Sakura was on her way home from a nearby village, having made this trek before, she was very laid back and carefree. It was a beautiful day out, not a cloud in the sky as she walked, enjoying the summer day, her mission wasn't supposed to be over for another three days, so there was no rush. After a few more minutes she stops in a small clearing to have a small snack, there was still about three more miles until she would reach the village of Konaha. As she eats she looks around leaning against a tall oak tree. Smiling to herself the pinkette pulls out a small book from her backpack and starts reading.
Unbeknownst to Konaha's cherry blossom, a man whom she had only ever met once before, was watching her. Having been on a scouting mission said man had came upon the clearing. Having recognized the girl below him as the Hokage's apprentice, he had hidden his chackra signature so she would not be alerted of his presence. The man, also known as Uchiha Itachi, watches her, waiting for the opportune moment to strike, knowing that if she discovered him that the location of the Akatsuki base could possibly be compromised. Itachi circles around so he is now high above her, in the tree she is leaning against.
Sakura looks up from her book, thinking she had heard something, "must be my imagination" she mumbles to herself. She looks towards the village and sighs putting her book away and stands up, ready to walk the last three miles to the village. As she stands up she ducks to the side hearing the wiz of a kunai as it whips past her ear, she gets in a defensive position looking in the direction the knife had come from. A figure drops down from the tree, dressed in what she knew to be an Akatsuki cloak and a straw hat hiding his face from view.
Itachi had seized the chance to attack and, once she was alert, jumped down to stand before his brothers pink haired teammate. Waiting for her to retaliate, he was shocked when she straitened her posture.
"What do you want" she glares at the man before her, knowing it was dangerous to act touch, but she was also thinking that maybe she could talk herself out of a fight and maybe be able to talk him into letting her go free and alive.
"That is none of your concern" He shifts his hat so she can see his face, smirking lightly when she tenses and looks away from him.
"I would think it is, seeing as it has everything to do with me," she spits back not letting him intimidate her. On the inside she was dying to attack, knowing it would end in her death if she did, she stands her ground.
"Alright, I'm on a scouting mission, you just happen to be in my path," he was amazed at the guts this girl had, he had only seen her once before, but she hadn't talked much. He knew she was strong, having heard about how she had helped kill one of his fellow Akatsuki, Sasori of the Red Sand. Itachi take a couple steps closer to her, observing her movements as he gets closer, seeing her tense a little more the closer he got. He stops walking when he was about five feet away from her, by this time she had closed her eyes.
"So instead of not giving me a second glance and leaving me be, you decided to have some fun, is that it?". She stays still.
"You could say that, why don't you open those pretty eyes of yours?" He taunts her, knowing he would get a reaction at some point if he got on her nerves.
"Like saying something like that would actually work, nice try," she snaps, hearing him take a couple more steps forward, she was ready to fight if he attacked. At how close he was she could tell he was only going to use genjutsu, causing her to be extremely vulnerable, since it meant she needed to keep her eyes shut.
"You might want to watch what you say, as you've probably noticed, I won the second you let me get so close". Itachi smirks, now only about a foot away from her, he grips her chin, moving her head so her face was facing his, eyes level. "Now, lets see how long you can last without opening your eyes shall we?"
Sakura wasn't planning on admitting he was right, she kept going through ways that she could possibly get away from him in her head, none of them ending well on her end though. She swallows hard, trying to calm down, unsure how long she would actually keep her eyes shut. Feeling his grip tighten a little she moves her hands fast to push him away, unfortunately he had expected her to try something like this, he grabs her wrists with one hand, pulling her close to his body.
Her reaction to this is one she regretted immediately, her eyes had opened wide. The first thing she saw was a pair of blood red eyes, a triumphant look in them, as they ensnared her in his world. Before her eyes everything turned red and black, he was standing before her, his whole face visible now, a triumphant smirk on his face.
"Haruno, Sakura, for seventy two hours you are to watch as everyone you care about dies around you and you are unable to save them". As these words leave his mouth he fades away, in his place Naruto stands a hand holding his stomach, blood all over his hands.
"S..sakura-chan... help me" he stumbles towards her but falls to his knees. Sakura tries to look away but Itachi is suddenly behind her, holding her in place, forcing her to watch Naruto writhe in pain.
"Stop this.." she says eyes wide as more and more of her loved ones appear before her, all wounded and bleeding to death. Itachi doesn't say anything, but he suddenly becomes a weight leaning against her, pushing her down, she falls to her knees looking at her hands.
"Sakura...chan" Her eyes widen as she hears the person who had pushed her down speak, trying not to look at him. She puts her hands on her ears, blocking out as much of the moans and groans and calls out for help as she can. Muttering to herself that it's not real, over and over again, she closes her eyes tight, tears rolling down her cheeks without stopping.