Sakura's Protection

Sakura watched the three of them vigilantly. Zaku spoke up, "Let me be the one to finish you off. Cutting Air Wave!" A shockwave shot out from the small holes in Zaku's palms toward Sakura. She dodged just in time, and a large tree behind her was instantly blasted with a gaping hole.

After dodging, Sakura threw a kunai and chased after it. Zaku tilted his head to avoid the kunai, but Sakura had already closed the distance, throwing a punch straight at his abdomen.

Zaku hurriedly blocked the blow with his hands, but he hadn't expected Sakura's punch to possess such incredible strength; the force of the impact sent him flying backward.

Just as Sakura was about to press her advantage and finish Zaku off, Kin threw a volley of senbon. Sakura had no choice but to dodge. Dosu rushed to Zaku's side and asked, "Zaku, are you alright?"

Zaku struggled to his feet and said, "I'm fine. I didn't expect this damn woman to be so strong. Don't ever let her hit you, or you'll die."

Dosu looked at Zaku's broken arm and said, "I understand. Can you still fight?"

Zaku nodded. "Even with only one hand, I can still battle."

Dosu nodded. "Good. You and Kin, coordinate with me." Kin and Zaku agreed, and the three of them surrounded Sakura.

Sakura watched them warily, smiling confidently. "Do you really think the three of you can defeat me? I will never let you hurt Sasuke or Naruto."

Dosu laughed. "We'll see about that. Zaku, do it."

Zaku gathered chakra in his hands, aimed at Sakura, and roared, "Extreme Cutting Air Wave!" A powerful shockwave erupted from his palms, tearing through the rocks and earth as it surged toward Sakura with blinding speed.

Seeing she couldn't dodge, Sakura focused her chakra into her fist and punched directly into the shockwave. A massive explosion followed, kicking up a thick cloud of dust.

Dosu stared with a grim expression, shocked that Sakura had managed to shatter Zaku's technique with nothing but her bare fist.

Kin fired several senbon at Sakura, who dodged them quickly. Using the Body Flicker Technique, Sakura appeared in front of Kin and threw a punch. Kin scrambled backward, and Zaku launched another Extreme Cutting Air Wave. Sakura was forced to abandon her pursuit of Kin and used the Body Flicker Technique to evade the attack.

At that moment, Dosu, who had remained still until now, finally launched his assault. He seized the split second Sakura was in mid-air and attacked from behind. Sakura dodged, countering with a heavy punch, but Dosu blocked it with his arm. The impact sent them both flying in opposite directions.

Sakura touched the blood near her ear in disbelief. "How is this possible? I clearly dodged his attack, yet I was still injured. And that last punch... it felt like I hit some kind of barrier."

Dosu chuckled. "It doesn't matter if you dodge; my attacks are sound-based, and there is no way to block them. Do you even know what sound is?"

Sakura realized, "Vibrations. That explains it. But you still won't be able to defeat me."

Dosu laughed. "That remains to be seen. You may be stronger than the three of us combined, but I have grasped your weakness. You are the one who will lose. Zaku, attack!"

Zaku fired an Extreme Cutting Air Wave at Sakura, but this time she didn't dodge; she simply punched the shockwave apart. Sakura said coldly, "I told you, it's useless."

Dosu smiled. "That might not be true. Kin, finish off Sasuke quickly."

Seeing Kin launch senbon at Sasuke, Sakura used the Body Flicker Technique to reach his side, blocking the projectiles with a kunai. "You're looking for death."

But then, Dosu's voice rang out from behind her: "No, we've won." Sakura was shocked, but it was too late; she took the full force of Dosu's attack.

Sakura felt her head ringing. She turned back with great difficulty and asked, "When did you set an ambush here?"

Dosu laughed. "Heh, ever since you shattered Zaku's attack, I used the dust cloud to create a shadow clone and set this trap. I told you I found your weakness: you are strong, but your combat experience is pitifully low. Plus, you have to protect your companions—that is your fatal flaw."

Sakura smiled. "I didn't even know I had such a weakness. Thank you for the reminder; I'll be more careful in the future. But victory still belongs to me."

Dosu asked, confused, "What do you mean by that?"

Just then, Naruto's voice came from behind Dosu: "Because I'm awake, and you will pay the price for this."

Dosu jumped back in terror, watching Naruto warily. Naruto walked to Sakura's side and smiled gently. "You've worked hard, Sakura. Thank you for guarding me and Sasuke for two days. If it weren't for you, we might be dead."

Sakura smiled. "Naruto, I did it."

Naruto nodded. "Yes, you did. You are the best teammate Sasuke and I could ask for. It's great to have you on our team." Hearing Naruto's affirmation, Sakura smiled and lost consciousness.

Naruto picked up Sakura and placed her beside Sasuke. Zaku shouted arrogantly, "Do you think you can beat the three of us all by yourself? Don't make me laugh. I'll kill you! Extreme Cutting Air Wave!" Zaku unleashed his technique at Naruto.

Naruto stood up, blocked the shockwave with one hand, and used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Zaku. "Do you want to die?"

Zaku scrambled away in terror, disbelieving. "He caught my Extreme Cutting Air Wave with his bare hand... how is this possible?"

Naruto used the Body Flicker Technique again to appear behind Zaku and said calmly, "Nothing is impossible. You seem very confident in the ninjutsu your hands produce. What if you didn't have those hands anymore?" He reached out and grabbed Zaku's arms.

Zaku panicked. "You... you... what are you doing?"

Naruto smiled calmly. "Nothing much. I just want to tear your arms off."

Zaku felt boundless terror looking into Naruto's calm eyes. He begged, "No, please, I beg you, don't do this! Ah... let me go! Ah..." Zaku struggled violently.

But the more he struggled, the tighter Naruto's grip became. Zaku could feel the muscles in his arms tearing under Naruto's strength, the pain intensifying with every second. Zaku let out a blood-curdling scream.

Dosu and Kin were trembling, terrified by the horrific scene before them. Zaku's arms were ripped off by Naruto, and Zaku had long since passed out from the agony.

Naruto said calmly, "I thought you might bring me more entertainment, but you broke so quickly. How boring."

Naruto tossed the severed arms aside and looked at Dosu, smiling. "I wonder, can you bring me more fun, or will you be just as dull?"

Dosu looked at the smiling Naruto, his fear deepening. That angelic, warm smile now looked like the smile of a fallen angel in Dosu's eyes—warm on the surface, but hiding an endless abyss of hell behind it.

Dosu tremblingly pulled out the Scroll of Heaven and said, "This is the Scroll of Heaven you were looking for. I'll give it to you, just please let us go." He threw the scroll to Naruto.

Naruto looked at the scroll in his hand and laughed. "Heh, do you really think I'll let you go just because you handed over the scroll?"

Dosu suppressed his terror and shouted, "If you won't let us go, then I'll make you pay the price!" He used the Body Flicker Technique to appear before Naruto, attacking with the device on his arm.

Naruto laughed maniacally. "Now this is interesting! Come on, hurry up! Bring me more fun!"

After dodging Dosu's attacks again and again, Naruto said with a look of disappointment, "What's wrong? Is this all the strength you have? You're so disappointing."

Dosu gasped in shock, "This is impossible. My attacks shouldn't be dodgeable. Why are they ineffective against you?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "That attack of yours is actually quite easy to deal with. You only need to coat your ears with a bit of chakra to defend against it. Sakura only lost because she lacked experience; she lost due to inexperience, not a lack of strength."

Naruto seized the perfect moment to grab Dosu's hands, smiling as he said, "The scream that guy made just now was truly pleasant to the ears. I'd like to hear it again, so why don't you satisfy me?"

Recalling the miserable state of Zaku, Dosu cried out in terror, "No, please, don't do this, ahhh..." Dosu followed in Zaku's footsteps, letting out a wretched, mournful howl. This time, Naruto didn't just tear off Dosu's arms; he also ripped off his legs, forcing Dosu to emit a scream ten times more agonizing than Zaku's.

Kin was so terrified by the horrific scene before her that she could only hide behind a tree trunk, trembling uncontrollably. After finishing off Dosu, Naruto looked at the shivering Kin and chuckled, "Heh, I wonder, how much amusement can you provide me?"

Kin watched in horror as Naruto walked toward her, screaming frantically, "Get away from me, you devil!" She fired Senbon incessantly from her hands.

Naruto walked slowly toward Kin, while all the Senbon she fired were deflected by his Kunai. Arriving before her, Naruto grabbed one of Kin's hands with one of his, while his other hand pinched her jaw, and he said with an evil grin, "Since you don't like the feeling of your body being torn apart, how about I give you a different kind of sensation?"

Under Kin's terrified gaze, Naruto ripped open her top, causing her to let out a shrill scream as she struggled desperately.

Naruto grinned wickedly, "Didn't you say you didn't like the feeling of your body being torn apart? Why don't you like this either?"

Kin struggled frantically, crying out, "Let me go, you mad devil! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you off!"

Naruto laughed, "Heh heh, since you've already called me a devil, do you really think I'd be afraid of you coming back as a ghost to seek revenge?"

Kin struggled wildly, sobbing and screaming, "I beg you, please let me go!"

Naruto gave a cold, sinister laugh, "That won't do. If I let you go, I won't have any fun." After tearing off all of Kin's clothes, Naruto pinned her to the ground and pressed his body against hers.

Nothing could be heard in the forest but the continuous, piercing screams of a woman and the laughter of a man.