Chapter one

Sakura hurried through the forest with everything that she has got. she was tired, breathless and nearly out of chakra, but none of that matters; because absolutely no one will stop her from achieving her life goal, and nothing will stand between in her way. She won't let that happen. She will never ever let that happen. Not while she is still alive and breathing.

She leaped from a tree branch to another not caring about the pain that she felt in her legs or the fact that her body was screaming for her to stop and her lungs were in desperate need for a break.

She can't stop, not now, not after everything that she went through, not after all the blood sweat and the freaking tears.

Eleven years she waited for this moment for God dam eleven years and now it's finally here.

Her mind went back to all what she went through in her life, all the pain and suffering, all the death and blood, all what she has lost.

But she can't, no she won't lose him too.

She will never let this happen.

She would rather die than live a single second without him.

No, this won't happen remember you will save him, you won't let him die even if he wanted to, even if hated you for the rest of his life.

She thought back to her plan, her perfect and flawless plan that she spent three months preparing for it.

Three months of making sure that everything will just go the way she wanted this time. No flaws, No holes, and absolutely no room for mistakes.

She will make sure that everything goes according to the plan.

She was so close of achieving her goal in life and nothing was going to stop her.

Nothing at all.

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Itachi Uchiha smiled at his brother and tabbed his forehead lightly, this was it this was the end, his end. He will finally find the peace that he longed for so much and he prays to the gods that his brother will find peace and maybe even happiness after that. He only had one regret, one regret that he was sure that will haunt him even in his death.

Oh, how he wished that things were different, that he was different.

His regret ran deep in his veins to no end.

He regretted leaving her behind , not being there for her as much as he wanted to.

But most importantly he regretted not telling her how much he loved her, how much he cared deeply about her, and how many times that his love for her was the only motive for him to wake up in the morning, to take another breath, to live.

Will she cry for him ?!

Sure she will she was most likely to be the only one to mourn his death, to remember him.

God, he missed her already.

Her smile, her laughter, everything about her.

He just hoped that he would be able to see her at the end, one last time.

Guess he wasn't even allowed to have this much.

" I hope that you will find it in your heart to forgive me one day Akari . " He whispered before giving up to a long and eternal sleep.

The last image in his head was the sight of her bright smiling and the last sound that he heard was the sound of her vibrant laughter echoing in his head.

At least he will die with happy thoughts in mind he faintly smiled.

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' Oh God, don't let me lose him. '

' let me just be in time this time, just this time. '

' let me save him. '

' Don't take him away from me. '

' I already lost everything that I have ever known. He is the only thing that I have left. '

' Not him. '

' please not him. '

And finally she saw him blooded and beaten, tiered and nearly at the brink of death.

He was tabbing Sasuke's forehead with all the tenderness and the care in the whole world smiling at him the most beautiful smile that she had ever seen in her life.

Then he fell.

And her heart fell with him.

Tears burst out from her eyes, the same very tears that she tried very hard to hold them back all this years, the same very tears that she refused to spill them no matter how much she tried, no matter how much she wanted to, and no matter how much she suffered.

And like something snapped in her she screamed with everything she has got.

" Itachi , NO. "

And the next thing she knew she was slamming her hand in Sasuke's chest with a paralysis jutsu.

Before she kneels down instantly beside Itachi and put his head in her lab with a hand and checking his pulse with the other one.

' thank God he still has a pulse. '

She gave Sasuke a final look to make sure that the paralysis jutsu has worked just fine and even though she spent a good amount of time to modify and enhance the just specially for him, putting all of her medical knowledge into consideration. However she has to be sure that the jutsu actually worked after all this is the Uchiha Sasuke.

And with him you can never be sure of anything.

She sighed then focused her full attention on Itachi.

She must save him.

She activated the seal in her arm then she started working on him quickly pushing her chakra in his body identifying his severe wounds and healing them. His wounds were fatal and his condition and weak body didn't help her either.

But she must heal him.

She will heal him.

She was in a deep trance nearly for five minutes before she felt Sasuke's chakra spikes behind her. He was now finally out of his surprise and he was trying to break from the jutsu.

She glanced at him without lifting her hands from Itachi as she said " don't bother Sasuke, this jutsu is specifically made for you and only you. you will not be able to break free till I say so. "

To say Sasuke was surprised would be the understatement of the whole freaking century and she might have been interested to see that in some point but sure she wasn't interested in that right now.

She worked with all of the determination in the world. She healed every wound carefully pulling chakra from her seal after all that was the main purpose of this particular seal in the first place.

She only cried and prayed for the gods that his weak body would hold enough for her to get him exactly where he wanted.

Then all of a sudden his heart gave up.

" Oh , No. "

She pushed her chakra into his heart over and over again.

But nothing happened.

Tears started to fill her eyes once again as she tried harder to stimulate the heart.

No, she won't give up.

She refuses to give up on him.

She pushed her chakra and focused not only on his heart but in all his circulatory system using every ounce of chakra in the seal.

Then she felt it his heart started to beat again and her whole body sighed with relief.

' thank goodness. '

But she needed another evidence just for her heart to make sure.

" Itachi, open your eyes. "

" Itachi please open your eyes. "

At first Itachi thought that it was a dream a beautiful and peaceful dream where her chakra went through his very being pushing him to live with all of what she has got .

Then he heard her voice pleading him to open his eyes.

' No this is too good to be true ' he sighed.

Then he felt a trembling hand touch his checks and he felt her hot breath on his face as she begged him to open his eyes.

' this indeed is so good to be true but his imagination how vivid it was, wasn't this vivid. '

His eyes opened slowly to find her looking at him with all the hope, happiness and, dare he say with all the love in the whole world and this exact look went through his very being shocking him from the roots.

Then she smiled at him and his whole world suddenly let up like thousands of fireworks.

Guess fate wasn't actually as cruel as he thought and after all he would get to see her smile one last time .

He looked as her chakra worked tentatively healing every wound carefully.

He can't let her spell her last chakra in him however good and peaceful it felt like to have it run through him.

He touched her check tenderly and smiled warmly at her.

Oh seeing her right now was an ultimate bless.

" Give it up Akari, there is nothing that you can do. "

Sakura's tears spilled more as she said.

" No, I can heal you. " He voice was full of Hope that he actually wanted to believe her.

God, How bad he wanted to believe her?!

He brushed her tears away, he hated seeing her cry.

" I hope this was the case Akari, but what I have no one can cure it, not even you.

Let me finally rest Akari will you?!

I spent far too much in this agony that I simply want to rest. "

Her tears and cries increased and she breathed harshly before telling him between her sops " won't you try a little more . . . For me ?! "

Foolish girl can't she understand that his love for her and his little brother is what kept him going up till now ?!

" Even if I tried Akari, even if I tried.

My body won't take it anymore.

And even if you healed me now. I will eventually die within tow or three days. A week maximum. "

" Let me go Akari, let me find peace. "

" No one can save me. "

She was done healing him and now she held his face in her balms as she looked at him fiercely and said " Uchiha Itachi , don't you ever tell me to let you go.

Because I will never ever let go of you.

I will fight for you till the day I die and with the last breath I have left. "

" Even if you told me not to, and even if you gave up on yourself a thousand times.

I won't give up on you. " Her words was so determinate and her eyes was shining with a light that put the sun to shame and he for one more time remembered why she was given the name Akari.

She was the light in his darkness and the brightness that lit his whole world up.

But he needed to make her understand that there is nothing she can do to save him, not from this.

" Akari, you don't understand. "

Her eyes filled with emotions that he couldn't identify.

Was that hurt in her eyes?!

" Did you really think that I don't understand Itachi ?!

I always thought that out of all the people around me you were the one that had the most faith in me and my abilities as a ninja specially as a medic.

Did you really thought that after all of this time that I won't figure out what was wrong with you ?! "

" It pained me so much to see you hide this from me.

After all of this time. "

God, he really should have seen this coming. And he suddenly felt her hurt and understood the pain in her eyes.

He just didn't want her to spend the time they spent together worrying about him when there was nothing that she can do.

No one can do anything.

" I can . " As if she read his thoughts.

He looked at her with disbelief in his eyes.

" I can save you. "

" No scratch that, I will save you. "

He tried to talk but she performed hand seal and the last thing that he heard was.

" Sleep now Itachi, but please hang in there, will you?!

And fight with all of what you have got. if not for you. Then fight for me. Will you?! "

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When Hatake kakashi and Naruto Uzumaki woke up this morning this was so not what they had in mind a Cheetah summon popped out of nowhere to tell them that ' lady sakura ' needed them right now.

When the hell did sakura got a Cheetah summon ?!

Scratch that where the hell had she been for the last month ?!

Obviously he needed her in order to answer these questions . So he and Naruto followed silently.

Dam, this summon was fast like really fast.

And when they got there this was so very not what he expected.

What the hell was that ?!

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When sakura felt the tow chakras approaching she didn't help but smile and add a mental note to braise moriko for completing her mission.

Now part two of her plan must put into motion right now.

So she quickly activated the other seal in her shoulder to give her the chakra needed to do what she is about to do, put the papers that she used to enhance the teleportation jutsu that she is about to use because this wasn't by no means a short distance to teleport, not at all.

Then moriko appeared before her.

Good girl.

The moment kakashi and Naruto appeared sakura looked at them smiled then said " Hi kakashi-sensei, Naruto, missed me ?! "

Their shock could have never been clearer.

She glanced at Sasuke then looked at them and said " He is all yours now guys. "

Then she smiled softly " please take good care of him for me till I get back. I trust you guys with all of my heart and I really hope that our trust is mutual. "

Then she performed the hand seals and just like that she was gone.

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" My name is Sakura Haruno. I like reading and learning medical ninjutsu. I hate being helpless and not be able to help my precious people. My dream is to save the person that means the most to me in the whole world. "

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