Sakura v Sasori

[hits_then_heals]

Characters: Haruno Sakura and Sasori
When: August 9th before the storm starts
Where: Safezone
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Sakura decides to head out of the house and look for some supplies after the heat wave, but Sasori has other plans for her.

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[eternal_puppet]

Sasori had been tracking the girl for some time now. He wasn't going to use Hiruko for this job because as much protection as it gave him, it didn't really do much for stealth. She claimed to had been able to defeat him; even Deidara backed up the story. If her abilities were really that great, well, she'd make an excellent addition to his collection. If not, he woudl have his hands on the perfect bait.

He watched as she changed direction and headed for the nearest building. Still hiding his chakra, he lazily threw a senbon at her shoulder, not expecting it to hit its mark.

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The senbon flew past her shoulder and landed on the ground a few feet from her foot. She dropped her bag and reached for a kunai from her weapon pouch. Standing her ground, she slowly turned to the direction the senbon had come from and tried to figure out exactly where it had come from.

Someone was following her, she was sure. And whoever it was probably wasn't friendly. And, seeing the weapon, it must been a ninja and all of the nin that she lived with wouldn't attack her. The only other explanation was the Akatsuki.

Sakura really hoped that she was wrong this time.

[eternal_puppet]

He watched as she turned to face the direction where she thought he was. Analysing her movements, she hadn't looked like much of a threat back at the cavern and she didn't now either. Was this really the girl that was able to defeat him? Sasori was fairly confident in his ability to assess the worth of opposing shinobi. Best to keep his guard up though, just in case.

He stopped hiding his chakra and revealed himself. He reached into his robes to pull out one of his puppet scrolls.

"Weren't you going to defeat me again? Don't keep me waiting now."

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The voice sent a chill down Sakura's spine and Sasori himself stepping out of the building didn't help much either. She was scared, yes, but she couldn't let it show. Sakura was alone in this battle, she couldn't afford to show weakness.

"Sasori. Don't worry...I'll defeat you this time like I did back at that cavern."

And he had his puppet scroll...that was never a good thing. She tightened her grip on her kunai and assessed the situation. If she attacked him now, she risked running right into his trap...but if she waited she had a whole army of puppets to deal with.

So she took the option that would mabye win her the battle or at least distract him, she rushed forward toward the Akatsuki member and moved to knock the scroll out of his hands when she got close enough.