Chapter 1
DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.
Authors Note: this is a new series I'm going to be working on let me know if you enjoy reading it :-)
It's been a couple years since Sakura abandoned Konoha for the Akatsuki. At first her main reason was to get stronger and closer to Sasuke but the longer she lived as an outsider the more she had gotten used to the adventurous and dangerous lifestyle never has she been bored yet.
The room of the inn was colored with white wallpaper and a burgundy colored carpet. There was only one bed but the men gave it to Sakura at the insistence of Deidara, the guys slept on the floor. Usually four of them would be gone off on missions when Sakura was in bed sleeping. The one to keep her the most company in those times were Zetsu, even though he was creepy they discussed on end about human anatomy, biology, medicinal herbs and the such. ..sometimes even argued which was a sight to see considering Zetsu had another personality inside of him that would butt in and make an ass out of Sakura. All in all Deidara, Tobi and Zetsu treated her better. Itachi was distant and quiet, much like his younger brother Sasuke, the only difference was if you were to insult Itachi he would just give you this stare that would send shivers down your spine especially if you know what a powerful shinobi he is. Kisame was the sadistic sarcastic one, and never had a nice thing to say to Sakura other than the fact she was petite but that's not the polite words used. Hidan was in Sakura's eyes a pig and a unrelenting asshole. Kazuku was all about the money and had serious anger issues which actually scared Sakura on more than one occasion. Sakura has never actually seen Pein, when she asked the group who he is Itachi spoke. "Don't piss him off." Which made Sakura nervous enough not to ask too many questions about him. All in all they were a lively, obnoxious, slightly psychotic bunch. Never failed to be entertaining.
Sakura checked herself out in front of the full length mirror. The black and red cloud spotted Akatsuki robe oversized over her small frame, but it covered up the mesh shirt she was wearing underneath. Since all of the members of the Akatsuki are men they didn't have to worry about their breasts showing but Kisame handed her a roll of bandages to cover her breasts for the most part. The blue pants the Akatsuki wore fit very well, just the robe looked odd to her.
"Does anybody else think that this could use some hemming? It's dragging on the floor." Sakura asked the guys. Itachi just glared with Sharigan eyes, not entirely trusting of her. Kisame only grunted the only one to speak up is Deidara.
"I'm sure we can fix that for you. ..yeah." he walked up to her and pulled out a kunai and swiftly cut away the bottom about two inches. Sakura smiled and thanked him, he nodded and walked back to the group of guys. Guys stick togather, and Sakura felt like the odd one out most of the time. Especially at dinner everybody had a vote on the menu and the guys would insist that a woman's vote does not count, annoying Sakura to no end.
Tonight was sure to be no exception. The Akatsuki members were gathered around a large dining table, which looked like it had taken quite a beating. Kisame stood up from his chair addressing the entire lot.
"What the hell do you all want for dinner? I'm thinking baked salmon and rice. " A few members groaned aloud to this suggestion seeing as they had salmon and rice for a week. Deidara stood up from his seat facing across from Kisame.
"How about we change up the menu here. ..yeah? Miso pork ramen." Hidan and Kazuku shrugged and Itachi's face twisted in disgust. Tobi immediately pumped his fist into the air knocking over Sakura' s cup of tea, veins popped in her large forehead as her temper flared.
"Tobi wants chocolate cake! Tobi wants chocolate cake-" Suddenly Tobi was sent flying into the wall and knocked against a China plate cabinant leaving an indent, his body landed with a gigantic thud as plates crashed down shattering around him. Everyone looked to the pink haired shinobi and the pulsating veins of her forehead. The room fell silent.
"Why do you have to be SO annoying?!" Sakura screeched. Deidara darted his eyes to Sakura nervously.
"Hey Sakura, what do you want to eat...yeah?" Sakura's face eased into one of surprise.
They're asking ME what to pick dinner tonight?
"Uh...Miso pork ramen sounds nice.." Sakura smiled at Deidara who turned to the group.
"Any objections. ..yeah?" Itachi glared at Sakura giving her the metaphorical willies.
"Salad." Itachi said quietly but everybody around him heard it loud and clear. You learn quickly that Itachi is silent most of the time, very analytical, very observant, but when he had something to say you listen or you have a strong chance of falling victim to his powerful Sharigan.
"Salad?! What are we a bunch of little girls?! No! I think I want MEAT for dinner!" Kazuku slammed an angry fist down onto the table which rumbled the freshly poured tea of cup sitting in front of Sakura, a small bit of tea spilled over the side. Sakura sighed loudly to herself, she perked as she felt a cast of heat over her skin and looked to her left to find Tobi invading her space, she glared.
"What do you want? " she asked curtly, and Tobi dipped his head sideways.
"Tobi is sorry for being annoying but Tobi he be a good boy now for Sakura. " Sakura looked over the orange masked man and smiled.
"Its okay, I apologize too I' m a little stressed out." Sakura turned back to her tea, trying to drown out the bickering male Akatsuki around her.
Too much testosterone in here jeez!
Sakura snapped to reality as she felt a pair of warm hands kneading her shoulder, she snapped her head up.
"Tobi give Sakura a good message just relax and let Tobi do the rest!" Sakura's face turned light pink and she wiggled herself away, she pointed to the seat beside her.
"Sit Tobi!" To which he did much to Sakura' s relief.
After everybody had finished off their salads, everybody either went to bed or went off on missions. Kisame was the last to finish his salad, tossing his plate haphazardly atop of the already unstable mountain of dirty plates sending them crashing to the floor in a soapy mess. Kisame shrugged as he walked by Sakura.
"I'm not cleaning that up, get Tobi To do it." Kisame sauntered by with Sakura giving him a glare.
What an ass! Inner Sakura shouted out curses.
Sakura was on her way to the bedroom when she was stopped in the corridor by Itachi. Sakura jumped back in her fighting stance, kunai materialized in her right hand, startled before she realized who it was. Itachi stared at her as if he had her under this giant magnifying glass, it seems as if he can see right into her soul sometimes which gave Sakura the creeps, she was tempted to let him have it for sneaking up on her but she let it slide...mainly because he was kinda scary.
"Why did you react so defensively? Do I make you uneasy?" Itachi asked, his smooth and deep velvety voice enough to distract Sakura from hearing what he had initially asked her, she shook her head, Itachi smirked.
"We are a team for this mission, kunoichi, hurry and gather your equipment and meet me outside of the inn, you have two minutes, being late is inexcusable. " Itachi brushed past a stunned Sakura who cursed at her rotten luck.
Being paired with Itachi great! Inner Sakura screeched
Sakura slipped the last kunai into the sheath at her thigh and all of her medicinal equipment were packed and she was ready to go. When she got outside she was frustrated because she didn't see Itachi anywhere.
"Seriously being a minute late and he leaves? Jerk..."
"Never let your guard down." A deep voice whispered in Sakura's ear, a cold chill slithered down her spine and her heart leapt to her throat, she turned her head and met Itachi's cold midnight blue gaze. Sakura stared back with widened sea green eyes, trying to registered what happened, she didn't even sense the presence of his chakra, he is able to conceal his chakra this well? Sakura decided it's a good idea not to throw her temper around him. Sakura just nodded taking in what Itachi had said as he stepped back from her and flashed away disappearing into the trees, leaping from branch to branch, Sakura followed shortly after him.
Sakura followed behind Itachi for well over an hour, ignoring the sweat dripping into her eyes stinging them she kept up the pace with him, he didn't seem to be tiring from the speed he was traveling at. The hour was long and quiet, until Itachi darted to the right abruptly confusing Sakura who hadn't expected him to turn since they've been going straight for such a long time, Itachi stopped and perched atop of a branch on Sakura's right hand side. Silently he watched his surroundings before falling to the dew soaked grass below. It was early in the morning and the moisture collected onto the grass making it slippery and glistening under the light the silvery moon casted from the black sky above the pair. Sakura followed suit and dropped to the grass from the tree above.
"Seeing how physically exhausted you appear, we will take a 10 minute break." Itachi said to Sakura who cringed trying to hold her tongue. Sakura was curious about the mission, the mission, each hour that passed she wanted to ask Itachi what he knows, but would he tell her? Itachi is normally a very secretive and cryptic individual good luck figuring him out and his style of talking. Sakura figured what would it hurt, kneeling down catching a few full gasps of air she looked up at the still figure in front of her, staring back at her.
"So...what exactly is our mission?" Itachi narrowed his eyes as Sakura stood up she froze as a silver flash of metal swiped the side of her cheek, blood slowly seaped from the fresh cut as Itachi dodged the kunai and appeared behind Sakura, facing the enemy.
Sakura turned on her heel, in her attack stance, kunai ready at her hand to fight off her attacker, her eyes widened in shock as she recognized the shinobi who had tried to strike her.
"I dont want to fight you!" Sakura shouted at the shinobi across from her, she bit her lip to swallow the urge to cry.
The shinobi smirked and chuckled, his dark brown eyes lit with amusement.
"Then I guess I'll make this a quick but befitting death for a traitor!"
The Leaf shinobi made a series of hand seals as Sakura silently reminIniced about the good times she had with the shinobi who she once looked up to, tears flowed down her cheeks as she leapt at him to attack,
