Konoha's Prodigies || Naruto [Sasuke x Sakura x Neji]

Chapter 22

In the middle of the night, a figure bursts through a roof and leaped into the sky. He started attacking civilians who were still awake and walking on the streets, causing a mass panic.

"GAARA!" His siblings tried to stop him.

Sakura jolted awake and left her house with her katana. The urgent situation did not allow her to change out of her night clothes. Everyone was awake and ninjas scurried around the village, trying to evacuate the civilians. Everything was a mess.

While her father gathered every ninja from her household, the pinkette had arrived at the scene. Standing in the middle of the streets was Gaara, but his appearance had changed into half of a beast.

Sakura gasped.

He spotted the female and lunged his giant arm at her.

She jumped away from the inhuman hand and tried to lure him away from the village where no civilians would be harmed. He took her hair and followed her into the forest. Temari and Kankuro joined the pinkette in her quest and told her about the situation.

"His mental state has been unstable since he got injured in the fight." Temari explained. "The tailed beast inside of him is taking over his body!"

Sakura nodded. She knew why Temari told her that. She didn't want her to kill her brother.

The Kazekage stood on the roof as he watched the scene.

"Lord Kazekage." A gruff voice spoke.

He turned to his back and saw the Hokage looking at him in his shinobi attire. His eyes were full of suspicion and anger.

"Who are you?" He demanded to know.

A laugh escaped the Kazekage's lips from beneath his mask. His voice changed into something more raspy and menacing.

"No use hiding it now."

The imposter stripped off the Kazakage's robe. Standing in front of Sarutobi was his student, Orochimaru.

His eyes narrowed, "I should have guessed."

"Your prodigiessss are quite promissssing.." The Sannin hissed.

Four ANBUs reached the roof; then removed their cloaks and masks, revealing four unfamiliar faces. They stood on every corner of the rooftop and did the same hand signs simultaneously.

"Ninja Art: Four Flames Formation!"

A cuboid trapped the two inside. Anyone who touches the barrier would burn in flames, which happened to a fellow Leaf Village shinobi who attempted to rescue the Hokage.

While the village leader was occupied in a battle with one of the legendary Sannin, ninjas from the village hidden in the sound and hidden in the sand entered the village like raging waves. The village soon became a battlefield as the Leaf Village's ninjas try their best to fight them off.

On the other side, Neji and Sasuke had caught up with the pinkette. Two bodies laid on the ground, utterly defeated and unable to move. The only one still standing in front of the half beast was the Haruno heiress, but she was not in a good shape. Bruises covered her body and a laceration wound stretched across her left arm. Her forehead bled and covered her right eye. The scene absolutely hurt the two heirs.

"SAKURA!" They shouted.

She panted as she gazed at them in exhaustion. "Neji... Sasuke..... Ru- AH!"

The heavy palm slapped her and she flew towards a tree bark. Neji was quick to his feet; he grabbed her before she could receive the impact. He laid her on the ground, but she grabbed his hand tightly.