn't know what he's missing! Shannaro!'

I rolled my eyes at inner and started on my morning routine.

*****

As I got closer to Konoha's gates the more I could make out the figures who stood before them.

"Sakura-chaaann!!" Naruto yelled at me waving his arm. I chuckled and jogged over to him where the rest of Konoha 11 stood waiting. Of course Kakashi Sensei was there, him being the hokage and all. Hm, guess I'm the last one here.

"Hey guys. Still waiting on him, huh? Typical." I crossed my arms as I finished.

"What? Sakura-chan, aren't you like in love, with Teme or something?" Naruto asked, looking puzzled.

I pulled back my fist and punched the Uzumaki upside the head. "Shut up Naruto! I'm not in love with anybody! Stop being an idiot would ya?"

'Ha! In love with the Uchiha? Yeah right! Shannaro!'

"Not in love with me anymore, eh Sakura?"

Everybody that was waiting froze. I was the first one to compose my self though.

"Uchiha." I forced my voice to not hold any emotion. I'm not the same fangirl Sasuke left unconscious on that stone bench.

Naruto ran up to the raven haired boy and held out his fist towards him. Sasuke smirked and bumped his fist against Naruto's.

"Naruto."

"Sasuke."

Sasuke looked over the blondes shoulder and nodded his head at everybody. He then turned back to the blonde.

"Wheres the genius?"

My eyes widened as I remembered Neji Hyyuga's death. I quickly got to Tentens side and wrapped my arms around her. Her body racked with silent sobs.

Tenten and Neji had started dating just before the war started. She had told me most of the story.

They had always liked each other, just never showing it. Until Neji finally got the guts to ask her out and she had fainted on the spot. But after she woke up she immediately said yes.

When Tenten saw Neji's dead body she fell to the ground and started screaming. Anybody who got close to her to try to comfort her got a kunai in the leg. She got better but it was still a sore subject for they're entire team.

But Tenten had it the worst.

I looked up at Sasuke giving him a death glare so intense he visibly shivered. My glare wavered a bit when I saw a guilty look on his face.

Nope. I'm seeing things.

'Yeah right! The Uchiha with his big-ass ego looking guilty? Shannaro! I'll smack him back to Orochimaru!'

"Gomen." He muttered looking down.

Once again. Everybody froze.

"Alright give it up! Who the hell are you and wheres the emo kid?" Kiba yelled pointing at Sasuke.

Sasuke looked back up rolling his onyx eyes and looked at Kiba. "Its me, mutt."

Kiba looked away muttering something about emo people.

Then one by one Sasuke went through the line of people greeting them all, while his team stayed back. I hung back behind the group.

Not wanting to talk to the last Uchiha alive.

He's changed from the last time I saw him.

'Sure he did. He's probably trying to gain our trust so he and his team can betray this village again! Like I'll let that happen! Shanaro!'

'Your probably right, Inner.'

'Probably??'

As I continued conversing with my Inner I didn't realize a certain black haired boy noticed me hanging back.

"Trying to avoid me, Haruno?"

When I snapped back to reality Sasuke was standing right in front of me. And might I add he was a little to close for comfort.

"That sure was the plan. But looks like you ruined it. Oh no, what ever shall I do?" I said with sarcasm practically dripping from my voice.

Oh yeah. Did I forget to mention I'm not that same fangirl from before. Yeah. After the war I became less cheery. I was more of a sarcastic girl that didn't give two shits about anything really.

He smirked. "Whats with you? I'm this close to you and your not even blushing the tiniest bit." He said poking my cheek.

I grabbed his wrist, and pulled it away from my face. Then I started to squeeze it. Hard.

"Don't you dare fucking touch me, Uchiha."

His smirk never faded. Instead he used the fact that I was squeezing his wrist to his advantage. He pulled his arm back, pulling me closer to him. Then he wrapped his other arm around my waist pulling me up against his chest.

Now let me add that everybody was watching us right now. Even Sasuke's team. The red head was fuming with anger as she watched us. Hm. Must be a new fangirl for Sasuke.

"I thought thats what you wanted." He purred in my ear.

'Lucky chance duck-butt hair!'

"Your red headed dog looks mad, Sasuke. Why don't you let me go and play fetch with her." I spat.

He chuckled. "It's not Sasuke-kun anymore?"

"In your dreams, Uchiha. Now let me go!" I started trying to push him away but instead he did the stupidest thing he could ever do in his entire life.

He kissed me.

He fucking kissed me.

I heard several gasps around us and a loud thump signaling somebody had fainted and fell to the ground.

'Who does this emo ass-hole think he is??? Let me at him!!'

'...'

'Sakura? This jerk is still kissing you...'

'Give him a piece of our mind, Inner.'

Inner smirked

'Not a problem.'

With that I let Inner take over.

A smirk formed on my face and I kissed him back. He seemed taken back from this but it only made him kiss me harder.

Then I pulled away smirking. "Oh Sasuke. It's so easy with you."

He was about to answer when I kneed him where it hurts the most. He groaned and doubled over. I then kicked him high in the air. Then I jumped up and kicked him down with all the strength I could muster, but I didn't use chakra.

Can't waste that on him.

"Shannaroo!!"

When he hit the ground it created a ginormous crater with an unconscious Uchiha in the middle. I graciously landed on my feet and smirked at the crater I created without even using chakra.

Naruto came running up to me. "Sakura-chan! You didn't have to use that much force did you? He just got back!"

I shook my head him. "He kissed me!"

A headache started forming, signaling that the real Sakura wanted control again. I sighed as Naruto went on and on how thats not how you treat your comrades.

"Yeah yeah." I said as the real Sakura took control.

'Nice job Inner. I doubt he'll try pulling anything like that again.'

'Ha! You think I'd let him get away with that? Yeah right, shannaro!'

"Hey, you can't just treat my Sasuke-kun like that!"

I turned to see that Sasuke's team had surrounded him and the red head was yelling at me. I glanced at her hands.

She wasn't trying to heal him?

'Like she knows healing justu! That stupid red head probably doesn't know anything! Shannaro!'

I smirked agreeing with everything Inner was saying.

"And why not?" I asked, turning my back to everybody and closing my eyes with a victorious smirk on my face. She growled at me.

Like I'm not even kidding. She literally growled at me. Like a dog.

"Because your just a weak, sorry excuse for a kunoichi!"