🌸 The Flower He Saw 🌸 A Kakashi and Sakura Story

Sasuke

A/N: Alright, this is a pretty long chapter so bare with me <3 I'm trying to navigate all the fighting in accordance to my writing style, since I've never written a fight scene before. I hope it makes sense as I go! 

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"It's time I retrieved my Rinnegan, and I mean the full set, and finally get rid of the biggest obstacle in my way." Obito brought his Gunbai closer to Nagato's back. "That Sharingan I gave you is what I'll take back, including my other Rinnegan eye─ Fire style, Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"

"Almighty Push!"

And so, the battle began. Obito wasn't going to lose and quite frankly, he was sure of the fact that he'd be able to kill Nagato; he was dying slowly, and he just had to make the last blow.

Pushing chakra rods out the palms of his hands, blood trickled down his dry lips. "We're on the same team!" He croaked. 

An idea submerged in his head, causing him to heave a deep breath in before channeling his chakra twice as much into Pain's body from afar. As he spoke, this way, Jiraiya and Konan would be able to hear him through Pain.

"We were supposed to fight together to restore peace to this world!"

"Peace. What fucking peace do you speak of? You robbed the innocent of their peace. Killing you will bring your victims justice─ my desires into fruition, but yours.... Well, I couldn't care less about that." Retrieving a kunai from the pouch to side of his leg, he sinisterly sauntered towards the dying man. "Project Ketsueki will continue if you die right here, and for that I'll do anything."

He drew the kunai close to Nagato's neck, tracing his veins until he applied pressure and began poking at the larger veins. Blood splat across his body and face, as a long and wide grin crept upon his lips. 

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The Sage of Mount Myoboku stood beside his former student as they poised themselves in a prepared stance. He watched with a scrutinizing gaze and listened to what Pain was saying.  Abruptly, Pain's body fell to the floor despite his lips moving, utterings words that made the Sage muse. 

"Explain to me how this Jutsu works"

"Right.... Nagato is a bit far from here, but he's controlling the six Pains all at once. We stand before the main Pain, which is Yahiko's body. Nagato is able to speak through these bodies and fight with them, although that's because he's too weak to fight for himself. Right now, he must be speaking with someone else but he must've not muted himself from Pain's body." 

"So she's your real target? H-how..... pathetic." Pain coughed. "Her parents? That can't be. Y-you're a disgusting liar! Don't speak of Yahiko as if he'd do something like that!"

"Yahiko?" She inquired, terrified. Her eyes roamed over the floor beneath her to possibly think of who Nagato could be talking to, but no one knew of his location except for her. Think Konan, think! She squeezed her eyes shut, until she recalled of the only other man in the Akatsuki who specialized in many Jutsu, as well sensory type Jutsu.

 Nagato was fighting Tobi! Her eyes shot wide at this realization.

"I can't let him die," she muttered. "Jiraiya-sama."

He bit his bottom lip as a feeling of dread swirled in his stomach. "It's too late."

"I won't let you kill them!" Pain yelled. 

She plodded her way slowly to Pain, almost afraid of what could happen to her if she did. The dread that swirled in her tight stomach ached, she felt herself ready to regorge whatever was in her stomach as she finally realized that she wouldn't be able to save him.