Hinata as Sakura: Switched

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Regret

Naruto was still unconscious and most likely close to death. Sakura carried him bridal style to the statue that absorbs all the bijuus.

"Put him down there and go into your positions." Madara ordered. Everyone immediately jumped into place. They did a few seals and concentrated their chakra into the process of absorbtion.

---After an hour---

"The transfer is completed. Now all we need is the Hachibi." 

The room was silent but everyone took note of their next target.

"Here are a few information on the jinchuriki of the Hachibi." Tobi said while handing Sakura and the rest a copy of the documents. "He is a swordmaster that wields eight swords. Unlike the rest of the jinchurikis, he can control the Hachibi well. So he might be more of a problem." Tobi explained briefly.

"Yeah, sounds like a nuisance alright!" One said. The others agreed. "I will be going with you all on this mission. We will be fighting only him alone." 

They went off to rest before heading out. "W-Where's Naru-to?" Tsunade shaky voice came from behind as she slowly stood up. "He's dead. You can have his body if you want." Madara said emotionlessly and pointed towards Naruto's corpse.

Her eyes travelled to the bright orange haired boy laying on the ground with his eyes rolled to the back. "I will get you Madara, I will." Tsunade spat angrily and left with Naruto's body.

"No, we'll get you first." Madara murmured. 

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"A rapper..." Fuwa thought

"Yeah, some rapper he is." Toma answered.

"Just keep quiet and move on." Tobi glared. They tched and shut up.

A moment later they reached their destinations. Easily killed all the guards and entered into the village sneakily in search of the jinchuriki. Too bad Sakura wasn't with them. With her help it would be much more easier.

Meanwhile, Sakura went back to the Akatsuki hideout. She was looking items that could help her keep her memories of them. Then, something caught her eye.

"What's this?" Sakura asked herself. It was a big brown box with origami patterns on it. She opened it and to her surprise was a pair of paper wings and a note was on it.

Dear Cherry Blossom,

If you are reading this, that means I'm gone. This origami wings are perfectly waxed and activates with chakra. This will allow you to soar through the sky with ease. It doesn't drain chakra that fast and can be hidden. When you wear it, it would automatically be part of you. At you command, you can make it disappear and reappear as you please. This is the least I can do for you. Please accept it and live on.

-Konan

Sakura held onto the paper tightly. Her knees suddenly felt wet. She touched her face and it, too felt watery. She was crying. She missed everyone in Akatsuki. She missed them so much. Especially Itachi. She really do... Her emotions were slowly returning to her and the thought of her lost Akatsuki family was the trigger to it.

"Thank you, Konan." Sakura whispered to herself. She put on the wings and felt a slight pain through the back of her body. She walked to the broken mirror in Konan's room and looked at her back. "I-it's attached to my back!" Sakura widened her eyes at the new discovery .

She was learning how to control the wings and eventually got the hang of it even though she hit herself many times in the process. "It feels great to fly!" Sakura cheered as she soared in the sky. She looked down at the trees, the lakes, hills and the beautiful sceneries. Then,  Konoha. 

The view they were looking at was something so different. Something was missing and Konoha felt out of place without it. Oh ya, her friends. She should be feeling happy that she got rid of her after they took down people that were precious to her. But she felt more empty than ever.

The hurt never disappeared, neither did the loneliness. The more she thought, the more she came to her senses. "I shouldn't have done it..."

This made Hinata and Inner think. Sakura has changed. The way she looks at life now is different and they too felt bad about how fast things progressed for the past few months. Why had she been such an unforgiving person? What made her hold onto her pride so tightly? What made her such a revenge-seeking monster?

'Sakura, we have to move on. I know you regret it but come one, give yourself a chance to make it up to them.' Hinata's convincing reached Sakura and she landed back onto land. This time, she let the tears fall freely. 

"You're right Hinata, I need to move on. I need to redeem myself from the mess I've created."

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"Stop moving like an octopus!" Fuwa complained.

"He is the jinchuriki of a half-ox and half-octopus..." Toma stated the obvious, annoying Fuwa in the progress.

"I knew that! You didn't have to tell me!" Fuwa retorted.

"As if."

"I'm not!"

"You're an air head."

"Not!"

"Yes."

"Will the two of you just shaddup, cuz you're about to get beaten up~!" Killer Bee rapped.

"Ugh! He's annoying! Let's finish him." 

They nodded and dashed towards him at full speed. Except Tobi who used Kamui against him from a distance. This time he managed to take three of his katanas and cut him up a little.

He was down with three katanas. Toma and Fuwa had one each since they attacked him at the same time. "You guys are slow you gotta move with the flow~!" Killer Bee continued to rap.

"Just shut up."