Chapter Twelve: Try Me

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Sasuke's POV

"Oh no! What did he made the queen drink?! This is not not not gooood!!!!"

I ignored Miko's remarks and felt my hands balled into fists as I watch how Sakura returned the bottle to Sasori. Soon enough, I saw my wife clutched her head. "Dammit." If anything happens to her, I'll skin that redhead alive.

I was in the middle of planning how to kill that man when suddenly,

He kissed her!

"S-S-Sasuke-sama----!"

I got up from our hiding spot and ran towards them to throw a solid punch on his precious face. Anger getting the best of me! Just the thought of another man kissing my wife makes me want to rip off his head!

"YOU STAY AWAY FROM SAKURA!"

Sasori glared at me and held his jaw. "You bastard!"

I was about to charge at him again when the other Akatsuki nins held me from behind and restrained me from harming their member. I gritted my teeth out of frustration and gave them the deadliest glared I could muster.

"YOU FCKERS! I you don't let me go, I'll make your lives a living hell!"

"Sasuke, enough."

All of us snapped to the direction of the pinkette. She had this unexplainable look and when her eyes bore into mine, I knew I wasn't seeing my wife's usually bright ones like before. It's like I don't know her.

Hidan snickered behind me.

"But that bastard kissed you!" I tried to reason out.

She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Sasori who already had a shitty smirk plastered on his face as he watched us. "He kisses me everyday. I see no harm in that, Mr. Uchiha. Now, behave or I'll have to throw you out in the woods. I heard that my wolves are hungry."

She motioned her men to let me go. Leaving me with no other choice than to follow her. But before we walked back to the palace, I glared at Sasori one more time.

Miko's POV

"That king surely knows how to act pathetic, ne? Hahaha!"

Kisame Hoshigaki, the swordman of Akatsuki commented once Master Sasuke and Queen Sakura were out of earshot. I remained quiet behind the bushes and watched the others.

"Tobi thinks King-sama needs some help earlier... King-sama looks sad."

Deidara rolled his eyes. "Oh, for the love of art, Tobi, un! Now you pity him?"

"Yeah! Wanna join him, 'ya orange shit? Just tell me, I'd be happy to help you out, fucker! Bwahaha!"

The silver-haired Jashinist slung an arm around Wizard Tobi's neck. Just then, Zetsu emerged from the ground. Sasori walked towards him and handed something that looks like a picture? I saw Zetsu-san grinned and vanished in a cloud of smoke.

"Cut it out, you fools."

He told the others. "Heh.. so, Sir Sasori, when will we attack?" It was Kisame. The redhead smirked and pulled out the empty bottle Sakura held earlier from his pocket. He stared at it for a while before answering,

"Soon.. now that Queen Sakura's memory and emotions are completely in the palm of my hands, and with their King out of the picture, Konoha will be at it's most vulnerable state.." I shivered when Sir Sasori's eyes turned darker, "and it will only be a matter of time before we rule the whole Fire Country."

I took several steps back.

Oh, no! This is not good! I need to tell this to Sasuke-sama!

I hurriedly ran away from them.

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Third Person's POV

"What's wrong, un?"

Deidara asked Sasori when he noticed the knight frowned. The puppet master shook his head in displeasure and casted a jutsu. Moments later, a small puppet with the size of an eight-year-old kid appeared. Sasori Akasuna ordered, "Bring him to me."

The other Akatuki ninjas only exchanged looks. But when a small voice was heard, they focused their attention to the scene in from of them.

"Waaah! Let me go, let me go, let me goooo!!"

The garden gnome tried his best to giggle his way out of Sasori's puppet but it was no use. The grip the wooden art had was too strong. And that made the knight smirk wider as he eyed the gnome.

"And where do you think you're going, gnome?"

"Bastard! My name is Miko and let me go! Or else----"

"Or else what?" Sasori crossed his arms over his chest, feeling a tad bit impatient. Well, it was his nature afterall. It was a good thing the other men remained silent, except for Tobi who whispered something intently studied the situation.

"Or else I'll tell Sasuke-sama that you have hidden agendas!"

The redhead laughed and inched closer only to display a taunting look at Miko.

"We'll see about that."

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