Second Chances.

Chapter Nine

"So it is true."

The sound of Shikamaru's voice had Sakura's fingers jerking back from where she was bandaging the deep gash of the elderly man that was sitting on the examination bed.

Deidara, who had been sitting at the desk behind her shot out of his seat so quickly that the chair rolled back to slam against the wall behind him, he stood ramrod straight, fist clenched at his sides and face impassive, his eyes however were on high alert.

Sakura's heart warmed at the way The blonde haired former dead Shinobi silently lent his support and she let out a soft sigh, smiling at the man as she tied off the remaining pieces of bandages.
She still didn't speak until her patient was cleared and out the the room.

"Let me guess, Ino blabbered to you about what happened a couple days and you came here to see for yourself." She asked as she pulled off the slightly bloodied glove from her forearms, throwing them into the bin next to her before turning to look at The still silent Shikamaru by the doorway.
"Am I right?."

Shikamaru's eyes flickered over to Deidara still standing behind her, his eyes locked onto the spiky haired Shinobi.
"I wanted to see for myself yes, I had doubted it when she told me that you were bringing dead Shinobi back to life." His eyes locked onto her with a deep intensity.
"And now I have found it to be true.... what the fuck are you doing Sakura?."

Sakura, whose nerves have been fired since the encounter with Ino not to long ago, seemed to snap at the question. Her palms coming to slam down hard onto the desk besides her, which thankfully wasnt an important desk because it shattered into pieces on impact.

"What the hell is you people's problem?." She snarled.
"Do you and your little teammate think that I dont have a fucking brain of my own?. That I don't know what's wrong and right?. Tell me Shikamaru, is that what you think of me?."

"You know that's not what I meant, Sakura. " He gritted out.
"Just explain to me why the hell your bringing back people who are once mur-."

"Dont you dare complete that sentence." She said cutting him off, a fierce glare on her pretty face.
"Ino has said that word enough and quite frankly if I hear it one more time, I'm going to fucking snap."
She inhaled deeply, letting it out in a whoosh of air.

"Why do I have to explain myself to you?. What I do is not any of your business to begin with." She said coldly, she didn't want to be on bad terms with Shikamaru but he came in here demanding answers.
"Do I have to answer to everyone with the choices I make. Yes I helped Hidan recover his body, yes I brought him here months ago, have there been any disturbances since? And Ino had the audacity to yell at me that i brought back the killer of Asuma sensei." She felt the warmth behind her as Deidara placed a hand on the small of her back, keeping her grounded.

"I admit that he did killed Sensei, but that was years ago, and I believe everyone deserves a second chance to right the wrongs," She said gruffly.
"I get it, I really do but while your team had your Sensei with you, I had been basically abandoned by my sensei and my teammates. No one gave a damn about the weak little girl who tried so hard to bring her teammates back."

It was silent in the room for a long moment, the anger and adrenaline draining from Shikamaru's face so quickly, he brought up a hand to run at his face tiredly.  Sakura felt a bit sympathetic for him, to be getting riled up in such a way.

"....I."

"You want to know why, then I'm going to tell you why, and you better not fucking interrupt me. "

And true to her words, with Deidara at her back, Sakura began explaining the past of all the former Akatsuki members, watching as Shikamaru's face twisted into different emotions, and when she reached Itachi's story, Shikamaru's face went white with the new knowledge he received.