Kunai knives flew through the air at remarkable speed. Lengthy kicks and sturdy punches were thrown with huge force and dexterity as though a life depended on their contact. The straw dummy which had (at one stage) been intact was now losing life as vast amounts of straw littered the ground.
Sakura stood in the grassy area breathing heavily, her pink hair which normally would have been tied up cascaded down her back in waves. Her large forehead was covered in sweat as strands of pink stuck to her face, scratches and marks of dirt evident on her arms and face.
The training had done her good; she had used Inari's story and taken her leave before anyone could notice her absence.
"They probably think I've gone to cry somewhere or something. That's fine I don't want them here anyway" Sakura murmured to herself.
Eyes fixed on the ground Sakura began walking forward, occasionally bending over to pick her embedded kunai in the grass. Satisfied with her training, the pink haired girl seated herself under a cherry blossom tree.
The pink petals were getting harder to see as it got darker and Sakura knew she'd better be heading back soon. Interestingly enough her father proposed to her mother under a tree exactly liked this one and consequently due to her candy floss coloured hair, she had been named after it.
This was the first time she and her father had both been away leaving her mother behind. During the academy days, she had overnight training sessions and all day 'missions' but they were always conducted in the safety of the village.
But lately her father had been called to higher ranked missions, so Sakura and her mother would stay up together and talk.
I always spoke about Sasuke…. I was so blind and selfish Sakura thought as she remembered back to their late night conversations.
She would blab on and on about Sasuke and how great he was and how Ino didn't stand a chance against her. Her mother would try and talk to her about her day as she would to her husband, but it wasn't long before Sakura overruled that and the topic was once again turned back to Uchiha Sasuke.
Closing her eyes the young girl attempted to relax her thoughts and focus on her breathing.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale…
"Ohayou I hope I'm not interrupting anything?" A female voice penetrated her ear drum and Sakura opened her eyes to see Tsunami looking at her carefully.
Smiling the ninja shook her head and the older raven haired woman took a seat next to her under the tree.
"I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to your husband" Sakura said quietly.
Nodding her head Tsunami knew it would only be a matter of time before Tazuna discussed it with their guests.
"It's alright; in a way I think it was inevitable. Kazia was such an outspoken figure I always knew if new powers were to come into control of our land that he would not stay quiet. It hurt at first… to know they tally of important people I'd lost was now totaled at two. But as you've probably heard Inari suffered the most. Sadly as a mother there are things I cannot provide for him that a father could"
Sakura absorbed the elder woman's words as she gazed out onto the moonlit training ground.
"Family… is very important" she remarked and Tsunami agreed silently.
"You know Sakura; you're the first of your kind to come into this village"
This comment piqued the pinkette's interest and she fixed Tsunami with a confused looked.
"Do you mean the first female ninja?" Sakura asked.
Chucking slightly Tsunami nodded her head. "Yes in a way I suppose you are, but I mean you're the first person to come here and show genuine compassion and a sincerity to help us. Reiko informed me of what you did for her and Atsushi" she remarked.
"Oh, well I'm sorry I kept that from you I just didn't expect her to-" Sakura trailed off.
"Blab? Yes well I've known Reiko since we were children and she's never been one for keeping secrets"
"It's not that I didn't want to tell you it's just that I um" Sakura paused, trying to decide how much she should say.
"It really isn't any of my business why you don't want to share your achievements with your teammates Sakura, but I have to wonder what exactly it is you have to hide from them?" Tsunami asked forcefully.
And that's when Sakura spilt everything. The transition from wearing her heart on her sleeve to letting barely anyone in had taken its toll and the teen ninja was glad of someone to listen.
She spoke of her father and the fears she held that he wouldn't return home, she spoke of her mother and how she'd never been left in the village alone before. She told of her wanting to become a medical ninja and her secret training with Tsunade.
Sakura spoke her feelings of inadequacy in comparison to Sasuke and Naruto, the clear favoritism Kakashi showed towards them and the growing worry in the pit of her stomach that she was being forgotten and left behind. But most of all she spoke of a fear of being weak and unimportant.
Taking in a shaky breath Sakura tried to calm herself, Tsunami had done what she'd wanted someone to do ever since they'd set off for the Land of Waves.
Listen. She was an impartial judge, someone who didn't know anything about Konoha or the way of the ninja, and someone who could take what she was going through at face value. Or so she hoped.
This girl is going through quite a lot for someone her age. Imagine a ninja at only 12. Exposed to the world for its caprice and cruelty Tsunami as she pondered the emotional baggage that Sakura had just dumped on her.
"I see. I don't know what I can say that will make it better but I can say I am willing to listen. It's obvious you can't talk to anyone in your team about it" Tsunami said.
Standing up the raven haired mother offered her hand to Sakura who took it gratefully and both began walking back to the house.
The sun glistened brightly high in the sky as Sakura stretched her stiff arms and wiped the small beads of perspiration from her forehead.
Damn it, it's only eight in the morning and I'm sweating already she thought.
Sasuke and Tazuna stood patiently beside her as Kakashi fare welled Tsunami; they had woken early as Tazuna had a shift at the bridge and stubbornly refused to leave without protection. Strangely enough there was an absence of bright blonde hair.
"Okay, I leave Naruto in your hands. He's pushed his body to the limit, overdoing it as usual. So he may not be able to move today at all" Kakashi said smiling through his mask at Tsunami.
"What about you, you're still recovering!" The raven haired woman argued in protest but Kakashi simply waved her off claiming he was fine.
At the impatient urging of Tazuna, Team 7 departed minus Konoha's knucklehead ninja.
Because of Tazuna the journey to the bridge took twice as long, Sakura wanted to send chakra to her legs and speed off into the trees but unfortunately that was not the case.
The bridge builder gossiped away to Kakashi like an old married woman and the younger man simply reached into his pocket and pulled out his Icha Icha book, nodding occasionally to give the impression he was listening, not that Tazuna even needed that as he spoke more than a hundred miles an hour.
This of course left Sakura and Sasuke walking side by side, awkwardly.
"OOOOOOHHHH HE MIGHT BE A TOTAL JERK BUT DAMN THAT BOY'S LOOKIN FINE!" Inner Sakura swooned and Sakura frowned. So much for giving up the whole annoying fan girl phase huh Inner?
But Inner Sakura wasn't having any of it and continued to dream about Uchiha babies and wedding bells; the pink haired teenager couldn't help but shake her head at her Inner's ridiculousness.
Marrying Uchiha Sasuke used to be her top priority and now it had been replaced by protecting her own life in combat, Sakura cringed inwardly with embarrassment that her own mortality wasn't a priority from the beginning.
Sasuke watched Sakura out of the corner of his eye and felt… annoyed.
Who did she think she was anyway? One minute she was all Sasuke-kun this and go out with me that and now she had the nerve to stand up to him and defend Naruto.
"Sasuke? What was that all about?" Kakashi asked Sasuke disappointed; Naruto stared accusingly at the Uchiha prodigy.
"How exactly is it my fault that she left?" Sasuke asked angrily and Kakashi simply shook his head "No I was referring to the comment you made about her father"
Naruto looked curiously at Kakashi "Sensei, did you hit your head hard or something? Sakura-chan's father is fine! He's back in Konoha!"
Kakashi sighed at his blonde student "I know that Naruto but it was still rude, Sasuke you need to learn to accept her as your teammate and as an equal. You treat her worse than you treat Naruto and your attitude towards teamwork needs an adjustment"
Naruto nodded "Yeah Teme, it won't kill you to be nice to Sakura-chan!"
Sasuke sighed quietly to himself and Sakura's ears pricked up before she turned to him.
"Is something wrong Sasuke?" Her voice sounded concerned but her eyes were challenging, daring him to insult her.
"Hn, I'm fine" Sasuke replied in an even voice and Sakura smiled slightly at him to which Sasuke responded with a smirk and both tempers were quelled. The two teen ninja's continued walking behind their sensei and the bridge builder.
"HOLD ON! WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!" Tazuna yelled loudly alerting the three ninja, Sakura hadn't even realised they were on the bridge until she looked past the older man to find all of the citizens who had been working unconscious and lying face down on the ground.
"What happened? Someone was here someone got to them!" Tazuna yelled loudly as a thick mist began to clog the air around them.
"Zabuza" Sakura muttered to herself as Sasuke nodded as both teens took up positions on either side of Tazuna with Kakashi flanking the front.
"I knew he was still alive" Kakashi said as the ninja squinted through the fog.
"Sorry I kept you waiting Kakashi; I see you've still got those brats with you. That one is still trembling" Zabuza said from somewhere in the mist referring to Sasuke.
Sakura blinked and in a second they were surrounded by eight clones.
"I'm trembling, with excitement" Sasuke said smirking and with Kakashi's permission lept forward in a flash and destroyed all eight clones.
"So you could see they were water clones huh? The brat's improving, looks like you've got a rival Haku" Zabuza said now fully visible in the mist, the 'tracker ninja' Haku standing beside him.
"So it seems" Haku replied acknowledging Sasuke's quick eyes
"Well sensei, looks like we had it right, it was just a cute little act with a mask" Sakura said smirking and Kakashi chuckled "Yes it seems we did huh?"
"So I guess all that about being a tracker ninja protecting his village was just a bunch of bull!" Tazuna said angrily and Sakura couldn't help but roll her eyes at the older man's late realisation.
"That's it I'm taking him out, who does he think he is hiding behind that mask like a clown" Sasuke said with confidence glaring at Haku.
"He is quite impressive you know, even though those clones were only at one tenth of the strength of a normal water jutsu he took them down without breaking a sweat" Haku remarked quietly to Zabuza.
"Whatever, that move still gave us the first advantage, now use it!" The rouge ninja replied seemingly unimpressed with Sasuke.
Immediately Haku started twisting and turning like a tornado at an incredible speed and headed straight for the Uchiha survivor.
What the hell is going on? Sasuke thought as he watched Haku advancing towards him.
"He's spinning fast to confuse him but if I inform Sasuke at the right time… or wait I'll help him…" Sakura muttered as she made a move to charge forward and help Sasuke.
"Sakura! Stay back and protect Tazuna, let Sasuke handle this" Kakashi yelled out before Sakura could move an inch, Sasuke nodded his head in agreement still focused on Haku.
Breathing in and out sharply Sakura retreated back and stood in front of the bridge builder in a protective manner, trying not to let her anger cloud her thoughts.
After all they were in a battle and Kakashi was a Jounin so it was safe to say he knew best. Besides her interference at that point could have had horrible repercussions for the team.
With that new attitude in mind and Inner Sakura safely contained Sakura drew herself back to the battle in time to see Haku finally stop spinning and Sasuke block the senbon needle with a kunai knife.
Both weapons shook with the pressure their owners were applying, the high pitched sound of metal scrapping on metal echoed loudly.
So he can keep up with Haku's speed huh? Zabuza thought as he watched the two dance and spin around each other before their weapons clashed once more.
"We want the bridge builder not you, if you back down we won't have to kill you" Haku said in a monotone voice but his words were lost on Sasuke. "Save it" he replied smugly.
"You're making a mistake, you won't be able to keep up with my speed" Haku persisted and suddenly Sakura realised.
"He's trapped one of Sasuke's hands, which means he only has one hand to defend himself… But then again Haku only has one hand free as well… unless he's going to do..."
"Sasuke he's going to pull a one handed jutsu! Watch out!" Sakura yelled loudly causing Tazuna to jump.
"Impossible, how did she see that, even before I did it..." Haku said while quickly doing the hand signs.
The girl's quick, not as sharp as the boy when it comes to seeing in combat but quick of the mind Zabuza thought as Haku stomped his foot on the floor of the bridge completing the jutsu.
"Secret Mist Jutsu, A Thousand Needles of Death"
Clouds of mist began to gather overhead and Sasuke quickly anticipated Haku's move.
"Focus, remember the training, like Sakura said; the idea is to be able to draw a precise amount of chakra to a precise point in the body… I need to summon my chakra at once and direct it to my feet!" The Uchiha boy thought.
The clouds of mist quickly turned into needles and fell straight from the sky covering Sasuke in a cloud of smoke as Haku leapt out of the way. Looking over to where Sasuke should have been lying down covered in needles.
"He vanished" The fake tracker ninja exclaimed and Sakura couldn't help but smirk.
Thanks to the chakra projection he sent to his feet Sasuke was high in the air and began to throw shuriken at Haku who dodged them all with ease before coming to a stop to find Sasuke right behind him.
"You're not as fast as you think; from this point on you'll be the one defending against my attacks!" Sasuke declared.
They danced around each other again and came to a mute standpoint until Sasuke pulled out a kunai with his other hand. Haku crouched down low to avoid it and the Uchiha prodigy was able to land a roundhouse kick to his face, sending the enemy ninja flying back a few meters to where Zabuza stood.
"That's impossible, no one is as fast as Haku" The rouge mist ninja watched the raven haired boy carefully, there was obviously something special about that kid.
"Thought you were quicker huh? Now what else are you wrong about?" Sasuke taunted as Kakashi smiled.
"You made a big mistake calling these ninja brats, that's just bound to bring out Sasuke's attitude. He's the best young fighter of the Hidden Leaf and Sakura here is our sharpest mind and a promising young medical ninja. Last but not least our number one hyperactive knucklehead ninja is Naruto Uzumaki" The Jounin stated proudly.
"OH YEAH! ABOUT TIME WE GOT SOME RECOGNITION!" Inner Sakura yelled in satisfaction as Sakura tried and failed to look modest about the compliment.
Sasuke also looked pleased but Zabuza thought little of this and began to chuckle loudly. "Haku if we keep going like this we'll be the victims instead of them. Get on with it!"
Annoyed the Haku rose slowly and nodded at Zabuza before a blue chakra began emitting from his body. "What's that?" Sasuke asked in a strained voice.
"I'm sorry it's come to this" Haku said.
Sakura stared at the boy with the mask before she felt the temperature drop. "It's so cold, what's he doing to the air?" she thought.
The female ninja could only watch in horror as Haku performed another jutsu which began to enclose himself and Sasuke in a circle of ice mirrors.
As if it were the most normal occurrence on the planet Haku casually stepped into the closest mirror and created an identical image which was replicated on each ice mirror confusing the Uchiha boy.
"They're mirrors, but how?" Sasuke wondered aloud as Sakura examined the mirrors from a distance. Kakashi charged forward with the intention of smashing the mirrors and breaking Sasuke free when Zabuza quickly blocked his path.
"If you enter this fight, you fight me! Your boy has no chance against that jutsu" Zabuza stated smugly as Kakashi's eyes narrowed.
Suddenly a barrage of needles flew from each of the mirrors, each piercing the skin and drawing blood from Sasuke. The kunai which the black haired Uchiha prodigy had been using to defend himself flew out of his hand and landed at Sakura's feet. Sasuke cowered on the ground, whimpering as the needles rained down upon him.
"I must help Sasuke. I'm sorry Mr Tazuna I have to leave you for now" The old man stared at the pink haired teen who spoke quietly yet determinedly as she stooped down and picked up the kunai.
"I understand. Do what you must for your teammate" Nodding Sakura propelled herself forward ignoring Kakashi's shocked cries and leapt into the air before flinging Sasuke's kunai with remarkable speed.
Haku noticed the kunai speeding towards a now defenceless Sasuke and tried to intercept the flying object but Sakura was faster and the kunai landed in front of the Uchiha boy, who smiled slightly and proceeded to get shakily to his feet clutching the weapon. However this momentary lapse in concentration had pulled Haku out of his mirror leaving him open to receive a shuriken to the head.
Where on earth did that come from? Sakura thought as she watched Haku fall from the mirror and hit the ground. A huge cloud of steam blocked the view of the mysterious stranger; Kakashi and Tazuna looked on in amazement whereas Sasuke already knew who it was "That idiot, such a show off" the Uchiha boy thought, mentally rolling his eyes.
"Number one, hyperactive knucklehead ninja" Haku said identifying the attacker as he rose from the ground.
The steam cleared and there stood the blonde ninja wearing a huge grin. "Naruto Uzumaki is here! Believe it!" Sakura's eyebrow twitched in annoyance.
"THAT MORON! WHY WOULD YOU REVEAL YOUR POSITION LIKE THAT AND BE ALL COCKY ABOUT IT!"Inner Sakura wasn't having any of it but Naruto was too pre occupied with his speech to Haku to notice his female teammate's simmering rage.
"You know how in stories the hero usually shows up at the last minute and kicks butt? Well that's what I'm going to do right now believe it!" Naruto exclaimed proudly.
Kakashi sighed at the ignorance of his loudest and densest student. "If he had held his position he could have been so much more useful to us. Oh well it is Naruto I'm talking about." Zabuza was also unimpressed with the appearance of the third member of Team 7.
That boy Haku thought as he recalled the interaction between himself and Naruto in the woods.
Sasuke's still trapped in the ice mirrors, what exactly is Naruto going to do? Does he even have a plan? Sakura wondered as she fell back to flank Tazuna, with Sasuke's heroic fight and Naruto's grand entrance the pink haired teen couldn't help feeling useless.
"ALRIGHT! You're history! Shadow clone jutsu!" Kakashi's eyes widened with shock as Naruto called out his signature move, but Zabuza quickly reacted by throwing four shuriken with great force towards the blonde boy.
"NARUTO MOVE!" Kakashi yelled but the shuriken were travelling too fast. Suddenly Haku threw four senbon needles into the path of the shuriken, negating their attack and all the weapons fell to the ground.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THIS IS A BATTLE NOT A TALENT SHOW!" Sakura yelled loudly, her temper getting the better of her. She couldn't believe the recklessness of Naruto and neither could Kakashi who proceeded to lecture his student.
"Sakura is right. Don't let your opponent see your jutsu. The shinobi's art is deception, always keep the enemy guessing. Even when executing a single jutsu, one must distract their opponent's attention, catch them off balance and out manoeuvre them. You're a human target when you enter a battle like that" Kakashi said tiredly.
"AHHHH I'M SORRY! I JUST WANTED TO RESCUE EVERYBODY!" Naruto bellowed at an ear splitting volume as he had a panic attack taking in Kakashi's words.
"But that doesn't explain why you stopped Zabuza's shuriken" Sakura spoke up looking at Haku as did everyone else.
"Haku what are you doing, protecting him?" Zabuza asked angrily but Haku kept his face straight forward looking at Naruto through his mask."Zabuza, this boy. Allow me to fight him my own way. Please"
Naruto watched the masked man carefully "Bring it on then" he said.
Zabuza chuckled "So you want me to leave this to you Haku? Is that what you want? As usual you're too soft"
Sasuke's ears pricked up at the word soft. "Soft huh? I guess he's right, look at these wounds. He cut me up with those needles but he didn't hit a single vital spot. Why? Is he just trying to humiliate me?"
"I'm warning you!" Naruto yelled "One way or another I'm going to rip off that mask and take you apart!"
Haku simply stared at the boy in silence. "It's impossible, Naruto can't match this kid. I've got to-" Kakashi trailed off before attempting to advance forward and help his blonde student when Zabuza blocked his path.
"Don't even think about it. You know the score, if you go after Haku I go after the bridge builder"
Sakura's fists clenched as she saw Kakashi give her a quick glance before deciding to stay where he was. "He obviously doesn't think I can protect Tazuna myself…" Sakura mumbled in dismay as she turned her attention back to Naruto and Haku.
"That mask! And your bogus story! You were with Zabuza all along! You think you can get away with a stunt like that!" Naruto asked angrily.
"I'm sorry, but as your sensei said deceiving your opponent and catching them off guard. That is the art of the shinobi. Don't take in personally" Haku replied in an unfailing monotone voice.
"And while you're jabbering I'll catch you off guard!" Sasuke thought as he threw the kunai knife Sakura had given him from behind the glass mirrors and straight for Haku who dodged it in a split second. "I haven't forgotten about you, not for an instant" Haku said to Sasuke.
Naruto looked at Sasuke through the mirrors. "So that's where he is, he's pinned down and can't move"
"Some warriors accept defeat gracefully; they know when they are beaten. Others do not. So be it, let us finish our battle then. To the death!" Haku said before calmly stepping back into the mirrors.
"What the hell is he?" Naruto asked himself.
Back inside of the mirror fortress Sasuke prepared himself, seeing only one mirror image he assumed that this was the real Haku.
"I'm behind you" A quiet voice said and the lone Uchiha survivor stiffened. "He transported himself in an instant! How?" Sasuke asked himself.
Once again the mirrors began to fill with the image of Haku.
In a second another barrage of needles came raining down upon Sasuke, as Naruto and Sakura looked on in shock.
What is that? Sasuke's getting all ripped up and I can't even tell where the attacks are coming from! Naruto wondered in desperation.
Sakura watched on in horror as Sasuke was cut by the needles.
What kind of jutsu is this? Could he be using clones? Hiding them in the mirrors and having them throw the needles? No it's too fast for that. If it was just a clone jutsu then he wouldn't need the ice mirrors, those mirrors are the key to his attacks! Sakura thought.
"NARUTO! SASUKE! THINK! You need to attack from the outside and the inside at the same time to figure out how the mirrors work!" Sakura yelled out much to the surprise of Zabuza and Kakashi.
The Uchiha boy understood immediately "Yes! It's all about positioning and Naruto and I are in the perfect position. If I attack him from in here and Naruto hits him from the outside we can do it-"
"Hey I snuck in here to save you! Pretty cool move huh?"
Turning around Sasuke came face to face with Naruto who had managed to get himself inside the ice fortress.
"DAMN IT NARUTO THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AT ALL! YOU SNEAK UP ON YOUR OPPONENT NOT YOUR ALLY!" Inner yelled.
Sakura couldn't help but feel the urge to smack her head against the ground and Sasuke wasn't fairing much better.
"YOU'RE A COMPLETEL LOSER! YOU'RE A SHINOBI THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU MOVE!"
"WHAT THE HECK'S YOUR PROBLEM? YOU SHOULD THANK ME FOR COMING IN HERE TO HELP YOU!"
"NARUTO IF WE'RE BOTH INSIDE HERE… AHH FORGET IT I'VE HAD IT WITH YOUR MISTAKES!"
"AND I'VE HAD IT WITH YOUR ATTITUDE BELIEVE IT!"
Kakashi shook his head "Naruto's building a reputation as one of the most clueless ninja in history. The more he helps, the worse things get"
Sasuke face palmed in frustration "That's it! I'm going to destroy these mirrors right now!"
Doing a quick series of hand signs the Uchiha prodigy got to his feet. Naruto looked up at Sasuke in amazement "Hey what attack are you using?"
Holding the jutsu the raven haired boy turned to his teammate. "The mirrors are made of ice, how do you destroy ice? Figure it out!"
"FIRE STYLE, FIRE BALL JUTSU!" Sasuke yelled.
As the huge fire ball spread out towards the mirrors both boys watched in horror as the jutsu had no effect on the mirrors.
"THAT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL!" Naruto bellowed as Sasuke gritted his teeth.
"You'll need much more heat than that to melt this ice" Haku said before drawing the needles again.
There was a blinding white light and suddenly Naruto and Sasuke were thrown back, covered in needles.
"Where is he!? Where is the needles attack coming from? Are they clones? We've got to find the real one!" Naruto said, clenching his fists angrily.
"Look into every mirror as hard as you like, you will never learn the secret" Haku responded and Naruto snapped.
"SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" he yelled in defiance.
Sasuke watched in horror as one hundred clones were produced.
"You've got a hundred mirrors? Then a hundred of me will smash them all!" Naruto declared.
Charging forwards the clones and Naruto attempted to smash each mirror but Haku was faster.
Before any of the clones could get anywhere near the mirrors, the masked boy destroyed each one of them with a senbon needle.
The real Naruto fell to the ground badly injured and unable to get up.
"These mirrors only reflect my image, allowing me to transport myself at light speed. Through my eyes you appear to be moving in slow motion" Haku said.
"I knew it!" Kakashi exclaimed and Sakura turned to face him "It's a bloodline trait, a Kekkei Genkai"
Zabuza nodded and began to chuckle sadistically.
"Kekkei Genkai? That's a genetic trait passed down through clans. Which means-" Sakura said.
"Yes, you're right Sakura. Even I can't copy that jutsu. He's unstoppable" Kakashi finished.
Concentrating hard Sakura focused her mind and detected Sasuke and Naruto's chakra signals. They were weak and fading.
Kakashi sensei can't do anything, if he tries to Zabuza will kill Tazuna. Tazuna is obviously useless so I guess it's up to me. This isn't over yet and I won't let my teammates stay in there when I'm out here with nothing to worry about Sakura thought determinedly.
"OH HELL YEAH HERE WE GO! REMEMBER WHAT TSUNADE-SAMA SAID, WE HAVE ONE SHOT WITH OUR CHAKRA PUNCH SO WE NEED TO MAKE IT COUNT! LET'S BREAK THOSE MIRRORS!" Inner Sakura cheered and Sakura smirked.
"Kakashi-sensei. I can't protect Tazuna any longer" she told her Sensei quickly.
The silver haired Jounin turned to his student. "What Sakura? No don't you dare!"
But he was too late, feeling the chakra rushing to her fist the pink haired teen took off running towards the ice mirrors.
"NO! GET AWAY YOU FOOLISH GIRL!" Haku yelled loudly from inside the ice mirror prison alerting Sasuke and Naruto to the situation.
Sakura could feel herself getting closer and closer, she began to speed up and cocked her arm until it reached the appropriate height to reflect maximum damage to the jutsu.
"TAKE THIS! CHA!"
With one almighty smash, the ice mirror jutsu was broken.